Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations.
WIPO currently has 193 member states.[1] 190 of the UN Members as well as the Holy See, Niue and the Cook Islands are Members of WIPO. Non-members are the states of Kosovo, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, South Sudan, and the states with limited recognition. Palestine has observer status.[2]
History
- 27 March 2000: Dominican Republic joins[3]
- 2 March 2012: Vanuatu joins[4]
- 2017: East Timor and the Marshall Islands join [5]
References
- List of members states of WIPO. Retrieved on 28 October 2017.
- Palestine WIPO status
- Dominican Republic Joins WIPO
- Accession by the Republic of Vanuatu
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