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Benin
Benin has been a member of WIPO since 1975 and is a signatory to over 10 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of Benin are the Beninese Copyright Office (BUBEDRA) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The offices are located in Cotonou.
Contact information
Intellectual property landscape: Benin
WIPO memberships
- Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies
- Treaty notifications
- National statements at WIPO assemblies
IP legal information
- WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties
IP statistics
- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
Benin ranks 119th 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.
Learn moreUse of WIPO global IP services & products: Benin
Patents
PATENTSCOPE
- The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to published international PCT applications in full-text on the day of publication, patent documents from participating national and regional offices, and non-patent literature.
- Office of origin - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System in: Benin
- Designated office - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System seeking protection in: Benin
PCT System – the international patent system
- The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) allows inventors to apply for patent protection in over 150 countries through a single procedure.
- PCT eGuide: Detailed information on requirements relating to PCT applications
- ePCT office profile: Details on IP office procedures in the context of the PCT electronic filings system (ePCT)
Designs
Global Design Database
- The Global Design Database provides access to international designs under the Hague System and designs from participating national and regional offices.
- Office of origin - Search design applications filed through the Hague System in: Benin
- Designated office - Search design applications filed through the Hague System seeking protection in: Benin
- National designs - Search the national design collection for: Benin
Hague System – the international design system
- The Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs allows to apply for and manage design protection in around 100 countries through one system and a single set of fees.
- Hague System Member Profile: Detailed information on Hague System-related operations and procedures of the IP Office
WIPO news and events: Benin
News
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15th Edition of MIP Program Concludes at University of Yaoundé II
August 6, 2025 -
WIPO-OAPI Regional Meeting on the Establishment of an OAPI Regional Technology and Innovation Support Center Network
March 15, 2024 -
OAPI Joins Geneva Act of WIPO's Lisbon Agreement
December 16, 2022 -
OAPI Joins the Madrid System
December 5, 2014
