WIPO Events

Dec 9, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland) The African fashion industry holds significant potential for economic growth and cultural expression but faces structural challenges including limited intellectual property (IP) awareness and fragmented support networks. To address these challenges, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has developed this initiative to equip African fashion entrepreneurs with essential IP and branding competencies to build sustainable and globally competitive brands.|The meeting will present the project’s implementation strategy, and your institution will be formally invited to join as a collaborator. By leveraging your Office’s established channels and trusted voice, we can effectively reach designers across your jurisdiction and the continent. The meeting will outline the collaborative framework, mutual benefits and the process for expressing formal interest in collaborating.

Jan 29, 2026 (Geneva, Switzerland)

Dec 17, 2025 (Santiago, Chile)

Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 3, 2025 (Abuja, Nigeria)

Dec 9, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland)

Dec 10, 2025 to Dec 11, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland)

Nov 25, 2025 to Nov 27, 2025 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Dec 10, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland) The PCT Basics webinar series focuses on the fundamentals of the PCT System. It is designed both for those who are interested in the PCT, but are not yet very familiar with it, and for those who wish to revisit its core principles.|In Episode 2,“ First steps in filing a PCT application”, we outline the basic principles of the PCT, give an overview of PCT procedures, and explain several options applicants should consider when filing a PCT application. Additional episodes will be released in the future.|Starting time: 16:30 KST (Korea Standard Time) / 08:30 CET (Geneva Time)

Nov 25, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Nov 26, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 1, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 2, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 3, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 10, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 11, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 12, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 15, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 16, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 17, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 18, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 19, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 22, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland), Dec 23, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland) A 15-part lecture series covering all aspects of the PCT System. This free event is designed for IP practitioners around the world who use or advise clients on the use of the PCT.|Hosted by WIPO, presented by Carl Oppedahl.

Dec 16, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025 (Tirana, Albania)

Nov 24, 2025 (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) Hands-on practial training and capacity buiding to staff and committee members of the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Museum and other institutions and stakeholders in the carnival and cultural ecosystem, in the area of IP audit and inventory of collections, and IP creation related to museums.

Nov 17, 2025 (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) Hands-on practial training and capacity buiding to staff and committee members of the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Museum and other institutions and stakeholders in the carnival and cultural ecosystem, in the area of IP audit and inventory of collections, and IP creation related to museums.