Directory of Intellectual Property at WIPO
Country Type Office Contact*
Afghanistan Copyrights Office Ministry of Information and Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Mines and Industries Contact
Albania Copyrights Office Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy, Directorate of Patents and Trademarks Contact
Algeria Copyrights Office National Office of Copyright and Related Rights Contact
  Industrial Property Office Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) Contact
Andorra Copyrights Office Ministry of the Presidency Contact
  Industrial Property Office Trademarks Office of the Principality of Andorra Contact
Angola Copyrights Office Ministry of Culture National Institute for Cultural Industries (INIC) National Directorate of Entertainment and Copyright Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry Angolan Institute of Industrial Property Contact
Antigua and Barbuda Copyrights Office Ministry of Justice Contact
  Industrial Property Office Minstry of Justice Contact
Argentina Copyrights Office Ministry of Justice Directorate General of Copyrights Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Production Secretariat for Industry, Commerce and Mining National Institute of Industrial Property Contact
Armenia Copyrights Office Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia Contact
  Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia Contact
Australia Copyrights Office Assistant Secretary Copyrights Law Branch Attorney General's Department Contact
  Industrial Property Office Department of Industry, Tourism & Resources IP Australia Contact
Austria Copyrights Office Federal Ministry of Justice Contact
  Industrial Property Office Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology Austrian Patent Office Contact
Azerbaijan Copyrights Office Copyrights Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan Contact
  Industrial Property Office State Agency on Standardization, Metrology and Patents Contact
Bahamas Copyrights Office Ministry of Foreign Affairs Registrar General's Department Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Foreign Affairs Registrar General's Department Contact
Bahrain Copyrights Office Ministry of Information Office of the Assistant Undersecretary for Press and Publications Contact
  Industrial Property Office Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Commerce Contact
Bangladesh Copyrights Office Ministry of Cultural Affairs Registry of Copyrights Copyrights Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industries The Patent Office Department of Patents and Designs Contact
Barbados Copyrights Office Office of the Prime Minister Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and International Business Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office Contact
Belarus Copyrights Office National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) Contact
  Industrial Property Office National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) Contact
Belgium Copyrights Office Ministry of Justice Department of Civic Affairs Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economic Affairs Administration of Trade Policy Industrial Property Office Contact
Belize Copyrights Office Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) Contact
Benin Copyrights Office Ministry of Culture, Handicrafts and Tourism Beninese Copyrights Office (BUBEDRA) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry,Commerce and Promotion of Employment (MICPE) National Industrial Property Center (CENAPI) Contact
Bhutan Copyrights Office Ministry of Trade and Industry Copyrights Section Intellectual Property Division Contact
  Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Registry/Legal Section Ministry of Trade and Industry Contact
Bolivia Copyrights Office Ministry for Industrie and Internal Commerce National Intellectual Property Service (SENAPI) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Internal Commerce National Intellectual Property Service (SENAPI) Contact
Bosnia and Herzegovina Copyrights Office Institute for Standardization, Metrology and Patents of Bosnia and Herzegovina Contact
  Industrial Property Office Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina Contact
Botswana Copyrights Office Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of the Registrar of Companies, Business Names, Trademarks, Patents and Designs Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of the Registrar of Companies, Business Names, Trademarks, Patents and Designs Contact
Brazil Copyrights Office Ministry of Culture Copyrights Coordination Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade National Institute of Industrial Property Contact
Brunei Darussalam Copyrights Office Attorney General's Chambers Contact
  Industrial Property Office: Marks Ministry of Law Attorney General's Chambers Registrar of Trademarks Contact
  Industrial Property Office: Patents Ministry of Law Permanent Secretary Patents Office Contact
Bulgaria Copyrights Office Copyrights and Related Rights Division Ministry of Culture Copyrights Division Contact
  Industrial Property Office Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria Contact
Burkina Faso Copyrights Office Ministry of Communication and Culture Secretariat General Burkinabé Copyrights Office (BBDA) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade, Promotion of Industry and Handicraft National Directorate of Industrial Property General Secretariat Contact
Burundi Copyrights Office Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture Department of Arts and Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism Contact
Cambodia Copyrights Office Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Commerce Intellectual Property Division Contact
Cameroon Copyrights Office WIPOnet Coordinator Justice Section Ministry of Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industrial and Commercial Development Directorate of Industrial Development Industrial Property Sub-section Contact
Canada Copyrights Office Department of Industry Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Department of Industry Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Contact
Cape Verde Copyrights Office National Institute of Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy General Directorate of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Contact
Central African Republic Copyright Office Ministry of Tourism, the Arts and Culture Centralafrican Copyright Office (BUCADA) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry, Commerce, SME-SMI Directorate of Industrial Development and Handicraft National Industrial Property Service Contact
Chad Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Directorate of Culture Copyright Office of Chad Contact
  Industrial Property Office Directorate General Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts Contact
Chile Copyright Office Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums Intellectual Property Registry Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economic Affairs, Development and Reconstruction Industrial Property Department Contact
China Copyright Office Intellectual Property Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China Contact
  Copyright Office National Copyright Administration of China Contact
  Industrial Property Office Government of Macao (SAR) Directorate of Economic Services Contact
  Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China Contact
  Industrial Property Office: Marks State Administration for Industry and Commerce Trademark Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office: Patents State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples' Republic of China (SIPO) Patent Office Contact
Colombia Copyright Office Ministry of the Interior and of Justice Special Administrative Department National Copyright Directorate Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economic Development Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Industrial Property Delegation Contact
Comoros Copyright Office Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Press Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economy, Commerce, Handicrafts and Investments Contact
Congo Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and the Arts, responsible for Tourism Congolese Copyright Office (BCDA) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industrial Development Directorate General of Industry National Industrial Property Unit Contact
Cook Islands Industrial Property Office Department of Trade, Labour and Transport Contact
Costa Rica Copyright Office National Registry of Copyright and Neighboring Rights Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Justice National Registry Intellectual Property Registry Contact
CĂ´te d'Ivoire Copyright Office Ministry of French Language and Culture Ivorian Copyright Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry for Industry and the Promotion of the Private Sector Ivorian Office of Intellectual Property (OIPI) Contact
Croatia Copyright Office State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia Contact
  Industrial Property Office State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia Contact
Cuba Copyright Office Ministry of Culture National Copyright Center (CENDA) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment Cuban Industrial Property Office Contact
Cyprus Copyright Office Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Contact
  Industrial Property Office Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Contact
Czech Republic Copyright Office Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Copyright Department Contact
  Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic Contact
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Copyright Office Invention Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Contact
  Industrial Property Office Trademark and Industrial Design Department Metrology and Quality Control Bureau Democratic People's Republic of Korea Contact
Democratic Republic of the Congo Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and the Arts Directorate of Research, Planning and International Cultural Relations Secretariat General of Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economic Affairs & Industry Secretariat for industry and small and medium enterprises (IPMEA) Directorate of Industrial Property Contact
Denmark Copyright Office Ministry of Culture Copyright Division Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade and Industry Danish Patent and Trademark Office Contact
Djibouti Copyright Office Ministry of Communication and Culture, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications Government spokesman Contact
  Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Unit Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts Contact
Dominica Copyright Office Ministry of Legal Affairs Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Legal Affairs Office of the Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs Contact
Dominican Republic Copyright Office Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce National Copyright Office (ONDA) Contact
  Industrial Property Office State Secretariat for Industry and Commerce National Office of Industrial Property Contact
Ecuador Copyright Office Ministry of Education and Culture National Registry of Copyright Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI) Contact
Egypt Copyright Office Ministry of Culture Supreme Council of Culture Permanent Office for the Protection of Copyright Contact
  Industrial Property Office: Marks Administration for Commercial Registration Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade Contact
  Industrial Property Office: Patents Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) The Patent Office Contact
El Salvador Copyright Office National Center of Registries Contact
  Industrial Property Office National Center of Registries Contact
Equatorial Guinea Copyright Office Presidency of the Government Council of Scientific and Technological Research Contact
  Industrial Property Office Presidency of the Government Council of Scientific and Tecnological Research Contact
Eritrea Copyright Office Department of Culture Ministry of Information and Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade and Industry Domestic Trade and Intellectual Property Contact
Estonia Copyright Office Estonian Ministry of Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office The Estonian Patent Office Contact
Ethiopia Copyright Office National Archive and Library of Ethiopia Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) Contact
Fiji Copyright Office Attorney-General's Chambers Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Justice Office of the Administrator-General Contact
Finland Copyright Office Ministry of Education and Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland Contact
France Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs Directorate of General Administration Under-Directorate of Legal Affairs Office of Literacy and Artistic Property Contact
  Industrial Property Office National Institute of Industrial Property Contact
Gabon Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and the Arts, Responsible for Education National Agency for the Promotion of the Arts and Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade and Industry, dealing with Promotion of Investments and Regional Integration Center of Industrial Property of Gabon Contact
Gambia Copyright Office Ministry of Culture National Council for Arts and Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office Registrar General's Department Department of State for Justice Contact
Georgia Copyright Office National Intellectual Property Centre (Sakpatenti) Contact
  Industrial Property Office National Intellectual Property Centre (Sakpatenti) Contact
Germany Copyright Office Federal Ministry of Justice Copyright Section Contact
  Industrial Property Office German Patent and Trademark Office Contact
Ghana Copyright Office Ministry of Culture Copyright Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Justice Registrar General's Department Contact
Greece Copyright Office Ministry of Culture Hellenic Copyright Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office: Marks Ministry of Development General Secretary for Commerce Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property Trademark Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office: Patents Industrial Property Organization (OBI) Patent Office Contact
Grenada Copyright Office Ministry of Legal Affairs Office of the Registrar Contact
  Industrial Property Office Registrar's Office Supreme Court Registry Contact
Guatemala Copyright Office Register of Intellectual Property Section of Copyright and Related Rights Contact
  Industrial Property Office Registry of Intellectual Property Ministry of Economic Affairs Contact
Guinea Copyright Office Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture Guinean Copyright Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade Industrial Property Department (SPI) Contact
Guinea-Bissau Copyright Office Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sports Directorate of Culture and Sports Copyright Office Guinean Copyright Society Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts General Directorate of Industry Contact
Guyana Copyright Office Ministry of Legal Affairs The Deeds Registry Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Legal Affairs The Deeds Registry Contact
Haiti Copyright Office Ministry of Trade and Industry Directorate of Legal Affairs Intellectual Property Service Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade and Industry Directorate of Legal Affairs Intellectual Property Service Contact
Holy See Copyright Office Governorate of the Vatican City Legal Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office Governorate of the Vatican City Legal Office Contact
Honduras Copyright Office Directorate General of Intellectual Property Contact
  Industrial Property Office Secretary for Industry and Commerce Directorate General of Intellectual Property Contact
Hungary Copyright Office Division of Copyright Hungarian Patent Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office Hungarian Patent Office Contact
Iceland Copyright Office Ministry of Education, Science and Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office Icelandic Patent Office Contact
India Copyright Office Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Secondary Education & Higher Education Contact
  Industrial Property Office Government of India Office of the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Contact
Indonesia Copyright Office Department of Law and Legislation Directorate General of Intellectual Property Contact
  Industrial Property Office Department of Justice and Human Rights R.I. Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights Contact
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Registrar of Copyright Center for Cultural Studies and Research (CCSR) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Registration Organization of Deeds and Property of Islamic Republic of Iran Registration Office for Companies and Industrial Property Contact
Iraq Copyright Office Ministry of Information and Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Planning Industrial Property Division Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control Contact
Ireland Copyright Office Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Contact
  Industrial Property Office Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Patent Office Contact
Israel Copyright Office Ministry of Justice Contact
  Industrial Property Office Israel Patent Office Ministry of Justice Contact
Italy Copyright Office Ministry of Cultural Goods and Activities Secretariat General Department XI Copyright and Oversight S.I.A.E (Italian Secretariat of Foreign Affairs) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Production Activities Directorate General of Industrial Production Italian Patent and Trademark Office Contact
Jamaica Copyright Office Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology Jamaica Intellectual Property Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology Jamaica Intellectual Property Office Contact
Japan Copyright Office Japanese Copyright Office (JCO) International Affairs Division Government of Japan Contact
  Industrial Property Office Japan Patent Office (JPO) Contact
Jordan Copyright Office Ministry of Culture Department of the National Library Contact
  Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Protection Directorate Ministry of Industry and Trade Contact
Kazakhstan Copyright Office Committee for Intellectual Property Rights Ministry of Justice Contact
  Industrial Property Office Committee for Intellectual Property Rights Ministry of Justice Contact
Kenya Copyright Office Attorney-General's Chambers Department of the Registrar-General Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade and Industry Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) Contact
Kiribati Industrial Property Office Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Contact
Kuwait Copyright Office Ministry of Information Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Commerce and Industry Patent & Trademarks Department Contact
Kyrgyzstan Copyright Office State Agency of Science and Intellectual Property under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) Contact
  Industrial Property Office State Agency of Science and Intellectual Property under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) Contact
Lao People's Democratic Republic Copyright Office Ministry of Information and Culture National Commission (International Organizations) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Department of Intellectual Property, Standardization and Metrology Science, Technology and Environment Agency Prime Minister's Office Contact
Latvia Copyright Office Ministry of Culture Copyright and Neighboring Rights Division Contact
  Industrial Property Office Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia Contact
Lebanon Copyright Office Ministry of Economy and Trade Intellectual Property Protection Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economy and Trade Intellectual Property Protection Office Contact
Lesotho Copyright Office Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs Contact
Liberia Copyright Office Ministry of Commerce and Industry Copyright Office of Liberia Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bureau of Archives, Patents, Trademarks and Copyright Contact
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Copyright Office The Secretariat of the People's Public Committee National Board for Scientific Research Contact
  Industrial Property Office The Secretariat of the People's Public Committee National Board for Scientific Research Contact
Liechtenstein Copyright Office Office of National Economy Intellectual Property Contact
  Industrial Property Office Office of National Economy Intellectual Property Contact
Lithuania Copyright Office Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Copyright Division Contact
  Industrial Property Office State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania Contact
Luxembourg Copyright Office Ministry of Economy Intellectual Property Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economy Intellectual Property Office Contact
Madagascar Copyright Office Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication Malagasy Copyright Office (O.M.D.A.) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industrialization and Handicraft Malagasy Industrial Property Office Contact
Malawi Copyright Office Ministry of Sports and Culture Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Justice Department of the Registrar General Contact
Malaysia Copyright Office Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Intellectual Property Division Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Intellectual Property Division Contact
Maldives Copyright Office Department of Information and Broadcasting Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Contact
Mali Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Communication Malian Copyright Office Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Trade Centre for the Promotion of Industrial Property in Mali (CEMAPI) Contact
Malta Copyright Office Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Commerce Division Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Commerce Division Contact
Mauritania Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Islamic Orientation Directorate of Culture Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Mines and Industry Directorate of Industry Contact
Mauritius Copyright Office Ministry of Arts and Culture Contact
  Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry, Commerce and International Trade Contact
Mexico Copyright Office Secretariat of Public Education National Institute of Copyright Contact
  Industrial Property Office Mexican Institute of Industrial Property Contact
Monaco Copyright Office Ministry of Finance and Economy Department of Economic Expansion Intellectual Property Division Contact
  Industrial Property Office Department of Finance and Economy Directorate of Economic Expansion Intellectual Property Division