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WIPO works in collaboration with its members. The strategic route of WIPO is determined by the Member States. Meetings are carried out in committees, general assemblies, and working groups. These three wings constitute the decision making bodies of WIPO.<ref>[http://www.asil.org/rio/wipo.html Reports on International Organizations]</ref><ref>[http://www.wipo.int//erecruitment/en/ Working at WIPO]</ref>
WIPO works in collaboration with its members. The strategic route of WIPO is determined by the Member States. Meetings are carried out in committees, general assemblies, and working groups. These three wings constitute the decision making bodies of WIPO.<ref>[http://www.asil.org/rio/wipo.html Reports on International Organizations]</ref><ref>[http://www.wipo.int//erecruitment/en/ Working at WIPO]</ref>
===How to become a member state of WIPO?===
A state can become a member of the WIPO by depositing an instrument of accession or ratification with the WIPO’s Director General.<ref>[http://www.moic.gov.bh/MoIC/En/Commerce/ForeignTrade/IndustrialPropertyDirectorate/WIPO/WIPO+Convention.htm Ministry of Industry and Commerce Kingdom of Bahrain]</ref>A state can get membership only
* If It is a member of the Berne Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
* Or if it is a member of the Paris Union for the Protection of Industrial Property
* Or if it is a member of the United Nations
* Or if it is a member of any of the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations
* Or if it is a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency
* Or if it is a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice
* Or if the WIPO General Assembly sends an invitation to that state to become a member state of this organization.<ref>[http://www1.american.edu/initeb/qj8944a/wipo.htm]</ref><ref>[http://www.wipo.int/members/en/ WIPO]</ref>
===Stakeholders===
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