Explore IP Landscape:
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire has been a member of WIPO since 1974 and is a signatory to over 13 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of Côte d'Ivoire are the Ivorian Copyright Office and the Ivorian Office of Intellectual Property. The offices are located in Abidjan.
Contact information
Intellectual property landscape: Côte d'Ivoire
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
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 112th 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: Côte d'Ivoire
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: Côte d'Ivoire
- Designated office - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System seeking protection in: Côte d'Ivoire
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: Côte d'Ivoire
- Designated office - Search design applications filed through the Hague System seeking protection in: Côte d'Ivoire
- National designs - Search the national design collection for: Côte d'Ivoire
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: Côte d'Ivoire
News
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15th Edition of MIP Program Concludes at University of Yaoundé II
August 6, 2025 -
WIPO Concludes Pilot IP Mentoring Program in Cote d’Ivoire
August 4, 2025 -
African Regional Youth Conference on Intellectual Property Empowers Young Innovators
March 7, 2025 -
OAPI Joins Geneva Act of WIPO's Lisbon Agreement
December 16, 2022 -
OAPI Joins the Madrid System
December 5, 2014

