The Specialized Body for Intellectual Protection and Documentation
World Centre for Intellectual Protection
WICP specializes in protecting and documenting works, content, and intellectual innovations through structured records preserving deposit, ownership, and documentation history.
Institutional Role
It provides an institutional framework for recording works, preserving documentation history, and managing the associated intellectual protection records.
Mission
To advance awareness of intellectual property rights and protect creative and knowledge-based output through clear, structured documentation.
Relationship within the System
A functionally specialized entity within the system, focused on intellectual protection and documentation without replacing competent public authorities.
Core Responsibilities
- Recording and documenting works and intellectual creations.
- Preserving owner, depositor, and reference-date information.
- Maintaining a structured register of protection and documentation files.
- Promoting institutional awareness of intellectual protection principles.
One Connected System