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.

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:

• Diplomatic Engagement and Assemblies Affairs Division
• Human Resources Management Department
• Internal Oversight Division
• News and Media Division
• Office of the Ombudsperson
• WIPO Ethics Office

Brands & Designs Sector

Headed byDDG Binying Wang. Includes:

• Department for Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications
• Hague Registry
• Madrid Registry
• WIPO Office in China

Copyright & Creative Industries Sector

Headed byDDG Sylvie Forbin. Includes:

• Copyright Law Division
• Copyright Management Division
• Information and Digital Outreach Division
• WIPO Awards

Regional and National Development Sector

Headed byDDG Hasan Kleib. Includes:

• Department for Development Cooperation
• Division for Africa
• Division for Arab Countries
• Division for Asia and the Pacific
• Division for Latin America and the Caribbean
• Division for Transition and Developed Countries
• Development Agenda Coordination Division
• Division for External Offices and Least-Developed Countries (LDCs), Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Coordination
• WIPO Academy
• WIPO Algeria Office
• WIPO Brazil Office
• WIPO Nigeria Office
• WIPO Office in the Russian Federation
• WIPO Singapore Office

Patents & Technology Sector

Headed byDDG Lisa Jorgenson. Includes:

• Patent and Technology Law Division
• PCT Legal and International Affairs Department
• PCT Translation Division
• Language Division
• PCT Services Department

Administration, Finance & Management Sector

Headed byADG Andrew Staines. Includes:

• Department of Program Planning and Finance
• Information and Communication Technology Department
• Knowledge Management and General Services Division
• Office of the Legal Counsel
• Central Services Division
• Security and Information Assurance Division
• Future of Intellectual Property

Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector

Headed byADG Edward Kwakwa. Includes:

• Building Respect for IP Division
• External Relations Division
• Global Challenges Division
• IP and Competition Policy
• Sustainable Development Goals
• Traditional Knowledge Division
• WIPO Office to the United Nations

IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector

Headed byADG Marco Aleman. Includes:

• Department for Economics and Data Analytics
• IP for Business Division
• IP for Innovators Department
• WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• WIPO Judicial Institute

Infrastructure and Platforms Sector

Headed byADG Ken Natsume. Includes:

• Customer Experience, Marketing, and Digital Engagement Division (CXMDED)
• Global Databases Division
• International Classifications and Standards Division
• IP and Frontier Technologies Division
• IP Office Business Solutions Division
• WIPO Japan Office