IP for Everyone, Everywhere

Say hello to our new website

Understanding and using intellectual property has never been this easy.

It’s modern, it’s clean and it’s easy to use. Experience IP the effortless way as we guide you through a couple of easy steps to reach your goal. 

New to IP and want to learn more? Understand & Learn is your first step to discover the basics of IP through courses and webinars, inspirational stories showing how IP benefits various industries and information on the role IP plays in a range of policy topics.  

Already familiar with IP and need a specific resource? Find & Explore is the place to go for our global IP databases, laws, classifications, standards, statistics and flagship reports.  

Want to file or monitor an international application? That’s easy too. The Protect & Manage section offers direct links to application and payment portals for expert users and guided paths for new users.  

Interested in our normative and development work or looking for ways to grow and expand your IP?  You’ll find all our negotiation, cooperation, support, and partnership activities under Partner & Collaborate.  

And if you simply want to know more about WIPO, what we do and how we work, you’ll find everything you need under About WIPO

Still don’t think IP can be easy?

Our new universal navigation

Our new universal navigation

New look, same WIPO 

You’ve inspired us to make these changes 

We still do everything we used to do, just better. 

Our new look and universal navigation mean a more open and accessible WIPO with easy access to all our platforms, for all people, in all places, wherever you are in your IP journey. 

You now have 

  • One login that gives you access to everything 
  • An intuitive IP lifecycle navigation system that makes it super easy to find what you’re looking for, without having to rely on search 
  • Built-in guidance if you’re new to the world of IP where we help you every step of the way 
  • Direct navigation if you’re an IP specialist 
  • A seamlessly integrated experience where you can easily move between pages and platforms with the help of breadcrumb navigation that tells you exactly where you are all the time 

What's next

This is only the beginning… find out what else is coming 

We’re fast-tracking our vision to make IP as accessible and easy to use for everyone, everywhere in the world. This is the first step in that direction, with many more enhancements to follow. 

This is what we’re working on

  • Changing the way we write our content and the language we use to make sure it’s easy for everyone to understand IP and how to use it
  • Restructuring the way information flows on the page and supporting it with a design layout that makes it more intuitive
  • Building a more interactive experience for you to engage with our content and to make it easy for you to connect with us 
  • Simplifying our user journeys to make it easier for you to navigate our entire WIPO ecosystem
  • Creating a powerful search functionality to make it quick and easy for you to find what you’re looking for
  • Finding more inspirational stories to tell about how IP is impacting lives around the world

You inspire us. We want to help you change the world. 

Find these and other inspiring stories in the WIPO Magazine and IP Advantage

Find these and other inspiring stories in the WIPO Magazine and IP Advantage

We need your feedback 

Our website and applications are inspired by, designed for and built around you. We value your feedback to keep us on track.