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Article Evaluation (United International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property)

 * Article is only seven sentences long
 * Sparse information on it
 * (The only reference used leads to an error page) * Changed the link to a working one from the same source
 * Does not include any information, nor a link to the same organization after its renaming
 * Include an image

Draft Ideas
Change the link so that it goes to a working page. Expand on the history, there is next to nothing when they had a history of 74 years before evolving. *Note: the WIPO site says it changed in 1970, but Wikipedia says it changed in 1967, find out the true date.

http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/history.html   link to the WIPO website that includes a brief history

(1883 – Paris Convention, 1886 – Berne Convention, 1891 – Madrid Agreement, 1893 – BIRPI established, 1970 – BIRPI becomes WIPO Timeline on the WIPO website)

“United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property: Draft Treaty on Patent Cooperation.” International Legal Materials, vol. 7, no. 5, 1968, pp. 981–1036. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20690393.

This is a document (draft) that discusses: the "committee of experts on the BIRPI planfor facilitating the filing and examination of applications for the protection of the same invention in a number of countries".

"World Intellectual Property Organization: Stockholm Revision of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property." International Legal Materials 6.4 (1967): 806-26. Web. Intellectual Property Conference of Stockholm, 1967

This was a document that made the transition from BIRPI to WIPO.

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History (Published article)

In 1893, the International Bureau established by the Paris Convention and the International Bureau established by Bern Convention, both to carry out administrative tasks, merged to form the BIRPI. Originally based in Bern, Switzerland, the BIRPI moved to Geneva in 1960. The last director of the BIRPI was Georg Bodenhausen.

Expanded History

1883 - Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial PropertyIn 1873, a pressing issue became evident for creators, in that they feared that others would steal their ideas since there was no way to regulate such things. Many exhibitors chose not the attend the International Exhibition of Inventions in Vienna, Austria that year. In 1883, the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property came about to address this issue, and became the first step in intellectual property protection.

1886 - Berne Convention

There were still some gaps in protection after the Paris Convention, so in 1886, there was the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. This meant that creative works, such as music, books, and paintings, were also given protections.

1893 - BIRPI established

In 1893, the International Bureau established by the Paris Convention and the International Bureau established by Bern Convention, both to carry out administrative tasks, merged to form the BIRPI. (Original article)

1960 - Move

Originally based in Bern, Switzerland, the BIRPI moved to Geneva in 1960. (Original article)

1970 - Name Change Convention

The BIRPI changed to the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). The Convention changed the name, while also making it an intergovernmental organization which is lead by member-states.