# Burkina Faso — WIPO Country IP Profile

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO-2 code | `BF` |
| WIPO member since | 1975 |
| WIPO treaty count | 14 |
| GII ranking | Burkina Faso ranks 129th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024. |
| National IP offices | The national IP offices of Burkina Faso are the Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA) and the National Center for Industrial Property (CNPI). The offices are located in Ouagadougou. |

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

## Quick links

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

## Lead summary (verbatim from WIPO page)

Explore IP Landscape:

Burkina Faso has been a member of WIPO since 1975 and is a signatory to over 14 WIPO treaties.

The national IP offices of Burkina Faso are the Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA) and the National Center for Industrial Property (CNPI). The offices are located in Ouagadougou.

## Page outline

## Contact information
## Intellectual property landscape: Burkina Faso
### WIPO memberships
### IP legal information
### IP statistics
### IP cooperation
## Global Innovation Index ranking
### Burkina Faso ranks 129th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.
## Use of WIPO global IP services & products: Burkina Faso
### Patents
## WIPO news and events: Burkina Faso
### News
## IP in action: Burkina Faso
### Photos at WIPO-related activities
### Videos of local creators and innovators
### IP stories

## All listed resources (grep-friendly)

- [National IP offices](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=bf)
- [Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs)](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/tisc/search-results?country_code=bf)
- [Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=BF)
- [Treaty notifications](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=BF)
- [National statements at WIPO assemblies](https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=BF)
- [WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/BF)
- [Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/bf.pdf)
- [Beneficiary of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?bcntry=BF)
- [Host of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?vcntry=BF)
- [The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to published international PCT applications in full-text on the day of publication, patent documents from participating national and regional offices, and non-patent literature.](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/search.jsf)
- [Office of origin - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System in: Burkina Faso](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=CTR:BF)
- [Designated office - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System seeking protection in: Burkina Faso](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=DS:BF)
- [The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) allows inventors to apply for patent protection in over 150 countries through a single procedure.](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/pct-system)
- [PCT eGuide: Detailed information on requirements relating to PCT applications](https://pctlegal.wipo.int/eGuide/view-doc.xhtml?doc-code=BF&doc-lang=en)
- [ePCT office profile: Details on IP office procedures in the context of the PCT electronic filings system (ePCT)](https://pct.wipo.int/ePCTExternal/pages/OfficeProfile.xhtml)
- [15th Edition of MIP Program Concludes at University of Yaoundé II August 6, 2025](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/fit-japan/w/news/2025/15th-edition-of-mip-program-concludes-at-university-of-yaound%C3%A9-ii)
- [WIPO-OAPI Regional Meeting on the Establishment of an OAPI Regional Technology and Innovation Support Center Network March 15, 2024](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/fit-japan/w/news/2024/news_0016)
- [OAPI Joins Geneva Act of WIPO's Lisbon Agreement December 16, 2022](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/lisbon-system/w/news/2022/news_0005)
- [OAPI Joins the Madrid System December 5, 2014](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/madrid-system/w/news/2014/news_0009)
