International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property

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international organization treaty administrative body

The International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property was the administrative body of the Paris Union responsible for coordinating international cooperation and treaty implementation in the field of industrial property rights such as patents, trademarks, and industrial designs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property canonical	1
Paris Union for the Protection of Industrial Property	1
Union for the Protection of Industrial Property	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5545426 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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

Target entity: International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property
Context triple: [Brussels Revision Act, administeredBy, International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property]

A. International Bureau of the Berne Union
The International Bureau of the Berne Union is the administrative body that oversees the implementation and coordination of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works among its member countries.
B. 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.
C. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is a foundational international agreement that harmonizes and safeguards patent, trademark, and other industrial property rights across its member countries.
D. WIPO Center
WIPO Center is the World Intellectual Property Organization’s specialized institution that provides international arbitration, mediation, and other alternative dispute resolution services for intellectual property and technology disputes.
E. International Bureau
The International Bureau is the permanent secretariat and administrative center of the Universal Postal Union, responsible for coordinating international postal activities and supporting member countries.
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: International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property
Target entity description: The International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property was the administrative body of the Paris Union responsible for coordinating international cooperation and treaty implementation in the field of industrial property rights such as patents, trademarks, and industrial designs.

A. International Bureau of the Berne Union
The International Bureau of the Berne Union is the administrative body that oversees the implementation and coordination of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works among its member countries.
B. 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.
C. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is a foundational international agreement that harmonizes and safeguards patent, trademark, and other industrial property rights across its member countries.
D. WIPO Center
WIPO Center is the World Intellectual Property Organization’s specialized institution that provides international arbitration, mediation, and other alternative dispute resolution services for intellectual property and technology disputes.
E. International Bureau
The International Bureau is the permanent secretariat and administrative center of the Universal Postal Union, responsible for coordinating international postal activities and supporting member countries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international organization ⓘ treaty administrative body ⓘ
abbreviation	BIRPI ⓘ
appliesTo	Paris Union ⓘ
associatedWith	Union for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ linked to: Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ
countryServed	Paris Union member states ⓘ
field	industrial designs ⓘ industrial property ⓘ patent law ⓘ trademark law ⓘ
function	administrative support for Paris Union member states ⓘ depositary and record-keeping for Paris Union instruments ⓘ organization of meetings of the Paris Union ⓘ preparation of reports and studies on industrial property ⓘ registration and publication of industrial property information ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Switzerland ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Berne ⓘ
legalBasis	Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ
operatedInLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
parentOrganization	Paris Union ⓘ
predecessor	BIRPI ⓘ
purpose	coordination of international cooperation in industrial property ⓘ implementation of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ
reorganizedInto	World Intellectual Property Organization Secretariat ⓘ linked to: WIPO Secretariat
role	administrative body of the Paris Union ⓘ
sector	intellectual property ⓘ international law ⓘ
status	defunct organization ⓘ
successor	World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Brussels Revision Act → administeredBy → International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ

Stockholm Revision Act → belongsTo → Paris Union for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ

linked to: International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property

Contracting States of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property → recognizedAs → Union for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ