Brazil is a signatory to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Uruguay Round Accords, including the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs) Agreement, signed in April 1994. Brazil is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and a signatory of the Bern Convention on artistic property, the Washington Patent Cooperation Treaty, and the Paris Convention on Protection of Intellectual Property.