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    The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized UN agency created in 1967 that came into force in 1970. WIPO currently has 184 member states and its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. WIPO aims to encourage creative works and promote intellectual property protection globally, as well as promote technology transfer and economic development, though some argue this may raise prices for medicines in low-income economies.

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    WIPO

    1. The World Intellectual Property


    Organization (WIPO) is one of the 16 specialized
    agencies of the United Nations

    2. Was created in 1967. It came into force on april


    26th 1970.

    3. WIPO currently has 184 member states.

    4. Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
    OBJECTIVES
    • "to encourage creative activity, to promote
    the protection of intellectual property
    throughout the world.“
    • Promoting technology transfer and economic
    development.
    EFFECT
    • Many low income economies claim that
    patent protection for pharmaceuticals will
    result in higher prices for medicines.
    • On other side research based global
    pharmaceutical companies , argued that
    prices will not raise because of therapeutic
    substitutions for patented products

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