WIPO's organizational structure is based on eight Sectors, each headed by a Deputy Director General (DDG) or Assistant Director General (ADG), under the overall leadership of the Director General.
Each Sector comprises several units, usually called Divisions or Departments, led by Directors. These are responsible for delivering the programs and activities approved by member states in the Program of Work and Budget.
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Director General
DG Daren Tang is responsible for the overall leadership of WIPO. The DDGs, the ADGs and the following units report directly to him:
Brands & Designs Sector
Headed by DDG Binying Wang. Includes:
Copyright & Creative Industries Sector
Headed by DDG Sylvie Forbin. Includes:
Regional and National Development Sector
Headed by DDG Hasan Kleib. Includes:
- Development Agenda Coordination Division
- Division for Africa
- Division for Arab Countries
- Division for Asia and the Pacific
- Division for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Division for Least-Developed Countries
- Division for Transition and Developed Countries
- WIPO Academy
- WIPO Algeria Office
- WIPO Brazil Office
- WIPO Nigeria Office
- WIPO Office in the Russian Federation
- WIPO Singapore Office
Patents & Technology Sector
Headed by DDG Lisa Jorgenson. Includes:
Administration, Finance & Management Sector
Headed by ADG Andrew Staines. Includes:
Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector
Headed by ADG Edward Kwakwa. Includes:
IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector
Headed by ADG Marco Aleman. Includes:
Infrastructure and Platforms Sector
Headed by ADG Ken Natsume. Includes: