The Global Infrastructure includes the following areas:
- IP institutions and authorities (Technical assistance for modernizing IP Offices)
- Other IP institutions (Capacity Building and networking by Technology Innovation Support Centers (TISCs))
- Electronic system allowing priority documents and similar documents to be securely exchanged between participating IP offices (WIPO Digital Access Service – DAS)
- Electronic system allowing search and examination documentation related to patent applications to be securely shared in order to facilitate work sharing programs (WIPO Centralized Access to Search and Examination - CASE)
- Tools (International classifications in the trademarks and industrial designs fields, the International Patent Classification, Green Inventory, Nice Classification)
- Standards and Technical Agreements (WIPO IP Standards, MOU of patent data exchange)
- Databases (PATENTSCOPE, Global Brand Database and Access to Special Databases (aRDi and ASPI)
- Services (International Cooperation for Patent Examination (ICE); Patent Information Services, including Legal Status of Patents)
- Forum for exchanging experience and lessons learnt (PATENTSCOPE Users Forum, Global Symposium of IP Authorities)