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Follow policy discussions and negotiations on the future development of IP in our <a href="/web/20181031235859/http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/">standing committees and meetings</a>.</p>  <div class="col"> <figure><a href="/web/20181031235859/http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/"> <img src="/web/20181031235859im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/portal/images/wipo_meetings_500.jpg" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: WIPO/Berrod)</figcaption> </figure> <h2><a href="/web/20181031235859/http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/">WIPO meetings</a></h2> <p>Follow policy discussions and negotiations on the future development of IP in our standing committees and meetings.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="/web/20181031235859/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/assemblies/2018/a_58/"> <img src="/web/20181031235859im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/portal/images/wipo_assemblies_500.jpg" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: WIPO/Berrod)</figcaption> </figure> <h2><a href="/web/20181031235859/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/assemblies/2018/a_58/">WIPO Assemblies</a></h2> <p>The 58th series of meetings of the Assemblies of the member states of WIPO took place in Geneva from September 24 to October 2, 2018.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="/web/20181031235859/http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/"> <img src="/web/20181031235859im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/portal/images/wipo_treaties_500.jpg" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: WIPO/MARTIN)</figcaption> </figure> <h2><a href="/web/20181031235859/http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/">WIPO treaties</a></h2> <p>We administer 26 treaties at the international level, touching on a wide range of IP-related subjects. These treaties are the bedrock of the IP system.</p> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <h1 class="header h1_line"><a href="/web/20181031235859/http://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/">Cooperation</a> </h1> <p class="lead">We help countries, businesses and individuals collaborate on using IP to improve lives.</p> <section class="cols cols--three"> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="/web/20181031235859/http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/"><img src="/web/20181031235859im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/pics/wipo_0901_600_200.jpg" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: WIPO/Berrod)</figcaption> </figure> <h2><a href="/web/20181031235859/http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/">WIPO Academy</a></h2> <p>Sign up for WIPO Academy distance learning or face-to-face courses all year round, taught by people who know intellectual property.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="/web/20181031235859/http://www.wipo.int/iap/en/"> <img 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cols--three"> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181031235859/http://www.accessiblebooksconsortium.org/"><img alt="" src="/web/20181031235859im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/portal/images/wipo_abc_600_200.jpg"/> </a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: WIPO/Sergio Parrella)</figcaption> </figure> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181031235859/http://www.accessiblebooksconsortium.org/">ABC</a></h2> <p>The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) aims to increase the number of books worldwide in accessible formats and to make them available to people who are blind or visually impaired.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181031235859/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/en/"> <img alt="" src="/web/20181031235859im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/portal/images/wipo_green_600_200.jpg"/> </a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: iStock.com/©robertsrob)</figcaption> </figure> <h2><a 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<h2>Global IP infrastructure</h2> <a id="wipoLnk3" href="#wipoModal3" data-toggle="modal"><img class="media-object" src="/web/20181031235859im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/pics/posters/global_ip_infrastructure_640_player.jpg" alt=""/></a> <div id="wipoModal3" class="modal hide fade" style="display: none;" tabindex="0"> <div class="modal-body"><video width="auto" height="auto" id="wipoVideo3" tabindex="1" poster="/web/20181031235859im_/http://www.wipo.int/portal/images/global_ip_infrastructure_500.jpg" preload="none" controls="controls"><source type="video/ogg" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181031235859im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/en/portal/knowledge_network_2017.ogg"/> <source type="video/webm" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181031235859im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/en/portal/knowledge_network_2017.webm"/> <source type="video/mp4" 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