WIPO General Assembly

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governing body intergovernmental body principal organ of WIPO

The WIPO General Assembly is the main decision-making body of the World Intellectual Property Organization, composed of its member states and responsible for setting the organization’s policies and direction.

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Label	Occurrences
WIPO General Assembly canonical	15
WIPO Conference	2
WIPO General Assembly meetings	1
World Intellectual Property Organization General Assembly	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WIPO General Assembly
Context triple: [World Intellectual Property Organization, governingBody, WIPO General Assembly]

A. World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization is a global intergovernmental body that develops and oversees international rules and services for the protection of intellectual property rights.
B. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
C. World Health Assembly
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, where member states convene annually to set global health policies and priorities.
D. United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the UN, where all member states meet to discuss and coordinate on international issues and policies.
E. IMO Assembly
The IMO Assembly is the highest decision-making body of the International Maritime Organization, comprising all member states and responsible for setting the agency’s policies and approving its budget and work program.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WIPO General Assembly
Target entity description: The WIPO General Assembly is the main decision-making body of the World Intellectual Property Organization, composed of its member states and responsible for setting the organization’s policies and direction.

A. World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization is a global intergovernmental body that develops and oversees international rules and services for the protection of intellectual property rights.
B. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
C. World Health Assembly
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, where member states convene annually to set global health policies and priorities.
D. United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the UN, where all member states meet to discuss and coordinate on international issues and policies.
E. IMO Assembly
The IMO Assembly is the highest decision-making body of the International Maritime Organization, comprising all member states and responsible for setting the agency’s policies and approving its budget and work program.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body ⓘ intergovernmental body ⓘ principal organ of WIPO ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	WIPO member states ⓘ
approves	WIPO financial regulations and rules ⓘ WIPO program and budget for biennia ⓘ
canEstablish	standing committees and working groups ⓘ
composedOf	WIPO member states ⓘ
convenes	annual ordinary sessions ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess	consensus-based decision-making where possible ⓘ one-country-one-vote principle ⓘ
elects	Director General of WIPO ⓘ chairs of WIPO Assemblies and bodies ⓘ WIPO Coordination Committee ⓘ surface form: members of WIPO Coordination Committee
follows	WIPO Convention ⓘ
governs	overall policy framework of the international intellectual property system within WIPO’s mandate ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Director General of WIPO ⓘ surface form: WIPO Director General WIPO Secretariat ⓘ
hasMainResponsibility	adopting WIPO program and budget ⓘ adopting amendments to the WIPO Convention and certain WIPO-administered treaties ⓘ determining strategic direction of WIPO ⓘ establishing new WIPO bodies and committees ⓘ overseeing WIPO’s activities and performance ⓘ setting overall policy of WIPO ⓘ
hasMember	contracting parties to WIPO-administered treaties that provide for membership in the General Assembly ⓘ member states of the Berne Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works ⓘ member states of the Paris Union for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Geneva ⓘ WIPO headquarters ⓘ
legalBasis	WIPO Convention ⓘ surface form: Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Geneva ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time ⓘ Central European Time ⓘ
mayConvene	extraordinary sessions ⓘ
meetingPlace	WIPO headquarters in Geneva ⓘ
oversees	administration of WIPO-administered treaties within its competence ⓘ implementation of WIPO’s strategic goals ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations system ⓘ
partOf	World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ
reportsTo	WIPO member states collectively ⓘ
subjectHasRole	main decision-making body of WIPO ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World Intellectual Property Organization → governingBody → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

this entity surface form: WIPO Conference

WIPO Coordination Committee → reportsTo → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

WIPO Coordination Committee → electedBy → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

WIPO Coordination Committee → worksWith → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

this entity surface form: WIPO Conference

WIPO Convention → providesFor → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

Director General of WIPO → appointedBy → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

Director General of WIPO → reportsTo → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

WIPO-administered treaties → coordinatedBy → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

WIPO Secretariat → reportsTo → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

WIPO Conference → isRelatedTo → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

Lisbon Union Assembly → cooperatesWith → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

WIPO member states → participateIn → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

United States Mission to the World Intellectual Property Organization → participatesIn → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

Assembly of the Hague Union → coordinatesWith → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances → organization → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Intellectual Property Organization General Assembly

WIPO headquarters → hosts → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

this entity surface form: WIPO General Assembly meetings

WIPO headquarters → governingBody → WIPO General Assembly ⓘ

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