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Mauritania
Mauritania has been a member of WIPO since 1976 and is a signatory to over 6 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of Mauritania are the Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department, Directorate of Culture and Arts at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and the Directorate of Industry at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Handicraft and Tourism. The offices are located in Nouakchott.
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Intellectual property landscape: Mauritania
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IP statistics
- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
Mauritania ranks 131st 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: Mauritania
News
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WIPO-OAPI Regional Meeting on the Establishment of an OAPI Regional Technology and Innovation Support Center Network
March 15, 2024 -
Workshop on Access to Technology for Innovation and the Development of Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) in Nouakchott, Mauritania
August 10, 2023 -
OAPI Joins Geneva Act of WIPO's Lisbon Agreement
December 16, 2022 -
OAPI Joins the Madrid System
December 5, 2014
