The 3rd edition of the World Intangible Investment Highlights (WIIH), co-published annually by WIPO and Luiss Business School, will be launched on July 8, 2026 from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. CEST during the Sixty-Eighth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO.
This event will unveil new data on global trends in intangible investment, including the first-ever estimates for Canada and the Philippines. Leading academic experts, policymakers and business leaders will discuss the report’s main findings. An industry panel will focus on the 2026 special theme: how investment in brands can drive firm competitiveness and serve as a channel to move up along the value chain.
The hybrid event will be held in Room A at the WIPO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and will also be streamed live on WIPO's website. More details are available in the flyer and agenda.
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About the WIIH
The July 2026 release of the WIIH and its underlying Global INTAN-Invest Database offer the latest annual and quarterly statistics on intangible investment across 29 high- and middle-income economies (namely 22 European Union economies, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and the United States of America), together accounting for more than half of global gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025.
The report covers a range of intangible assets, including those not yet included in official statistics, thus helping to bridge crucial data gaps and facilitate well-informed decision-making among both policymakers and business leaders.