Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations.
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Members
Non-members
WIPO currently has 194 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 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]
- 11/12 December 2017: East Timor and the Marshall Islands join[5]
- 4 July 2019: Solomon Islands join[6]
- 11 May 2020: Nauru joins[7]
- 19 June 2025: The Federated States of Micronesia joins[8]
