# Paraguay — WIPO Country IP Profile

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO-2 code | `PY` |
| WIPO member since | 1987 |
| WIPO treaty count | 15 |
| GII ranking | Paraguay ranks 93rd among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024. |
| National IP offices | The national IP office of Paraguay is the National Directorate of Intellectual Property (DINAPI). The office is located in Asunción. |

**Source:** https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/py  
**Snapshot:** 2026-05-19T16:14:44+00:00

## Quick links

| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| WIPO Lex profile | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/PY |
| WIPO treaty memberships | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=PY |
| Treaty notifications | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=PY |
| Statistical IP profile (PDF) | https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/py.pdf |
| GII 2024 ranking (PDF) | https://www.wipo.int/edocs/gii-ranking/2024/py.pdf |
| PCT eGuide | _(not present)_ |
| ePCT office profile | _(not present)_ |
| Madrid System member profile | _(not present)_ |
| National statements at WIPO assemblies | https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=PY |
| Contact information | https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=py |

## Lead summary (verbatim from WIPO page)

Explore IP Landscape:

Paraguay has been a member of WIPO since 1987 and is a signatory to over 15 WIPO treaties.

The national IP office of Paraguay is the National Directorate of Intellectual Property (DINAPI). The office is located in Asunción.

## Page outline

## Contact information
## Intellectual property landscape: Paraguay
### WIPO memberships
### IP legal information
### IP statistics
### IP cooperation
## Global Innovation Index ranking
### Paraguay ranks 93rd among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.
## WIPO news and events: Paraguay
### News
## IP in action: Paraguay
### Photos at WIPO-related activities
### IP stories

## All listed resources (grep-friendly)

- [National IP offices](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=py)
- [WIPO depository libraries](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=PY&type=DEP_LIB)
- [Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=PY)
- [Treaty notifications](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=PY)
- [National statements at WIPO assemblies](https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=PY)
- [WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/PY)
- [Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/py.pdf)
- [Beneficiary of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?bcntry=PY)
- [Host of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?vcntry=PY)
- [Trademarks of Paraguay are Now Available in the Global Brand Database March 10, 2026](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/global-brand-database/w/news/2026/trademarks-of-paraguay-are-now-available-in-the-global-brand-database)
- [The National Directorate of Intellectual Property (DINAPI) becomes an Accessing office of the WIPO Digital Access Service as from December 10, 2025 November 14, 2025](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das/w/news/2025/the-national-directorate-of-intellectual-property-dinapi-becomes-an-accessing-office-of-the-wipo-digital-access-service-as-from-december-10-2025)
