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Burundi has been a member of WIPO since 1977 and is a signatory to over 6 WIPO treaties.

The national IP offices of Burundi are the Burundian Office of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (OBDA) and the Ministry of Commerce, Transport, Industry and Tourism. The offices are located in Bujumbura.

Intellectual property landscape: Burundi

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  • Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications

Global Innovation Index ranking

Burundi ranks 127th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.

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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Year GII position Innovation inputs Innovation outputs
2024 127th 124th 128th
2023 130th 126th 130th
2022 130th 127th 130th

IP in action: Burundi