WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WIPO PROOF HAS BEGUN TO IMPLEMENT ITS LOCALIZATION PROCESS, WHICH WILL LEAD TO OUR SERVICE BECOMING AVAILABLE IN 10 LANGUAGES BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

Since the launch, visitors from over 150 countries have come to the site and we are pleased to make it easier for them to use.

Importantly, the language versions of WIPO PROOF are much more than just a usability feature. As economic activity in our digitized world becomes increasingly defined by collaboration, the likelihood of national and cross-national disputes arising also increases. Now that WIPO PROOF is available in multiple languages, users will be able to easily get documentary evidence in the language of the jurisdiction where a legal dispute is filed. This could be in the user’s country or in a different one. With an additional 9 language versions, WIPO PROOF users will be able to procure formal, printable premium certificates which can be submitted to Courts where legal filings must be made in the local language. The WIPO PROOF premium certificate is a formal document signed by a WIPO official that contains, in the language selected by users, the information necessary to prove the existence and possession of the users’ intellectual asset at a specific point in time. With this feature, the WIPO PROOF user avoids delays such as the time involved in requesting translations and validating their accuracy and terminology used in the certification.