The Slovene Intellectual Property Office carries out tasks in the area of intellectual property, including copyright law and industrial property law. It manages procedures for the granting of patents and registering of semi-integrated circuits, models, brands and geographic designations, except those referring to agricultural products and food. In the area of copyright law, the Office is competent to issue licences to authors' organisations authorising them to jointly enforce copyright, and to supervise their activities. In addition to its administrative tasks, it also drafts legislation in the area of intellectual property and represents the government in the management bodies of the World Organisation for Intellectual Property and in the Council for TRIP within the World Trade Organisation. The Office also includes a Conciliation Committee for settling disputes between employers and employees relating to intellectual property rights.