Presents the objectives, functions and general organization of the WIPO (with 179 member states and responsibility for the administration of 23 international treaties, including intellectual and industrial property treaties) and its main activities, among them promotion of creative and innovative activities, progressive development and codification of international IP law, systems and services of the global system of cooperation in protection of IP. It also deals with globalization, information technology impact, e-commerce, domain names, and biotechnology. It has a very extensive library of t