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A/59/INF/1 REV. ORIGINAL: ENGLISH DATE: SEPTEMBER 19 2019
Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO
Fifty-Ninth Series of Meetings Geneva, September 30 to October 9, 2019
GENERAL INFORMATION
Memorandum of the Secretariat
1. This document deals with the sessions of the following 21 Assemblies and other bodies of the Member States of WIPO and of the Unions administered by WIPO that will meet in ordinary sessions from September 30 to October 9, 2019:
(1) WIPO General Assembly, fifty-first (24th ordinary) session (2) WIPO Conference, fortieth (24th ordinary) session (3) WIPO Coordination Committee, seventy-sixth (50th ordinary) session (4) Paris Union Assembly, fifty-fourth (24th ordinary) session (5) Paris Union Executive Committee, fifty-ninth (55th ordinary) session (6) Berne Union Assembly, forty-eighth (24th ordinary) session (7) Berne Union Executive Committee, sixty-fifth (50th ordinary) session (8) Madrid Union Assembly, fifty-third (23rd ordinary) session (9) Hague Union Assembly, thirty-ninth (22nd ordinary) session (10) Nice Union Assembly, thirty-ninth (24th ordinary) session (11) Lisbon Union Assembly, thirty-sixth (23rd ordinary) session (12) Locarno Union Assembly, thirty-ninth (23rd ordinary) session (13) IPC [International Patent Classification] Union Assembly, fortieth (22nd ordinary) session (14) PCT [Patent Cooperation Treaty] Union Assembly, fifty-first (22nd ordinary) session (15) Budapest Union Assembly, thirty-sixth (20th ordinary) session (16) Vienna Union Assembly, thirty-second (20th ordinary) session (17) WCT [WIPO Copyright Treaty] Assembly, nineteenth (9th ordinary) session A/59/INF/1 Rev. page 2
(18) WPPT [WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty] Assembly, nineteenth (9th ordinary) session (19) PLT [Patent Law Treaty] Assembly, eighteenth (8th ordinary) session (20) Singapore Treaty [Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks] Assembly, twelfth (6th ordinary) session (21) Marrakesh Treaty [Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled] Assembly, fourth (4th ordinary) session. A/59/INF/1 Rev. page 3
Members
2. The members of each of the 21 Assemblies and other bodies of the Member States are the following:
(1) WIPO General Assembly: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe (185).
(2) WIPO Conference1: In addition to the States members of the WIPO General Assembly listed above: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Somalia, Timor-Leste (185 + 7 = 192).
(3) WIPO Coordination Committee: Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea (ad hoc), Ethiopia (ad hoc), Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation,
1 The members of the WIPO Conference constitute the Members of WIPO.
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Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland (ex officio), Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam (83).
(4) Paris Union Assembly: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe (175).
(5) Paris Union Executive Committee: Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Germany, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland (ex officio), Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (42).
(6) Berne Union Assembly: Afghanistan Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, A/59/INF/1 Rev. page 5
Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe (175).
(7) Berne Union Executive Committee: Argentina, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Gabon, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland (ex officio), United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Viet Nam (40).
(8) Madrid Union Assembly: Afghanistan, African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil (as from October 2, 2019), Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, European Union, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe (105).
(9) Hague Union Assembly: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom , United States of America (70). A/59/INF/1 Rev. page 6
(10) Nice Union Assembly: Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Dominica, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan (86).
(11) Lisbon Union Assembly: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, France, Gabon, Georgia, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Italy, Mexico, Montenegro, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Peru, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Slovakia, Togo, Tunisia (28).
(12) Locarno Union Assembly: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Malawi, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan (57).
(13) IPC Union Assembly: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan (62).
(14) PCT Union Assembly: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, A/59/INF/1 Rev. page 7
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe (152).
(15) Budapest Union Assembly: Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan (82).
(16) Vienna Union Assembly: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cuba, France, Guinea, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay (34).
(17) WCT Assembly: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados (as from December 13, 2019), Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan (103).
(18) WPPT Assembly: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados (as from December 13, 2019), Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, A/59/INF/1 Rev. page 8
Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan (103).
(19) PLT Assembly: Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada (as from October 30, 2019), Croatia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan (42).
(20) Singapore Treaty Assembly: Afghanistan, African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Belgium , Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property (BOIP), Benin, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America (49).
(21) Marrakesh Treaty Assembly: Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, European Union, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati (as from October 31, 2019), Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan , Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Uruguay, Zimbabwe (as from December 12, 2019) (58). A/59/INF/1 Rev. page 9
Observers
3. Any State that is not a member of any of the Assemblies or other bodies referred to in items 1 and 3 to 21 of paragraph 1, above, but is a member of the WIPO Conference, may be represented as an observer in the Assemblies and other bodies. Similarly, any State that is not a member of any of the Assemblies or other bodies referred to in paragraph 1, but is a member of the United Nations or of any of its specialized agencies, may be represented as an observer in the Assemblies and other bodies2.
4. The following other observers have been invited to be represented:
in all the 21 Assemblies or other bodies referred to in paragraph 1, above2:
(i) Palestine;
(ii) United Nations System of Organizations: United Nations (UN), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Development Association (IDA), International Finance Corporation (IFC), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), International Labour Organization (ILO), International Maritime Organization (IMO), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Universal Postal Union (UPU), World Health Organization (WHO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (17);
(iii) Intellectual Property Organizations: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property (BOIP), Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), European Patent Organisation (EPO), International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), Interstate Council on the Protection of Industrial Property (ICPIP), Nordic Patent Institute (NPI), Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC Patent Office), Visegrad Patent Institute (VPI) (11);
(iv) Other Intergovernmental Organizations: African Regional Centre for Technology (ARCT), African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group), African Union (AU), Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO), Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (AALCC), Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Central American Economic Integration Secretariat (SIECA), Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CLARIN ERIC), Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Commonwealth of
2 With the exception of the Coordination Committee, where the only observers are those States which, without being a member of that Committee, are members of the WIPO Conference. A/59/INF/1 Rev. page 10
Learning (COL), Commonwealth Secretariat, Communauté économique et monétaire en Afrique centrale (CEMAC), Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), Conference of Latin American Authorities on Informatics (CALAI), Council of Europe (CE), Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL), European Audiovisual Observatory, European Commission (EC), European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), European Public Law Organization (EPLO), Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils (FASRC), General Secretariat of the Andean Community, Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), International Olive Oil Council (IOOC), International Vine and Wine Office (IWO), Islamic Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ISESCO), ITER International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project (ITER Organization), Latin American Economic System (SELA), Latin American Integration Association (LAIA), League of Arab States (LAS), Rede de Informação Tecnológica Latino-Americana (RITLA), Regional Center for Book Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLALC), Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB), Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Organization of American States (OAS), Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), South Centre (CS), Southern African Development Community (SADC), West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), World Trade Organization (WTO) (47);
(v) all Non-Governmental Organizations having an observer status with WIPO and the Unions administered by WIPO; their list appears in the Annex. A/59/INF/1 Rev. page 11
Documents
5. The preparatory documents for the sessions of the 21 bodies are divided into 22 sets: 21 of those correspond to the 21 bodies and the 22nd contains the documents of interest to more than one of the 21 bodies. This last set bears the symbol “A/59.” The symbols used for the other 21 sets indicate the name of the body, and Arabic numerals indicate the number of the session. They are the following:
“WO/GA/51” for WIPO General Assembly “WO/CF/40” for WIPO Conference “WO/CC/76” for WIPO Coordination Committee “P/A/54” for Paris Union Assembly “P/EC/59” for Paris Union Executive Committee “B/A/48” for Berne Union Assembly “B/EC/65” for Berne Union Executive Committee “MM/A/53” for Madrid (Marks) Union Assembly “H/A/39” for Hague Union Assembly “N/A/39” for Nice Union Assembly “LI/A/36” for Lisbon Union Assembly “LO/A/39” for Locarno Union Assembly “IPC/A/40” for International Patent Classification Union Assembly “PCT/A/51” for Patent Cooperation Treaty (Union) Assembly “BP/A/36” for Budapest Union Assembly “VA/A/32” for Vienna Union Assembly “WCT/A/19” for WIPO Copyright Treaty Assembly “WPPT/A/19” for WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty Assembly “PLT/A/18” for Patent Law Treaty Assembly “STLT/A/12” for Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks Assembly “MVT/A/4” for Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled Assembly
Rules of Procedure
6. The rules governing the procedure of the Assemblies and other bodies of the Member States of WIPO and the Unions administered by WIPO are set out in the treaties establishing WIPO and the Unions, the “WIPO General Rules of Procedure” (publication 399 Rev.3) and the “Special Rules of Procedure” (document A/57/INF/6), which are all available on the WIPO website.
[Annex follows] A/59/INF/1 Rev. ANNEX/ANNEXE
INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ADMITTED AS OBSERVERS TO THE MEETINGS OF THE ASSEMBLIES
ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES NON GOUVERNEMENTALES ADMISES EN QUALITÉ D’OBSERVATEURS AUX RÉUNIONS DES ASSEMBLÉES
1. ActionAid ------
2. Actors, Interpreting Artists Committee (CSAI) Comité “acteurs, interprètes” (CSAI)
3. African Agricultural Technology Foundation Fondation africaine pour les technologies (AATF) agricoles (AATF)
4. African Intellectual Property Association ------(AIPA)
5. African Library and Information Associations ------and Institutions (AfLIA)
6. Afro-Asian Book Council (AABC) ------
7. ------Agence pour la Protection des Programmes (APP)
8. Alfa-Redi Alfa-Redi
9. American Federation of Musicians of the Fédération américaine des musiciens des United States and Canada (AFM) États-Unis d’Amérique et du Canada (AFM)
10. AmSong ------
11. Arab Federation for the Protection of Fédération arabe pour la protection des droits Intellectual Property Rights (AFPIPR) de propriété intellectuelle (AFPIPR)
12. Arab Society for Intellectual Property (ASIP) Société arabe pour la propriété intellectuelle (ASIP)
13. Archives and Records Association (ARA) ------
14. ASEAN Intellectual Property Association Association de l’ASEAN pour la propriété (ASEAN IPA) intellectuelle (ASEAN IPA)
15. Asia & Pacific Internet Association (APIA) ------
16. Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) Association asiatique d’experts juridiques en brevets (APAA)
17. Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Union de radiodiffusion Asie-Pacifique (URAP)
18. ------Association des praticiens du droit des marques et des modèles (APRAM) A/59/INF/1 Rev. Annex/Annexe page 2
19. ------Association européenne des éditeurs de journaux (ENPA)
20. Association for the International Collective Association de gestion internationale collective Management of Audiovisual Works des œuvres audiovisuelles(AGICOA) (AGICOA)
21. Association for the Protection of Industrial Association pour la protection de la propriété Property in the Arab World (APPIMAF) industrielle dans le monde arabe (APPIMAF)
22. Association of Commercial Television in Association des télévisions commerciales Europe (ACT) européennes (ACT)
23. Association of European Performers’ Association des organisations européennes Organizations (AEPO-ARTIS) d’artistes interprètes (AEPO-ARTIS)
24. Association of European Radios (AER) Association européenne des radios (AER)
25. Association IQSensato (IQSensato) ------
26. ------Association pour la promotion de la propriété intellectuelle en Afrique (APPIA)
27. Benelux Association of Trademark and Association Benelux pour le droit des marques Design Agents (BMM) et modèles (BMM)
28. Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Organisation des industries de biotechnologie (BIO)
29. Business Software Alliance (BSA) ------
30. Cambia ------
31. Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Union des radiodiffusions des Caraïbes (CBU)
32. Center for International Environmental Law Centre pour le droit international de (CIEL) l’environnement (CIEL)
33. Center for Responsible Enterprise and Trade ------(CREATe.org)
34. Central and Eastern European Copyright ------Alliance (CEECA)
35. Centre for Innovation Law and Policy ------(the Centre)
36. Centre for International Intellectual Property Centre d’études internationales de la propriété Studies (CEIPI) intellectuelle (CEIPI)
37. ------Centre international d’investissement (CII)
38. Chartered Society of Designers (CSD) ------
39. Civil Society Coalition (CSC) ------A/59/INF/1 Rev. Annex/Annexe page 3
40. Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights ------(CIPR)
41. Committee of National Institutes of Comité des instituts nationaux d’agents de Intellectual Property Attorneys (CNIPA) brevets (CNIPA)
42. Communia, International Association Communia, association internationale (Communia) (Association Communia)
43. Computer & Communications Industry Association de l’industrie de l’informatique et de Association (CCIA) la communication (CCIA)
44. Computer Law Association (CLA) Association du droit de l’informatique (CLA)
45. Computer Professionals for Social ------Responsibility (CPSR)
46. Confederacy of Patent Information User ------Groups (CEPIUG)
47. ------Confédération européenne des producteurs de spiriteux (CEPS)
48. Confederation of Rightholders’ Societies of ------Europe and Asia (CRSEA)
49. ------Conseil francophone de la chanson (CFC)
50. Consumers International (CI) ------
51. Co-ordinating Council of Audiovisual Conseil de coordination des associations Archives Associations (CCAAA) d’archives audiovisuelles (CCAAA)
52. Coordination of European Independent Coordination européenne des producteurs Producers (CEPI) indépendants (CEPI)
53. Coordination of European Picture ------Agencies-News and Stock (CEPIC)
54. Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) ------
55. Creative Commons Corporation ------
56. CropLife International ------
57. DIGITALEUROPE ------
58. Digital Media Association (DiMA) ------
59. Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) ------
60. Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative ------(DNDi) A/59/INF/1 Rev. Annex/Annexe page 4
61. Education International (EI) Internationale de l’éducation (IE)
62. Electronic Information for Librairies (eIFL.net) ------
63. Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los ------Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA)
64. European Alliance of Press Agencies (EAPA) Alliance européenne des agences de presse (EAPA)
65. European Association for Bioindustries ------(EUROPABIO)
66. European Association of Communications ------Agencies (EACA)
67. European Brands Association (AIM) Association des industries de marque (AIM)
68. European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Union européenne de radio-télévision (UER)
69. European Bureau of Library, Information and ------Documentation Associations (EBLIDA)
70. European Cable Communications ------Association (ECCA)
71. European Chemical Industry Council Conseil européen de l'industrie chimique (CEFIC) (CEFIC)
72. European Committee for Interoperable ------Systems (ECIS)
73. European Communities Trade Mark Association communautaire du droit des Association (ECTA) marques (ECTA)
74. European Composer and Songwriter ------Alliance (ECSA)
75. European Computer Manufacturers Association européenne de constructeurs de Association (ECMA) calculateurs électroniques (ECMA)
76. European Consumers’ Organization (BEUC) Bureau européen des Unions de consommateurs (BEUC)
77. European Council of American Chambers of Conseil européen des chambres de commerce Commerce (ECACC) américaines (ECACC)
78. European Crop Protection Association Association européenne pour la protection des (ECPA) cultures (ECPA)
79. European Digital Media Association (EDiMA) Association européenne des médias numériques (EDiMA)
80. European Digital Rights (EDRI) ------A/59/INF/1 Rev. Annex/Annexe page 5
81. European Federation of Agents of Industry in Fédération européenne des mandataires de Industrial Property (FEMIPI) l’industrie en propriété industrielle (FEMIPI)
82. European Federation of Pharmaceutical Fédération européenne des associations de Industries’ Associations (EFPIA) l'industrie pharmaceutique (EFPIA)
83. European Film Companies Alliance (EFCA) Alliance des sociétés cinématographiques européennes (EFCA)
84. European Generic medicines Association Association européenne des médicaments (EGA) génériques (EGA)
85. European Industrial Research Management Association européenne pour l'administration de Association (EIRMA) la recherche industrielle (EIRMA)
86. European Information and Communications Association européenne des industries de Technology Industry Association (EICTA) l’informatique et des télécommunications (AEIIT)
87. European Law Students’ Association Association européenne des étudiants en droit (ELSA International) (ELSA international)
88. European Network for Copyright in Support ------of Education and Science (ENCES)
89. European Publishers Council (EPC) Conseil des éditeurs européens (EPC)
90. European Sound Directors Association Association européenne des directeurs du son (ESDA) (ESDA)
91. European Tape Industry Council (ETIC) Conseil européen de l’industrie de la bande magnétique (ETIC)
92. European Visual Artists (EVA) ------
93. European Writers’ Congress (EWC) Congrès des écrivains européens (EWC)
94. Exchange and Cooperation Centre for Latin Centre d’échanges et de coopération avec America (ECCLA) l’Amérique latine (CECAL)
95. Federation of European Audiovisual Fédération européenne des réalisateurs de Directors (FERA) l’audiovisuel (FERA)
96. Federation of Scriptwriters in Europe (FSE) Fédération des scénaristes d’Europe (FSE)
97. ------Femmes chefs d’entreprises mondiales (FCEM)
98. Foundation for a Centre for Socio-Economic Fondation pour un centre pour le Development (CSEND) développement socioéconomique (CSEND)
99. Foundation for a Free Information Association pour une infrastructure de Infrastructure (FFII.e.V.) l’information libre (FFII.e.V.) A/59/INF/1 Rev. Annex/Annexe page 6
100. Free Software Foundation Europe ------(FSF Europe)
101. Friends World Committee for Consultation Comité consultatif mondial des amis (CCMA) (FWCC)
102. Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG) ------
103. Hipatia Cultural Association (Hipatia) ------
104. Ibero-American Television Organization Organisation de la télévision ibéroaméricaine (OTI) (OTI)
105. Ibero-Latin-American Federation of Fédération ibéro-latino-américaine des artistes Performers (FILAIE) interprètes ou exécutants (FILAIE)
106. Independent Film and Television Alliance ------(I.F.T.A)
107. Independent Film Producers International Fédération internationale des producteurs de Association (IFPIA) films indépendants (FIPFI)
108. Independent Music Companies Association ------(IMPALA)
109. Indigenous ICT Task Force (IITF) ------
110. ------Ingénieurs du Monde (IdM)
111. Innovation Insights ------
112. ------Institut de droit communautaire (IDC)
113. Institute for African Development (INADEV) ------
114. Institute of Professional Representatives Institut des mandataires agréés près l’Office Before the European Patent Office (EPI) européen des brevets (EPI)
115. Instituto de Derecho de Autor ------(Instituto Autor)
116. Intellectual Property Owners Association ------(IPO)
117. Interactive Software Federation of Europe ------(ISFE)
118. Inter-American Association of Industrial Association interaméricaine de la propriété Property (ASIPI) industrielle (ASIPI)
119. Inter-American Copyright Institute (IIDA) Institut interaméricain de droit d’auteur (IIDA)
120. International Advertising Association (IAA) Association internationale de publicité (IAA) A/59/INF/1 Rev. Annex/Annexe page 7
121. International Affiliation of Writers’ Guilds ------(IAWG)
122. International Air Transport Association Association du transport aérien international (IATA) (IATA)
123. International Alliance of Orchestra ------Associations (IAOA)
124. International Anticounterfeiting Coalition, Inc. ------(IACC)
125. International Association for Mass Association internationale des études et Communication Research (IAMCR) recherches sur l’information (AIERI)
126. International Association for the Association internationale pour la promotion de Advancement of Teaching and Research in l’enseignement et de la recherche en propriété Intellectual Property (ATRIP) intellectuelle (ATRIP)
127. International Association for the Protection of Association internationale pour la protection de Intellectual Property (AIPPI) la propriété intellectuelle (AIPPI)
128. International Association of Art (IAA) Association internationale des arts plastiques (AIAP)
129. International Association of Authors of Association internationale des auteurs de Comics and Cartoons (AIAC) comics et de cartoons (AIAC)
130. International Association of Broadcasting Association internationale de radiodiffusion (IAB) (AIR)
131. International Association of Conference Association internationale des interprètes de Interpreters (AIIC) conférence (AIIC)
132. International Association of Entertainment Association internationale des avocats du Lawyers (IAEL) monde et des industries du spectacle (IAEL)
133. International Association of IT Lawyers ------(IAITL)
134. International Association of Lawyers (UIA) Union internationale des Avocats (UIA)
135. International Association of Scientific, Association international des éditeurs Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) scientifiques, techniques et médicaux (STM)
136. International Authors Forum ------
137. International Ayurveda Foundation (IAF) ------
138. International Bar Association (IBA) Association internationale du barreau (IBA)
139. International Bureau of Societies Bureau international des sociétés gérant les Administering the Rights of Mechanical droits d’enregistrement et de reproduction Recording and Reproduction (BIEM) mécanique (BIEM) A/59/INF/1 Rev. Annex/Annexe page 8
140. International Center for Trade and Centre international pour le commerce et le Sustainable Development (ICTSD) développement durable (ICTSD)
141. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Chambre de commerce internationale (CCI)
142. International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Commission internationale de juristes (CIJ)
143. International Committee for the Indians of the ------Americas (Incomindios)
144. International Communications Round Table ------(ICRT)
145. International Confederation of Music Confédération internationale des éditeurs de Publishers (ICMP) musique (CIEM)
146. International Confederation of Professional Confédération internationale des travailleurs and Intellectual Workers (CITI) intellectuels (CITI)
147. International Confederation of Societies of Confédération internationale des sociétés Authors and Composers (CISAC) d’auteurs et compositeurs (CISAC)
148. International Copyright Society (INTERGU) Société internationale pour le droit d’auteur (INTERGU)
149. International Council for Science (ICSU) Conseil international pour la science (CIUS)
150. International Council of Graphic Design Conseil international des associations de design Associations (ICOGRADA) graphique (ICOGRADA)
151. International Council of Museums (ICOM) Conseil international des musées (ICOM)
152. International Council on Archives (ICA) Conseil international des archives (CIA)
153. International Dance Council (IDC) Conseil international de la danse (CID)
154. International DOI Foundation (IDF) ------
155. International Environmental Law Research Centre de recherche en droit international de Centre (IELRC) l’environnement (IELRC)
156. International Federation of Actors (FIA) Fédération internationale des acteurs (FIA)
157. International Federation of Associations of Fédération internationale des associations de Film Distributors (FIAD) distributeurs de films (FIAD)
158. International Federation of Commercial Fédération internationale des institutions Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI) d’arbitrage commercial (IFCAI)
159. International Federation of Computer Law Fédération internationale des associations du Associations (IFCLA) droit de l’informatique (IFCLA)
160. International Federation of Film Producers Fédération internationale des associations de Associations (FIAPF) producteurs de films (FIAPF) A/59/INF/1 Rev. Annex/Annexe page 9
161. International Federation of Intellectual Fédération internationale des conseils en Property Attorneys (FICPI) propriété intellectuelle (FICPI)
162. International Federation of Interior Fédération internationale des architectes Architects/Interior Designers (IFI) d’intérieur (IFI)
163. International Federation of Inventors’ Fédération internationale des associations Associations (IFIA) d’inventeurs (IFIA)
164. International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ)
165. International Federation of Library Fédération internationale des associations de Associations and Institutions (IFLA) bibliothécaires et des bibliothèques (FIAB)
166. International Federation of Musicians (FIM) Fédération internationale des musiciens (FIM)
167. International Federation of Pharmaceutical Fédération internationale de l’industrie du Manufacturers Associations (IFPMA) médicament (FIIM)
168. International Federation of Press Clipping Fédération internationale des bureaux d’extraits and Media Monitor Bureaus (FIBEP) de presse (FIBEP)
169. International Federation of Reproduction Fédération internationale des organismes Rights Organizations (IFRRO) gérant les droits de reproduction (IFRRO)
170. International Federation of the Periodical Fédération internationale de la presse Press (FIPP) périodique (FIPP)
171. International Federation of the Phonographic Fédération internationale de l’industrie Industry (IFPI) phonographique (IFPI)
172. International Federation of Translators (FIT) Fédération internationale des traducteurs (FIT)
173. International Federation of Wines and Spirits Fédération internationale des vins et spiritueux (FIVS) (FIVS)
174. International Franchise Association (IFA) ------
175. International Hotel and Restaurant Association internationale de l’hôtellerie et Association (IHRA) restauration (IHRA)
176. International Human Rights & Anti-Corruption ------Society (IHRAS)
177. International Institute for Intellectual Property ------Management (I3PM)
178. International Institute of Communications Institut international des communications (IIC) (IIC)
179. International Intellectual Property Alliance ------(IIPA) A/59/INF/1 Rev. Annex/Annexe page 10
180. International Intellectual Property ------Commercialization Council (IIPCC)
181. International Intellectual Property Institute ------(IIPI)
182. International Law Association (ILA) Association du droit international (ILA)
183. International League of Competition Law Ligue internationale du droit de la concurrence (LIDC) (LIDC)
184. International Literary and Artistic Association Association littéraire et artistique internationale (ALAI) (ALAI)
185. International Music Managers Forum (IMMF) ------
186. International Network for Standardization of ------Higher Education Degrees (INSHED)
187. International Organization for Organisation internationale de normalisation Standardization (ISO) (ISO)
188. International Organization of Hotel and Fédération internationale des organisations Restaurant Associations (HoReCa) d’hôteliers, restaurateurs et cafetiers (HoReCa)
189. International Organization of Journalists Organisation internationale des journalistes (IOJ) (OIJ)
190. International Organization of Performing Groupement international des artistes Artists (GIART) interprètes ou exécutants (GIART)
191. International Poetry for Peace Association ------(IPPA)
192. International Policy Network (IPN) ------
193. International Publishers Association (IPA) Union internationale des éditeurs (UIE)
194. International Society for the Development of Association internationale pour le Intellectual Property (ADALPI) développement de la propriété intellectuelle (ADALPI)
195. International Trademark Association (INTA) Association internationale pour les marques (INTA)
196. International Trade Union Confederation Confédération syndicale internationale (CSI) (ITUC)
197. International Union of Architects (UIA) Union internationale des architectes (UIA)
198. International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) Union Internationale des cinémas (UNIC)
199. International Video Federation (IVF) Fédération internationale de la vidéo (IVF) A/59/INF/1 Rev. Annex/Annexe page 11
200. International Wine Law Association (AIDV) Association internationale des juristes pour le droit de la vigne et du vin (AIDV)
201. International Writers Guild (IWG) Syndicat international des auteurs (IWG)
202. 4iP Council EU AISBL (4iP Council) ------
203. Internet Society (ISOC) ------
204. IP Federation ------
205. IP Justice ------
206. Knowledge Ecology International, Inc. (KEI) ------
207. Latin American Association of Association latino-américaine des industries Pharmaceutical Industries (ALIFAR) pharmaceutiques (ALIFAR)
208. Latin American Federation of Music Fédération latino-américaine des éditeurs de Publishers (FLADEM) musique (FLADEM)
209. Latin American Institute for Advanced Institut latino-américain de haute technologie, Technology, Computer Science and Law d’informatique et de droit (ILATID) (ILATID)
210. Latín Artis ------
211. Law Association for Asia and the Pacific Association juridique de l’Asie et du Pacifique (LAWASIA) (LAWASIA)
212. Licensing Executives Society (International) ------(LES)
213. MALOCA Internationale MALOCA Internationale
214. MARQUES – The Association of European MARQUES – Association des propriétaires Trademark Owners européens de marques de commerce
215. Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Institut Max-Planck pour l’innovation et la Competition (MPI) concurrence (MPI)
216. Medicines for Africa ------
217. Medicines Patent Pool ------
218. ------Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
219. Motion Picture Association (MPA) ------
220. Nordic Actors’ Council (NSR) ------
221. North American Broadcasters Association Association nord-américaine des organismes de (NABA) radiodiffusion (NABA) A/59/INF/1 Rev. Annex/Annexe page 12
222. Organización de Asociaciones y Empresas ------de Telecomunicaciones para América Latina (TEPAL)
223. ------Organisation ibéro-américaine des droits d’auteur-Latinautor Inc.
224. Organization for an International Organisation pour un réseau international Geographical Indications Network (ORIGIN) d’indications géographiques (ORIGIN)
225. Patent Documentation Group (PDG) Groupe de documentation sur les brevets (PDG)
226. Patent Information Users Group (PIUG) ------
227. Pearle Performing Arts Employers ------Associations League Europe
228. Picture Licensing Universal System ------(PLUS Coalition)
229. Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors ------(PIIPA)
230. Rights & Democracy Droits et Démocratie
231. Royal Institute of International Affairs ------(Chatham House)
232. Scandinavian Patent Attorney Society (PS) ------
233. Software & Information Industry Association ------(SIIA)
234. Southern and Eastern Africa Copyright ------Network (SEACONET)
235. Special Libraries Association (SLA) ------
236. 3 → Trade – Human Rights – Equitable ------Economy (3D)
237. The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) ------
238. The Confederation of European Business Confédération des entreprises européennes (BusinessEurope) (BusinessEurope)
239. The Egyptian Inventor Syndicate Syndicat égyptien des inventeurs
240. The European Commercial Patent Services Association européenne de fournisseurs Group (PatCom) commerciaux d’information en matière de brevets (PatCom)
241. The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) Institut des agents de marques (ITMA) A/59/INF/1 Rev. Annex/Annexe page 13
242. The Royal Society for Encouragement of ------Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)
243. The Scholarly Publishing and Academic ------Resources Coalition (SPARC)
244. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Union mondiale pour la nature (UICN)
245. Third World Network Berhad (TWN) ------
246. ------Traditions pour Demain
247. Union for the Public Domain (UPD) ------
248. Union Network International – Media and Union Network International – Internationale Entertainment (UNI-MEI) des médias et du spectacle (UNI-MEI)
249. Union of African Journalists (UAJ) Union des journalistes africains (UJA)
250. Union of European Practitioners in Industrial Union des praticiens européens en propriété Property (UNION) industrielle (UNION)
251. Union of National Radio and Television Union des radiodiffusions et télévisions Organizations of Africa (URTNA) nationales d’Afrique (URTNA)
252. World Association for Small & Medium Association mondiale des petites et moyennes Enterprises (WASME) entreprises (WASME)
253. World Association of Newspapers (WAN) Association mondiale des journaux (AMJ)
254. World Blind Union (WBU) Union mondiale des aveugles (UMA)
255. World Design Organization (WDO) Organisation mondiale de design (OMD)
256. World Federation for Culture Collections ------(WFCC)
257. World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) Fédération mondiale des annonceurs (FMA)
258. World Federation of Engineering Fédération mondiale des organisations Organizations (WFEO) d’ingénieurs (FMOI)
259. World Self Medication Industry (WSMI) Industrie mondiale de l’automédication responsable (IMAR)
260. World Union of Professions (WUP) Union mondiale des professions libérales (UMPL)
261. World Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs ------Association (WWIEA)
A/59/INF/1 Rev. ANNEX/ANNEXE
NATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ADMITTED AS OBSERVERS TO THE MEETINGS OF THE ASSEMBLIES
ORGANISATIONS NATIONALES NON GOUVERNEMENTALES ADMISES EN QUALITÉ D’OBSERVATEURS AUX RÉUNIONS DES ASSEMBLÉES
1. All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA) ------
2. Alliance Towards Harnessing Global ------Opportunities Corporation (ATHGO)
3. American Association for the Advancement of Association américaine pour le progrès de la Science (AAAS) science (AAAS)
4. American BioIndustry Alliance (ABIA) ------
5. American Intellectual Property Law Association Association américaine du droit de la propriété (AIPLA) intellectuelle (AIPLA)
6. Ankara University Research Center on Centre de recherches sur les droits de propriété Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights intellectuelle et industrielle de l’Université (FISAUM) d’Ankara (FISAUM)
7. Asociación Argentina de Intérpretes (AADI) ------
8. ------Association Bouregreg (BOUREGREG)
9. ------Association brésilienne des émetteurs de radio et de télévision (ABERT)
10. ------Association congolaise pour le développement agricole (ACDA)
11. ------Association des spécialistes de la propriété intellectuelle de Côte d’Ivoire (A.S.P.I.C.I.)
12. Association for the Promotion of Scientific Association pour la promotion de l’innovation Innovation (APSI) scientifique (APSI)
13. ------Association marocaine des conseils en propriété industrielle (AMACPI)
14. ------Association mexicaine pour la protection de la propriété intellectuelle (AMPPI)
15. Asociación Nacional de Denominaciones de ------Origen (ANDO)
16. ------Association nationale des artistes interprètes (ANDI)
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17. ------Association romande de propriété intellectuelle (AROPI)
18. Brands Foundation ------
19. Brazilian Center for International Relations Centre brésilien de relations internationales (CEBRI) (CEBRI)
20. British Copyright Council (BCC) Conseil britannique du droit d’auteur (BCC)
21. Cámara Industrial de Laboratorios ------Farmacéuticos Argentinos (CILFA)
22. Center for Information Society and Intellectual ------Property (CISIP/CIOS)
23. Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) ------
24. Center for Performers’ Rights Administration Centre d’administration des droits des artistes (CPRA) of GEIDANKYO interprètes ou exécutants du GEIDANKYO (CPRA)
25. ------Centre de recherche et de promotion du droit (CRPD)
26. Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Chambre du commerce et de l’industrie de la Russian Federation (CCI RF) Fédération de Russie (CCI RF)
27. Chamber of Commerce of the United States of Chambre de commerce des États-Unis America (CCUSA) d’Amérique (CCUSA)
28. Chamber of Patent Attorneys (PAK) Chambre fédérale des conseils en brevets (PAK)
29. Chartered Institute of Library and Information ------Professionals (CILIP)
30. Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) ------
31. China Council for the Promotion of Conseil chinois pour le développement du International Trade (CCPIT) commerce international (CCPIT)
32. Club for People with Special Needs Region of ------Preveza (CPSNRP)
33. Coalición por el Acceso Legal a la Cultura A.C. ------(CALC)
34. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Confédération des industries indiennes (CII)
35. ------Conseil national pour la promotion de la musique traditionnelle du Congo (CNPMTC)
36. Copyright Research and Information Center Centre de recherche et d’information sur le droit (CRIC) d’auteur (CRIC)
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37. Corporación Latinoamericana de Investigación ------de la Propiedad Intelectual para el Desarrollo (Corporación Innovarte);
38. Creators’ Rights Alliance (CRA) Alliance pour les droits des créateurs (ADC)
39. Egyptian Council for Innovation, Creativity and Protection of Information (ECCIPP) ------
40. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) ------
41. Emirates Intellectual Property Association ------(EIPA)
42. European College of Parma Foundation ------(The Foundation)
43. EXIT Centre – Information Technology ------Business Support Centre (EXIT Centre – IT BSC)
44. Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) ------
45. Fundaçao Getulio Vargas (FGV) ------
46. Fundación para la Difusión del Conocimiento y ------el Desarrollo Sustentable Vía Libre (Fundación Vía Libre)
47. Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) ------
48. German Association for the Protection of Association allemande pour la protection de la Industrial Property (GRUR) propriété industrielle (GRUR)
49. German Library Association Association des bibliothèques allemandes (Deutsche Bibliothekverband e.V. – dbv) (Deutscher Bibliothekverband e.V. – dbv)
50. Health and Environment Program (HEP) ------
51. Healthcheck ------
52. Innovation Business Club (Intelcom) ------
53. ------Institut de recherche en propriété intellectuelle (IRPI)
54. Institute for Intellectual Property and Social ------Justice (IIPSJ)
55. Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) ------
56. Institute of International Trade Law and Institut du droit du commerce international et du Development (IDCID) développement (IDCID)
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57. Intellectual Property Left (IPLeft) ------
58. Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) Institut de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada (IPIC)
59. Iranian Intellectual Property Law Association Association iranienne du droit de la propriété (IRIPLA) intellectuelle (IRIPLA)
60. Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation Institut japonais de l’invention et de l’innovation (JIII) (JIII)
61. Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA) Association japonaise pour la propriété intellectuelle (JIPA)
62. Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) ------
63. Karisma Foundation ------
64. Korea Institute of Patent Information (KIPI) Institut coréen chargé de l’information en matière de brevets (KIPI)
65. Korean Invention Promotion Association (KIPA) Association coréenne de promotion des inventions (KIPA)
66. Korean Progressive Network (Jinbonet) ------
67. Korean Women Inventors Association (KWIA) Association des femmes inventeurs de Corée (KWIA)
68. Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) ------
69. Mexican National Association of ------Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (ANAFAM)
70. National Academy of Inventors, Inc. (NAI) ------
71. National Intellectual Property Organization ------(NIPO)
72. National Inventors Hall of Fame, Inc. (NIHF) ------
73. New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys ------(Incorporated) (NZIPA)
74. Non -Commercial Foundation for Development ------of the Center for Elaboration and Commercialization of New Technologies (Skolkovo Foundation)
75. Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) ------
76. Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) ------
77. Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys Chambre polonaise des conseils en brevets
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78. Public Knowledge, Inc. ------
79. Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) ------
80. School of Information Studies (SOIS), School of Information Studies (SOIS), Université University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee du Wisconsin à Milwaukee
81. Société civile pour l’administration des droits des ------artistes et musiciens interprètes (ADAMI)
82. Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores (SPA) Société portugaise d’auteurs (SPA)
83. Society of American Archivists (SAA) ------
84. South African Institute of Intellectual Property Institut sud-africain du droit de la propriété Law (SAIIPL) intellectuelle (SAIIPL)
85. Syrian Intellectual Property Association (SIPA) ------
86. The Federalist Society for Law and Public ------Policy Studies (the Federalist Society)
87. The Finnish Copyright Society ------
88. The International Intellectual Property Society ------(IIPS)
89. The Italian Library Association (AIB) Association italienne pour les bibliothèques (AIB)
90. The Korean Patent Attorneys Association Association coréenne des conseils en brevets (KPAA) (KPAA)
91. The Nest Foundation ------
92. United States Telecommunications Association ------(USTA)
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