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Cameroon
Cameroon has been a member of WIPO since 1973 and is a signatory to over 8 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of Cameroon are the Ministry of Arts and Culture and the Directorate of Technological Development and Industrial Property at the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development (MINMIDT). The offices are located in Yaoundé.
Intellectual property landscape: Cameroon
WIPO memberships
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
Cameroon ranks 116th 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.
Learn moreWIPO news and events: Cameroon
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
