IPR is a Statutory right (nature)

Patent copyrights and trademarks- phases in history

Module 2: International Regime of Intellectual Property Rights

 Overview of International Regime in IP field – International Organisations and
International Treaties
 World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Paris Convention, 1967,
Berne Convention for the protection of Literary and Artistic works
 WTO – TRIPS

UN through UNESCO, WIPO and WTO – Organisation

1. WIPO- https://www.wipo.int/portal/en/index.html
 WIPO administers 26 treaties including the WIPO Convention.
 The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the global forum
for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation. We
are a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 193 member states.
 History: Established in 1967 | Membership: 193 member states Director
General: Daren Tang | Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
 Burn Union and Paris Union
 WIPO welcomes the inclusion of stakeholder organizations and interest
groups as observers at the formal meetings of member states. WIPO also seeks
to involve NGOs, IGOs, industry groups and all other stakeholders as widely
as possible in consultation processes and debates about current issues.
2. WTO-