# El Salvador — WIPO Country IP Profile

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO-2 code | `SV` |
| WIPO member since | 1979 |
| WIPO treaty count | 14 |
| GII ranking | El Salvador ranks 98th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024. |
| National IP offices | The national IP office of El Salvador is the Salvadoran Institute of Intellectual Property. The office is located in San Salvador. |

**Source:** https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/sv  
**Snapshot:** 2026-05-19T16:14:22+00:00

## Quick links

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

## Lead summary (verbatim from WIPO page)

Explore IP Landscape:

El Salvador has been a member of WIPO since 1979 and is a signatory to over 14 WIPO treaties.

The national IP office of El Salvador is the Salvadoran Institute of Intellectual Property. The office is located in San Salvador.

## Page outline

## Contact information
## Intellectual property landscape: El Salvador
### WIPO memberships
### IP legal information
### IP statistics
### IP cooperation
## Global Innovation Index ranking
### El Salvador ranks 98th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.
## Use of WIPO global IP services & products: El Salvador
### Patents
## WIPO news and events: El Salvador
### News
## IP in action: El Salvador
### 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=sv)
- [Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs)](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/tisc/search-results?country_code=sv)
- [WIPO depository libraries](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=SV&type=DEP_LIB)
- [Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=SV)
- [Treaty notifications](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=SV)
- [National statements at WIPO assemblies](https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=SV)
- [WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/SV)
- [Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/sv.pdf)
- [Beneficiary of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?bcntry=SV)
- [Host of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?vcntry=SV)
- [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: El Salvador](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=CTR:SV)
- [Designated office - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System seeking protection in: El Salvador](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=DS:SV)
- [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=SV&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)
- [Regional Training on Communication Skills for Development Agenda Projects October 6, 2025](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/fit-japan/w/news/2025/regional-training-on-communication-skills-for-development-agenda-projects)
- [WIPO Strengthens IP Ecosystems in the Dominican Republic and the CATI-CARD Region August 13, 2025](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/technology-transfer/w/news/2025/wipo-strengthens-ip-ecosystems-in-the-dominican-republic-and-the-cati-card-region)
