Explore IP Landscape:
Uruguay
Uruguay has been a member of WIPO since 1979 and is a signatory to over 19 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of Uruguay are the Ministry of Education and Culture - National Library of Uruguay and the National Directorate of Industrial Property (DNPI). The offices are located in Montevideo.
Intellectual property landscape: Uruguay
WIPO memberships
IP legal information
- WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties
- IP policies, manuals and model agreements from universities and research institutions
IP statistics
- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
Uruguay ranks 68th among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2025.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
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