# Cameroon — WIPO Country IP Profile

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO-2 code | `CM` |
| WIPO member since | 1973 |
| WIPO treaty count | 8 |
| GII ranking | Cameroon ranks 123rd among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024. |
| National IP offices | The national IP offices of Cameroon are the Ministry of Arts and Culture and the Directorate of Technological Development and Industrial Property at the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development (MINMIDT). The offices are located in Yaoundé. |

**Source:** https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/cm  
**Snapshot:** 2026-05-19T16:14:15+00:00

## Quick links

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

## Lead summary (verbatim from WIPO page)

Explore IP Landscape:

Cameroon has been a member of WIPO since 1973 and is a signatory to over 8 WIPO treaties.

The national IP offices of Cameroon are the Ministry of Arts and Culture and the Directorate of Technological Development and Industrial Property at the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development (MINMIDT). The offices are located in Yaoundé.

## Page outline

## Contact information
## Intellectual property landscape: Cameroon
### WIPO memberships
### IP legal information
### IP statistics
### IP cooperation
## Global Innovation Index ranking
### Cameroon ranks 123rd among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.
## Use of WIPO global IP services & products: Cameroon
### Patents
## WIPO news and events: Cameroon
### News
## IP in action: Cameroon
### 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=cm)
- [Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs)](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/tisc/search-results?country_code=cm)
- [WIPO depository libraries](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=CM&type=DEP_LIB)
- [Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=CM)
- [Treaty notifications](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=CM)
- [National statements at WIPO assemblies](https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=CM)
- [WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/CM)
- [Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/cm.pdf)
- [Beneficiary of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?bcntry=CM)
- [Host of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?vcntry=CM)
- [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: Cameroon](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=CTR:CM)
- [Designated office - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System seeking protection in: Cameroon](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=DS:CM)
- [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=CM&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)
