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@WIPO

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Geneva, Switzerlandwipo.int/reference/en/w…Joined August 2021

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@wipoPearl

Apr 26

🎉Happy World Intellectual Property Day!🎉 Our #PearlOfTheDay is of course “propriété intellectuelle” - intellectual property! Check it out in #wipoPearl bit.ly/3KOz2b9 along with 1000s of other #IP terms in 🔟 languages More on #WorldIPDay : bit.ly/3V2jIMJ

WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

What's the relationship between actors and #copyright? A Concept Path Search in #wipoPearl helps to explain and show the key related ideas - plus you can click on any concept in the map for more information bit.ly/3MyFoeF

Diagram or "map" showing concepts in English language in the subject field of copyright, with lines connecting the concepts that are related to each other.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 25

📢The #wipoPearl database has been updated!📢 Now with 2⃣4⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ scientific, technical and legal terms in 🔟 languages Read all the details here: bit.ly/3owmMFa

WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 24

Concept maps in #wipoPearl allow you to explore terms in a multitude of different subject fields, with each map available in 🔟 languages bit.ly/3MyFoeF Here e.g. you can explore Arabic terms in the field of Environmental Engineering (water treatment)⤵️

Diagram or "map" showing concepts in Arabic language in the subject field of water treatment, with lines connecting the concepts that are related to each other.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 23

We’ve been in the studio again!🎙️ Recording audio files for how to pronounce terms in different languages - to be published in #wipoPearl also to make the context more #accessible Here’s our terminology fellow Alex recording Spanish⤵️

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On #BiodiversityDay our #PearlOfTheDay is “phytostabilization” using plants to detoxify polluted soils so as to encourage the natural variety of species to return Read more in #wipoPearl in 🔟languages bit.ly/3MN1T1w - done with

@USJLiban

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A row of green seedlings is seen in a cross-section through the soil, showing also the roots. The word "phytostabilization" is displayed in 10 languages in the image.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 19

Good to know💡 Concept maps in #wipoPearl allow you to explore terms in a multitude of different subject fields, with each map available in 🔟 languages bit.ly/3MyFoeF Here e.g. you can explore terms in the field of Environmental Engineering⤵️

Diagram or "map" showing concepts in English language in the subject field of Environmental Engineering, with lines connecting the concepts that are related to each other.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 18

#wipoPearl contains over 1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ terms on #copyright and related rights in 6⃣ languages The terms come from 8⃣

@WIPO

treaties on copyright shown here bit.ly/3bYBfCT Find out more about copyright in general bit.ly/3BwvEyp

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 17

On World Telecommunication Day #WTISD our #PearlOfTheDay is “geofencing” to provide an alert if a mobile device is detected to have moved outside a predefined area Check it out in #wipoPearl bit.ly/3IhUSTL

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 16

Celebrating Int'l #DayOfLight with our very bright #PearloftheDay 💡 “filament” the metal wire heated by electricity to give off light in a light bulb Check out this and many other "Lighting" terms in multiple languages in #wipoPearl bit.ly/42GMcOY

Close-up of an illuminated lightbulb with a heated filament. The term “filament” can be seen all around in 10 different languages.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 15

On the #DayofFamilies DYK that patents too can have families? Our #PearlOfTheDay is “patent family” If e.g. the same invention is filed in different countries so as to get a patent in each, these filings make a “patent family” Check it out in #wipoPearl bit.ly/3M9t84O

Diagram or "map" showing concepts in English language in the legal subject field relating to the Patent Cooperation Treaty, with lines connecting the concepts that are related to each other.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 12

It’s #PlantHealthDay - healthy plants for a healthy🌍 Our #PearlOfTheDay is “green manure” for returning valuable organic nutrients to the soil - check it out in #wipopearl in 8⃣ languages bit.ly/3O2fTpl

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 11

Concept maps in #wipoPearl allow you to explore a multitude of different subject fields, with each map available in 🔟 languages bit.ly/3MyFoeF In our LEGL field: see how to get from an #invention to a #patent, with all the concepts in between!⤵️

Diagram or "map" showing concepts in English language in the subject field of the legal terminology of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, with lines connecting concepts that are related to each other.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 10

It’s #ArganiaDay and so our #PearlOfTheDay is “argan tree” Native to Morocco🇲🇦 - and very popular with the local goats who graze literally on it! - the tree is the source of nutritious “liquid gold” argan oil Read more in #wipoPearl bit.ly/42MCo5X

Goats standing in the branches of an argan tree in Morocco.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 9

Good to know!💡 #wipoPearl contains over 1⃣0⃣0⃣ key legal concepts in 6⃣ languages relating to the international registration of #trademarks ™️ You can explore them in our LEGL concept map here: bit.ly/3MyFoeF

Two wooden document stamps for stamping "TM" and "TRADEMARK", and a light-brown document showing "TM" and "TRADEMARK" in red ink next to some paper clips.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 8

Great to get back to in-person training and discussions in the office! Here we’re in a training session on how to relate concepts so as to build #wipoPearl concept maps, with a demo on linking some #AI concepts given by our terminology fellow

@MargariCas

Colleagues seen taking part in a training session in an office at WIPO. A presentation is being shown on a big screen at the far end of the room.

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Sérgio Barros and Cristina Valentini

WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 5

Celebrating #PortugueseLanguageDay ! Our #PearlOfTheDay is “ukulele” DYK the ukulele was brought to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira in the 1880s - the “braguinha” was there renamed “ukulele”, a Hawaiian word Read more in #wipoPearl bit.ly/4177pjO

Man playing a black ukulele by the seaside, where the sun is setting. He is wearing a red Hawaiian shirt over a white t-shirt.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 4

It's #WorldPasswordDay - a reminder to keep data secure! Our #PearloftheDay is “brute force attack” a cyberattack method that involves repeatedly submitting different passwords until the right one is found🔑 Check it out in 🔟languages in #wipoPearl bit.ly/3p3DDyN

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 3

We’ve been in the studio!🎙️ Recording audio files for how to pronounce terms in different languages - to be published in #wipoPearl also to make the context more #accessible Here’s our terminology fellow Siqi recording Chinese⤵️

It’s #TunaDay - highlighting the importance of tuna in diets and economies and hence of the need to fish sustainably🎣 Our #PearlOfTheDay is: “vitamin D” in which tuna is very rich👍 Read more in #wipoPearl in 7⃣ languages here: bit.ly/41WjQjw

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

May 1

On #LabourDay we celebrate workers everywhere with our #PearloftheDay : “worker bee”🐝 Check it out in #wipoPearl in 6⃣ languages: bit.ly/3AJg014

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 30

🎺Happy #JazzDay !🎺 Our #PearloftheDay is one of the signature instruments that makes the sound of jazz so unique: “trumpet” You can find it here in #wipoPearl 👉 bit.ly/3HlA9hE

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 28

Celebrating #SafeDay with

@ilo

- on the importance of Safety and Health at Work Our #PearloftheDay is: “safety helmet” Check it out in 🔟 languages in #wipoPearl 👉bit.ly/3oM9Ydo

Close-up of a yellow safety helmet, with a building site in the background. The term “safety helmet” appears in the image in 10 languages.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 27

Our colleague Cristina gave a joint paper with Elisa Paoletti of

@PSPC_SPAC

#TranslationBureau 🇨🇦 at the conference “Terminology: Domain Loss and Gain” bit.ly/443ia9u Focus: impact of #innovation on some languages & how new concepts are expressed across languages

Language Portal of Canada and 4 others

WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 26

🎈It's World Intellectual Property Day!🎈 Our #PearlOfTheDay is of course “propiedad intelectual” - intellectual property! Check it out in #wipoPearl bit.ly/3KOz2b9 along with 1000s of other #IP terms in 🔟 languages More on #WorldIPDay : bit.ly/3V2jIMJ

WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 25

Tomorrow is #WorldIPDay !🎉 Our #PearlOfTheDay is - of course! - “intellectual property” Check it out in #wipoPearl bit.ly/3KOz2b9 - along with 1000s of other #IP terms in 🔟 languages For more on IP Day: bit.ly/3V2jIMJ

WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 24

Good to know!💡 Over 1⃣0⃣0⃣ key legal concepts under the Patent Cooperation Treaty #PCT are available in #wipoPearl in 🔟 languages Check them out in our LEGL concept map here: bit.ly/3MyFoeF

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@wipoPearl

Apr 23

Celebrating #SpanishLanguageDay with our #PearlOfTheDay “laringoscopio” (laryngoscope) Invented in 1854 by Spanish singer/voice coach Manuel García it allowed the vocal cords to be examined for the first time. See in #wipoPearl bit.ly/3UXeEcj - & 1000s of Spanish terms

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 23

To celebrate #EnglishLanguageDay our #PearlOfTheDay is: “barcode” The barcode was patented by Messrs Woodland and Silver in the US in 1952 and the term has been adopted into many languages. Check it out in #wipoPearl bit.ly/41oHMvA - plus 1000s of tech terms in English

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 22

On #EarthDay our #PearlOfTheDay is: “biosphere” Check it out in #wipoPearl: bit.ly/3KMUIEm - with a definition provided by

@NatResWales

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View of the wetlands at the Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Flamingos, wildebeest and elephants can be seen. There are palm trees in the background.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 21

On Creativity & Innovation Day, our #PearlOfTheDay is “artistic work” Check out its meaning in the context of the Berne Convention relating to #copyright and in 6⃣ languages here: bit.ly/3oiqQs5

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 20

Celebrating #ChineseLanguageDay ! Our #PearlOfTheDay is “瓷器” - “porcelain” - a Chinese invention dating back 2,000+ years You can read more in #wipoPearl here bit.ly/41wIUgr - and browse 1,000s more technical terms in Chinese

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 20

💡Poll answer💡 “QR” in “QR code” stands for: "Quick Response” You can check it out in #wipoPearl here: bit.ly/3FrP0X0 Stay tuned for our next #PearlGuru poll!🗳️

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@wipoPearl

Apr 18

Are you a #PearlGuru?

Let’s ask a #terminology question and find out! You’re probably familiar with the “QR codes” that you can scan with your phone to e.g. access a website, but what does “QR” stand for?

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 19

Concept maps in #wipoPearl allow you to explore terms in a multitude of different subject fields, with each map available in 10 languages bit.ly/3MyFoeF Here e.g. you can explore French terms in Labeling⤵️

Diagram or "map" showing concepts in French language in the subject field of labeling, with lines connecting the concepts that are related to each other.

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 18

Are you a #PearlGuru?🧘 Let’s ask a #terminology question and find out! You’re probably familiar with the “QR codes” that you can scan with your phone to e.g. access a website, but what does “QR” stand for?🧐

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 17

Good to know👍 Concept maps in #wipoPearl are available in all 🔟languages of the termbase See how to switch languages in this short video⤵️ You can access concept maps here: bit.ly/3MyFoeF

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 7

To celebrate World Health Day - and also 75 years of

@WHO

- our #PearlOfTheDay is: “mobile health device” Check it out in 7⃣ languages in #wipoPearl: bit.ly/40BrUWb #WHO75 #HealthForAll

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 6

Celebrating today’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace #IDSDP2023 Our #PearlOfTheDay is “team sport”🤝 Check it out in #wipoPearl: bit.ly/3nzSvo2

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 5

Did you know?🧐 An API is available for #wipoPearl 👩‍💻 This allows you to access our terminology database from outside applications without needing to come to our website Find out more here: bit.ly/3cUO0Po

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WIPO Pearl

@wipoPearl

Apr 4

#ConceptMaps in #wipoPearl allow you to explore terms in a multitude of different subject fields, with each map available in 10 languages bit.ly/3MyFoeF Here e.g. you can explore German terms in the field of Railway Engineering (rolling stock)⤵️

Diagram or "map" showing concepts in German language in the subject field of railway engineering, with lines connecting the concepts that are related to each other.

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