# Angola — WIPO Country IP Profile

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO-2 code | `AO` |
| WIPO member since | 1985 |
| WIPO treaty count | 3 |
| GII ranking | Angola ranks 133rd among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024. |
| National IP offices | The national IP offices of Angola are the National Service for Copyrights and Related Rights and the Angolan Institute of Industrial Property. The offices are located in Luanda. |

**Source:** https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/ao  
**Snapshot:** 2026-05-19T16:14:04+00:00

## Quick links

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

## Lead summary (verbatim from WIPO page)

Explore IP Landscape:

Angola has been a member of WIPO since 1985 and is a signatory to over 3 WIPO treaties.

The national IP offices of Angola are the National Service for Copyrights and Related Rights and the Angolan Institute of Industrial Property. The offices are located in Luanda.

## Page outline

## Contact information
## Intellectual property landscape: Angola
### WIPO memberships
### IP legal information
### IP statistics
### IP cooperation
## Global Innovation Index ranking
### Angola ranks 133rd among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.
## Use of WIPO global IP services & products: Angola
### Patents
## WIPO news and events: Angola
### News
## IP in action: Angola
### Photos at WIPO-related activities

## All listed resources (grep-friendly)

- [National IP offices](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=ao)
- [Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=AO)
- [Treaty notifications](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=AO)
- [National statements at WIPO assemblies](https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=AO)
- [WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/AO)
- [Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/ao.pdf)
- [Beneficiary of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?bcntry=AO)
- [Host of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?vcntry=AO)
- [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: Angola](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=CTR:AO)
- [Designated office - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System seeking protection in: Angola](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=DS:AO)
- [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=AO&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)
- [Meet Four Young Creators and Innovators Transforming Local Ideas Into Global Solutions Using Intellectual Property August 12, 2025](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/youth-engagement/w/news/2025/meet-four-young-creators-and-innovators-transforming-local-ideas-into-global-solutions-using-intellectual-property)
- [17th Edition of Africa University IP Master’s Concludes Successfully August 6, 2025](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/fit-japan/w/news/2025/17th-edition-of-africa-university-ip-master-s-concludes-successfully)
- [PCT Seminar for Portuguese-Speaking African Countries May 16, 2018](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/office-brazil/w/news/2018/news_0008)
- [WIPO Training Course on Trademarks for African Countries June 22, 2017](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/office-brazil/w/news/2017/news_0007)
