About WIPO
WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation. We are a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 193 member states.Activities by WIPO
Global Initiative on Artificial Intelligence for Health (GI-AI4H)
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The GI-AI4H is a global collaboration initiative led by ITU, WHO, and WIPO, dedicated to ensuring that AI improves health outcomes ethically and equitably. Its work is centered on three pillars:
• Enable: Develop International standards, governance, and ethical frameworks for safe use of AI in Health.
• Facilitate: Promote knowledge and data sharing, foster multi-stakeholder partnerships and strengthen global cooperation.
• Implement: Support scalable real-world deployment of AI in health, especially in low-resource settings.
The initiative delivers benchmarking tools, policy guidance, innovation insights, and best practices to build trusted AI-enabled health systems and its ultimate goal is to make AI-driven healthcare trustworthy, inclusive, sustainable, and accessible worldwide.
WIPO Goods & Services Terms Explorer
GlobalA tool designed to provide assistance to trademark applicants when selecting appropriate Goods and Services terms and their associated Nice classification in different languages during the filing process. This tool also provides support to trademark examiners in IP offices in their validation of trademark applications.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsITU, WHO, WIPO Global Initiative on AI for Health
Global Not ApplicableThe GI-AI4H continued to transition the ITU WHO Focus Group on AI to Health to incorporate IP objectives. ITU, WHO and WIPO signed the project collaboration agreement and at a Steering Committee meeting decided next steps for the project.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/AssessmentsWIPO Factsheets on IP and Frontier Technologies
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WIPO has produced a set of concise factsheets to support policymakers and stakeholders in navigating intellectual property issues related to frontier technologies. These resources provide accessible reference material on fast-evolving technological areas.
The factsheets cover Frontier Technologies, the Metaverse , and AI Inventions, offering practical toolkits that can be used for policy discussions, capacity building, and awareness-raising across the UN system and beyond. They form part of WIPO’s broader work on IP and frontier technologies and complement the WIPO Conversation series by providing clear, ready-to-use informational materials.
Links and Resources: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/frontier-technologies