Singaporean chosen as next WIPO director
WIPO's top governing body appointed Daren Tang, a lawyer from Singapore, to serve as its next chief in a contest reflecting U.S.-China tensions.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Slowing growth hits global patent filings
Inventors filed almost 3.17 million patents in 2017, reflecting a steady rise in patent filings but a slowdown in the growth rate from the previous year.
E.U. joins WIPO's 'Books for Blind' Treaty
The E.U. joined a global treaty overseen by WIPO that greatly expands the availability of books in a format that visually impaired people can use.
Fear discourages most U.N. whistleblowing
An independent review found nearly half of the U.N.'s staff saw misconduct or wrongdoing in the past five years, but most were too afraid to report it.
North Korea's hidden avenues to the world
A peace treaty and nuclear disarmament on the Korean Peninsula would expand North Korea's little-known involvement with international organizations.