World Intellectual Property Organization

Last updated 2 August 2026

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Where it posts vacancies

www.wipo.int/jobs/en/

What it hires

IP lawyers and patent/trademark examiners
Translators and terminologists (the PCT system runs on them)
IP policy, development cooperation and digital/AI-and-IP profiles

Contract types

FTA (staff), temporary appointments, fellowships and consultancies.

Headquarters and footprint

Geneva HQ; small external offices; the workforce is overwhelmingly Geneva-based.

Before you apply

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