# Benin — WIPO Country IP Profile

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO-2 code | `BJ` |
| WIPO member since | 1975 |
| WIPO treaty count | 10 |
| GII ranking | Benin ranks 119th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024. |
| National IP offices | The national IP offices of Benin are the Beninese Copyright Office (BUBEDRA) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The offices are located in Cotonou. |

**Source:** https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/bj  
**Snapshot:** 2026-05-19T16:14:10+00:00

## Quick links

| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| WIPO Lex profile | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/BJ |
| WIPO treaty memberships | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=BJ |
| Treaty notifications | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=BJ |
| Statistical IP profile (PDF) | https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/bj.pdf |
| GII 2024 ranking (PDF) | https://www.wipo.int/edocs/gii-ranking/2024/bj.pdf |
| PCT eGuide | https://pctlegal.wipo.int/eGuide/view-doc.xhtml?doc-code=BJ&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=BJ |
| Contact information | https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=bj |

## Lead summary (verbatim from WIPO page)

Explore IP Landscape:

Benin has been a member of WIPO since 1975 and is a signatory to over 10 WIPO treaties.

The national IP offices of Benin are the Beninese Copyright Office (BUBEDRA) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The offices are located in Cotonou.

## Page outline

## Contact information
## Intellectual property landscape: Benin
### WIPO memberships
### IP legal information
### IP statistics
### IP cooperation
## Global Innovation Index ranking
### Benin ranks 119th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.
## Use of WIPO global IP services & products: Benin
### Patents
### Designs
## WIPO news and events: Benin
### News
## IP in action: Benin
### Photos at WIPO-related activities
### Videos of local creators and innovators

## All listed resources (grep-friendly)

- [National IP offices](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=bj)
- [Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs)](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/tisc/search-results?country_code=bj)
- [Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=BJ)
- [Treaty notifications](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=BJ)
- [National statements at WIPO assemblies](https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=BJ)
- [WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/BJ)
- [Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/bj.pdf)
- [Beneficiary of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?bcntry=BJ)
- [Host of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?vcntry=BJ)
- [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: Benin](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=CTR:BJ)
- [Designated office - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System seeking protection in: Benin](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=DS:BJ)
- [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=BJ&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)
- [The Global Design Database provides access to international designs under the Hague System and designs from participating national and regional offices.](https://designdb.wipo.int/designdb/en/)
- [Office of origin - Search design applications filed through the Hague System in: Benin](https://www.wipo.int/designdb/en/?q={%22searches%22:[{%22co%22:%22AND%22,%22fi%22:%22ACP%22,%22te%22:%22BJ%22}],%22filters%22:[{%22fi%22:%22SOURCE%22,%22te%22:%22HAGUE%22}]})
- [Designated office - Search design applications filed through the Hague System seeking protection in: Benin](https://www.wipo.int/designdb/en/?q={%22searches%22:[{%22co%22:%22AND%22,%22fi%22:%22DS%22,%22te%22:%22BJ%22}],%22filters%22:[{%22fi%22:%22SOURCE%22,%22te%22:%22HAGUE%22}]})
- [National designs - Search the national design collection for: Benin](https://designdb.wipo.int/designdb/en/?q={)
- [The Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs allows to apply for and manage design protection in around 100 countries through one system and a single set of fees.](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/hague-system)
- [Hague System Member Profile: Detailed information on Hague System-related operations and procedures of the IP Office](https://www.wipo.int/hague/memberprofiles/selectmember)
- [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)
