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Denmark has been a member of WIPO since 1970 and is a signatory to over 20 WIPO treaties.

The national IP offices of Denmark are the Copyright Department at the Ministry of Culture and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office. The offices are located in Copenhagen.

Contact information

Intellectual property landscape: Denmark

IP legal information

IP statistics

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

Global Innovation Index ranking

Denmark ranks 10th 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 10th 7th 12th
2023 9th 7th 10th
2022 10th 8th 10th
2021 9th 5th 11th
2020 6th 5th 9th

Use of WIPO global IP services & products: Denmark

Patents

PATENTSCOPE

PCT System – the international patent system

Trademarks

Global Brand Database

Madrid System – the international trademark system

Designs

Global Design Database

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: Denmark

IP in action: Denmark