Spicy IP Tidbit: WIPO Launches One-Stop Search & Reference Tool for IP Laws and Treaties

In the age of digital databases and online resources, the WIPO has made an important contribution of its own by launching WIPO Lex, a wonderful resource available online, carrying a host of information on national intellectual property laws, legislations, treaties and conventions. More importantly, the interface is clean and simple, with a country-wise search bar that draws up a list of not only purely IP, but also IP-related information.

This screenshot shows the results for India/Copyright using the search bar.

Sourced from the press release on the WIPO website, I quote:

WIPO Lex currently features the complete IP legal texts for over 60 countries with substantial coverage for a further 100 legal systems. Consistent with the spirit of the Development Agenda, it also provides, especially for countries that do not yet have their own database of laws, an Internet platform to make available information concerning their respective IP legislation. WIPO Lex will be integrated into WIPO GOLD which was launched earlier this year and provides quick and easy on-line access to a broad collection of searchable IP data and tools relating to, for example, technology, brands, designs, statistics, WIPO standards, and IP classification systems.

The online resource serves the needs of students, academics, policy-makers and the general public, providing legal information instantly through a compilation of IP laws of member states which have been made completely open and accessible for no charge. This is indeed a commendable step and shows the WIPO’s commitment towards facilitating global knowledge.
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