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Accredited Observers

National Non-Governmental Organizations

111 organizations

OrganizationOrganisationOrganización
All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)
American Arab Intellectual Property Association (AAIPA)American Arab Intellectual Property Association (AAIPA)American Arab Intellectual Property Association (AAIPA)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Association américaine pour le progrès de la science (AAAS)Asociación Estadounidense para el Progreso de la Ciencia (AAAS)
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)Association américaine du droit de la propriété intellectuelle (AIPLA)Asociación Americana del Derecho de la Propiedad Intelectual (AIPLA)
Ankara University Reserach Center on Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights (FISAUM)Ankara University Reserach Center on Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights (FISAUM)Ankara University Reserach Center on Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights (FISAUM)
Arab Public Relations Society (APRS)Arab Public Relations Society (APRS)Arab Public Relations Society (APRS)
Argentine Management Society of Actors and Performers (SAGAI)Argentine Management Society of Actors and Performers (SAGAI)Argentine Management Society of Actors and Performers (SAGAI)
Associación Argentina de Intérpretes (AADI)Associación Argentina de Intérpretes (AADI)Associación Argentina de Intérpretes (AADI)
Associación Nacional de Denominaciones de Origen (ANDO)Associación Nacional de Denominaciones de Origen (ANDO)Associación Nacional de Denominaciones de Origen (ANDO)
Association brésilienne des émetteurs de radio et de télévision (ABERT)Association brésilienne des émetteurs de radio et de télévision (ABERT)Association brésilienne des émetteurs de radio et de télévision (ABERT)
Association congolaise pour le développement agricole (ACDA)Association congolaise pour le développement agricole (ACDA)Association congolaise pour le développement agricole (ACDA)
Association des spécialistes de la propriété intellectuelle de Côte d’Ivoire (ASPICI)Association des spécialistes de la propriété intellectuelle de Côte d’Ivoire (ASPICI)Association des spécialistes de la propriété intellectuelle de Côte d’Ivoire (ASPICI)
Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM)Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM)Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM)
Association marocaine des conseils en propriété industrielle (AMACPI)Association marocaine des conseils en propriété industrielle (AMACPI)Association marocaine des conseils en propriété industrielle (AMACPI)
Association pour le Devenir des Autochtones et de leur Connaissance Originelle (ADACO)Association pour le Devenir des Autochtones et de leur Connaissance Originelle (ADACO)Association pour le Devenir des Autochtones et de leur Connaissance Originelle (ADACO)
Association Romande de Propriete Intellectuelle (AROPI)Association Romande de Propriete Intellectuelle (AROPI)Association Romande de Propriete Intellectuelle (AROPI)
Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society Ltd (ALCS)Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society Ltd (ALCS)Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society Ltd (ALCS)
Bahrain Intellectual Property Society (BIPS)Bahrain Intellectual Property Society (BIPS)Bahrain Intellectual Property Society (BIPS)
Brand Protection Group – Lebanon (BPG)Brand Protection Group – Lebanon (BPG)Brand Protection Group – Lebanon (BPG)
Brands FoundationBrands FoundationBrands Foundation
Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI)Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI)Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI)
British Copyright Council (BCC)Conseil britannique du droit d'auteur (BCC)Consejo Británico de Derecho de Autor (BCC)
Cámara Industrial de Laboratorios Farmacéuticos Argentinos (CILFA)Cámara Industrial de Laboratorios Farmacéuticos Argentinos (CILFA)Cámara Industrial de Laboratorios Farmacéuticos Argentinos (CILFA)
Center for Performers' Rights Administration of GEIDANKYO (CPRA)Centre d'administration des droits des artistes interprètes ou exécutants du GEIDANKYO (CPRA)Center for Performers' Rights Administration of GEIDANKYO (CPRA)
Centre de recherche et de promotion du droit (CRPD)Centre de recherche et de promotion du droit (CRPD)Centre de recherche et de promotion du droit (CRPD)
Centre for Internet and Society (CIS)Centre for Internet and Society (CIS)Centre for Internet and Society (CIS)
Centro de Investigación en Propiedad Intelectual (CIPI)Centro de Investigación en Propiedad Intelectual (CIPI)Centro de Investigación en Propiedad Intelectual (CIPI)
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (CCIRF)Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (CCIRF)Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (CCIRF)
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (CCUSA)Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (CCUSA)Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (CCUSA)
Chamber of Patent Attorneys (PAK)Chambre fédérale des conseils en brevets (PAK)Cámara Federal de Abogados de Patentes (PAK)
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
China Trademark Association (CTA)China Trademark Association (CTA)China Trademark Association (CTA)
Civil society for the administration of the rights of performing artists and musicians (ADAMI)Société civile pour l’administration des droits des artistes et musiciens interprètes (ADAMI)Civil society for the administration of the rights of performing artists and musicians (ADAMI)
Club for People with Special Needs Region of Preveza (CPSNRP)Club for People with Special Needs Region of Preveza (CPSNRP)Club for People with Special Needs Region of Preveza (CPSNRP)
Coalición por el Acceso Legal a la Cultura A.C. (CALC)Coalición por el Acceso Legal a la Cultura A.C. (CALC)Coalición por el Acceso Legal a la Cultura A.C. (CALC)
Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle (CNCPI)Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle (CNCPI)Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle (CNCPI)
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Conseil national pour la promotion de la musique traditionnelle du Congo (CNPMTC)Conseil national pour la promotion de la musique traditionnelle du Congo (CNPMTC)Conseil national pour la promotion de la musique traditionnelle du Congo (CNPMTC)
Copyright Research and Information Center (CRIC)Centre de recherche et d'information sur le droit d'auteur (CRIC)Centro de Investigación e Información en materia de Derecho de Autor (CRIC)
Corporación Latinoamericana de Investigación de la Propiedad Intelectual para el Desarrollo (Corporación Innovarte)Corporación Latinoamericana de Investigación de la Propiedad Intelectual para el Desarrollo (Corporación Innovarte)Corporación Latinoamericana de Investigación de la Propiedad Intelectual para el Desarrollo (Corporación Innovarte)
CreativeFutureCreativeFutureCreativeFuture
Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS)Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS)Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS)
Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS)Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS)Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS)
Digital Law Center (DLC)Digital Law Center (DLC)Digital Law Center (DLC)
Egyptian Council for Innovation, Creativity and Protection of Information (ECCIPP)Egyptian Council for Innovation, Creativity and Protection of Information (ECCIPP)Egyptian Council for Innovation, Creativity and Protection of Information (ECCIPP)
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Emirates Intellectual Property Association (EIPA)Emirates Intellectual Property Association (EIPA)Emirates Intellectual Property Association (EIPA)
Emirates Inventors AssociationEmirates Inventors AssociationEmirates Inventors Association
Emirates Reprographic Rights Management Association (ERRA)Emirates Reprographic Rights Management Association (ERRA)Emirates Reprographic Rights Management Association (ERRA)
Emirates Science ClubEmirates Science ClubEmirates Science Club
European College of Parma FoundationEuropean College of Parma FoundationEuropean College of Parma Foundation
Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
French Federation of Industrial and Artisanal Geographical Indications (FFIGIA)Federation Française des Indications Géographiques Industrielles et Artisanales (FFIGIA)French Federation of Industrial and Artisanal Geographical Indications (FFIGIA)
Friends of the Creator Artistic Foundation (FCF)Friends of the Creator Artistic Foundation (FCF)Friends of the Creator Artistic Foundation (FCF)
Fundación para la Difusión del Conocimiento y el Desarrollo Sustentable Vía Libre (Fundación Vía Libre)Fundación para la Difusión del Conocimiento y el Desarrollo Sustentable Vía Libre (Fundación Vía Libre)Fundación para la Difusión del Conocimiento y el Desarrollo Sustentable Vía Libre (Fundación Vía Libre)
German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright Law (GRUR)Association allemande pour la propriété industrielle et le droit d'auteur (GRUR)Asociación Alemana de la Propiedad Industrial y Derecho de Autor (GRUR)
German Library AssociationGerman Library AssociationGerman Library Association
Global Access in Action (GAiA)Global Access in Action (GAiA)Global Access in Action (GAiA)
Health and Environment Program (HEP)Health and Environment Program (HEP)Health and Environment Program (HEP)
HiperderechoHiperderechoHiperderecho
Hugo Grotius gGmbHHugo Grotius gGmbHHugo Grotius gGmbH
Institut de recherche en propriété intellectuelle (IRPI)Institut de recherche en propriété intellectuelle (IRPI)Institut de recherche en propriété intellectuelle (IRPI)
Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ)Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ)Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ)
Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI)Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI)Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI)
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)Institut de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada (IPIC)Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
Intellectual Property International Forum – Québec (FORPIQ)Intellectual Property International Forum – Québec (FORPIQ)Intellectual Property International Forum – Québec (FORPIQ)
Intellectual Property Protection Association (IPPA)Intellectual Property Protection Association (IPPA)Intellectual Property Protection Association (IPPA)
InternetLab Research Association in Law and Technology (InternetLab)InternetLab Research Association in Law and Technology (InternetLab)InternetLab Research Association in Law and Technology (InternetLab)
Iranian Intellectual Property Law Association (IRIPLA)Iranian Intellectual Property Law Association (IRIPLA)Iranian Intellectual Property Law Association (IRIPLA)
Italian Industrial Property Consultants Institute (OCPI)Italian Industrial Property Consultants Institute (OCPI)Italian Industrial Property Consultants Institute (OCPI)
Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association (JBA)Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association (JBA)Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association (JBA)
Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII)Institut japonais de l'invention et de l'innovation (JIII)Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII)
Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)
Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
Karisma FoundationKarisma FoundationKarisma Foundation
Korea Institute of Intellectual Property (KIIP)Korea Institute of Intellectual Property (KIIP)Korea Institute of Intellectual Property (KIIP)
Korea Institute of Patent Information (KIPI)Korea Institute of Patent Information (KIPI)Korea Institute of Patent Information (KIPI)
Korea Intellectual Property Association (KINPA)Korea Intellectual Property Association (KINPA)Korea Intellectual Property Association (KINPA)
Korea Intellectual Property Strategy Agency (KISTA)Korea Intellectual Property Strategy Agency (KISTA)Korea Intellectual Property Strategy Agency (KISTA)
Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA)Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA)Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA)
Korean Women Inventors Association (KWIA)Association des inventrices de Corée (KWIA)Asociación Surcoreana de Inventoras (KWIA)
Library Copyright Alliance (LCA)Library Copyright Alliance (LCA)Library Copyright Alliance (LCA)
Mexican Association for the Protection of intellectual property (AMPPI)Association mexicaine pour la protection de la propriété intellectuelle (AMPPI)Asociación Mexicana para la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (AMPPI)
Myanmar Intellectual Property Proprietors’ Association (MIPPA)Myanmar Intellectual Property Proprietors’ Association (MIPPA)Myanmar Intellectual Property Proprietors’ Association (MIPPA)
National Academy of Inventors, Inc. (NAI)National Academy of Inventors, Inc. (NAI)National Academy of Inventors, Inc. (NAI)
National Intellectual Property Organization (NIPO)National Intellectual Property Organization (NIPO)National Intellectual Property Organization (NIPO)
National Inventors Hall of Fame, Inc. (NIHF)National Inventors Hall of Fame, Inc. (NIHF)National Inventors Hall of Fame, Inc. (NIHF)
Native American Rights Fund (NARF)Native American Rights Fund (NARF)Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys (Incorporated) (NZIPA)New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys (Incorporated) (NZIPA)New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys (Incorporated) (NZIPA)
Non-Commercial Foundation for Development of the Center for Elaboration and Commercialization of New Technologies (Skolkovo Foundation)Non-Commercial Foundation for Development of the Center for Elaboration and Commercialization of New Technologies (Skolkovo Foundation)Non-Commercial Foundation for Development of the Center for Elaboration and Commercialization of New Technologies (Skolkovo Foundation)
Omani Association for Intellectual Property (OAIP)Omani Association for Intellectual Property (OAIP)Omani Association for Intellectual Property (OAIP)
Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF)Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF)Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF)
Ordre Suprême des Ancêtres (OSA)Ordre Suprême des Ancêtres (OSA)Ordre Suprême des Ancêtres (OSA)
Patent Protection Association of China (PPAC)Patent Protection Association of China (PPAC)Patent Protection Association of China (PPAC)
Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys (PCPA)Chambre polonaise des conseils en brevets (PCPA)Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys (PCPA)
Professional Union of Broadcasting Organizations (RATEM)Professional Union of Broadcasting Organizations (RATEM)Professional Union of Broadcasting Organizations (RATEM)
Public Knowledge, Inc.Public Knowledge, Inc.Public Knowledge, Inc.
Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI)Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI)Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI)
Research Center for Innovation-Supported Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (RISE)Research Center for Innovation-Supported Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (RISE)Research Center for Innovation-Supported Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (RISE)
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (SOIS)School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (SOIS)School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (SOIS)
Société des Auteurs dans les Arts Graphiques et Plastiques (ADAGP)Société des Auteurs dans les Arts Graphiques et Plastiques (ADAGP)Société des Auteurs dans les Arts Graphiques et Plastiques (ADAGP)
Société portugaise d'auteurs (SPA)Société portugaise d'auteurs (SPA)Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores (SPA)
Society of American Archivists (SAA)Society of American Archivists (SAA)Society of American Archivists (SAA)
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (the Federalist Society)The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (the Federalist Society)The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (the Federalist Society)
The Finnish Copyright SocietyThe Finnish Copyright SocietyThe Finnish Copyright Society
The Korean Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA)Association coréenne des conseils en brevets (KPAA)The Korean Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA)
The Nest FoundationThe Nest FoundationThe Nest Foundation
United States Telecom Association (USTelecom)United States Telecom Association (USTelecom)United States Telecom Association (USTelecom)
Virtual Rights Specified Nonprofit CorporationVirtual Rights Specified Nonprofit CorporationVirtual Rights Specified Nonprofit Corporation