WIPO Match is a free online tool used to match seekers of specific intellectual property (IP)-related development needs with potential providers offering resources. WIPO acts as a facilitator of cooperation and publicizes successful matches. The service amplifies WIPO’s resources and multiplies existing partnerships.
WIPO Match is a global stakeholders community which aims at harnessing the industry and private sector's power to promote economic, social and cultural development in developing countries, LDCs, as well as countries in transition. It does this by helping IP technical assistance seekers to find relevant providers for project and local engagements.
WIPO Match is open to seekers, providers and supporters.
Seekers
Seekers must come from developing countries, countries in transition or least developed countries. Seekers may include:
- non-governmental organizations (from developed countries) working with projects in developing countries, and/or countries in transition
- IP offices
- IP-related government bodies
- Public research institutions, universities
- Foundations (inc. research foundations)
- Inter-governmental organizations
- Companies (N.B. private sector entities are advised to include a letter of endorsement from their national IP office)
Benefits for seekers
- Access to extra funds and skills.
- Helps to move IP technical assistance projects forward.
- Networking with IP partners from around the globe.
- Promotion of your organization to a broad range of IP stakeholders.
Providers
Providers cover a wide range of state and non-state actors including but not limited to:
- Governments
- Non-governmental organizations, inter-governmental organizations
- Foundations (inc. research foundations)
- Companies
- Universities
Benefits for providers
- Promote development through contributing to IP technical assistance projects.
- Assist developing regions in making IP systems easier to use.
- Create new business opportunities with mutual interests between the providers and providers from developing countries, and/or countries in transition.
Supporters
You can support WIPO Match in a variety of ways, from providing expertise (human, financial, technical), to promoting the tool. As a WIPO Match supporter you agree to:
- allow WIPO to use your organization's name and logo (for promoting the WIPO Match platform);
- support the further development of WIPO Match as a voluntary matchmaking platform for IP and innovation related technical ;
- provide your organization's contact details; and
- be added to the WIPO Match contact list to receive updates on future developments and WIPO Match-related invitations/events.
Benefits
- Promote developments through contributing to IP technical assistance projects;
- Assist developing regions in making IP systems easier to use;
- Create new business opportunities with mutual interests between the providers and providers from developing countries, and/or countries in transition.
In order to upload your own offers or needs, you first need to create a WIPO Account. Once your WIPO Account is set up, access the WIPO Match database, from where you can sign in.
Video: Introducing WIPO Match
