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Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization
The
World
Intellectual Property Organization
is one of the
16
specialized agencies
of the
United Nations
.
WIPO currently has
193
member states
. 190 of the
UN Members
as well as the
Holy See
,
Niue
and the
Cook Islands
are Members of WIPO. Non-members are
the states
of
Kosovo
,
Federated States of Micronesia
,
Palau
,
South Sudan
, and the
states with limited recognition
.
Palestine
has
observer status
.
History
27 March
2000:
Dominican Republic
joins
2 March
2012:
Vanuatu
joins
2017:
East Timor
and the
Marshall Islands
join