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 184 member states,^[1]. 183 of the UN Members as well as the Holy See are Members of WIPO. Non-members are the states of Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and the states with limited recognition. Palestine has observer status.^[2]

History

• 27 March 2000 Dominican Republic joins ^[3]

References

1. ^ List of members states of WIPO. Consulted on 2008-09-11.
2. ^ Palestine WIPO status
3. ^ [1] Consulted on 2011-01-15.