# Yemen — WIPO Country IP Profile

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO-2 code | `YE` |
| WIPO member since | 1979 |
| WIPO treaty count | 3 |
| GII ranking | Yemen ranks 128th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2022. |
| National IP offices | The national IP offices of Yemen are the Ministry of Culture and the Department of Intellectual Protection and Marks at the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The offices are located in Sana'a. |

**Source:** https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/ye  
**Snapshot:** 2026-05-19T16:14:57+00:00

## Quick links

| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| WIPO Lex profile | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/YE |
| WIPO treaty memberships | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=YE |
| Treaty notifications | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=YE |
| Statistical IP profile (PDF) | https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/ye.pdf |
| GII 2024 ranking (PDF) | _(not present)_ |
| 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=YE |
| Contact information | https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=ye |

## Lead summary (verbatim from WIPO page)

Explore IP Landscape:

Yemen has been a member of WIPO since 1979 and is a signatory to 3 WIPO treaties.

The national IP offices of Yemen are the Ministry of Culture and the Department of Intellectual Protection and Marks at the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The offices are located in Sana'a.

## Page outline

## Contact information
## Intellectual property landscape: Yemen
### WIPO memberships
### IP legal information
### IP statistics
### IP cooperation
## Global Innovation Index ranking
### Yemen ranks 128th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2022.
## WIPO news and events: Yemen
### News
## IP in action: Yemen
### Photos at WIPO-related activities

## All listed resources (grep-friendly)

- [National IP offices](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=ye)
- [WIPO depository libraries](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=YE&type=DEP_LIB)
- [Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=YE)
- [Treaty notifications](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=YE)
- [National statements at WIPO assemblies](https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=YE)
- [WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/YE)
- [Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/ye.pdf)
- [Beneficiary of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?bcntry=YE)
- [Host of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?vcntry=YE)
- [WIPO Director General Meets with Yemen's Vice-Minister for Commerce and Industry (photo on Flickr) November 30, 2021](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/director-general/w/daren-tang/news/2021/news_0065)
