BRICS 2026

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IP BRICS

About IP BRICS

IPBRICS, the forum established by the BRICS countries to address intellectual property issues collectively, succeeded in establishing the Structure of IPBRICS to streamline the Cooperation activities. In the 1st BRICS Heads of IP Meeting, South Africa - 2013, IPBRICS adopted a cooperation roadmap for intellectual property cooperation, outlining key areas of focus and action. In the course of the 2nd BRICS HIPO meeting, all the changes of the Roadmap were adopted by all the offices. This roadmap provided a strategic framework for advancing cooperation in intellectual property especially in the fields such as training, public awareness, information services, and IP processes and procedures.

Objectives of IP BRICS cooperation:

  1. Promote IP development among BRICS member countries.
  2. Provide better services to IP stakeholders in BRICS countries.
  3. Enhance the role of IP for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
  4. Promote the representation and inclusion of BRICS countries in the development of global IP ecosystem.

Member countries of IP BRICS

  1. The National Institution of Industrial Property (INPI), Brazil.
  2. The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), China.
  3. The Egyptian Intellectual Property Authority (EGIPA), Egypt.
  4. The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority (EIPA), Ethiopia.
  5. The Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP), Indonesia.
  6. The Iran Intellectual Property Center (IPC), Iran.
  7. The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM), India.
  8. The Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT), Russia.
  9. The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP), Saudi Arabia.
  10. The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), South Africa.
  11. The Ministry of Economy & Tourism (MOET), United Arab Emirates.

Cooperation Streams

  1. Training of Intellectual Property Office Staff and Examiner Exchange
  2. National IP Strategy and Promotion of Public Awareness on IP
  3. Information Services on IP (Including ICT and Digital Transformation workshop)
  4. IP/Patent Processes and procedures
  5. IP Strategies for SMMES
  6. Collaboration in International Forums
  7. Trademarks
  8. Industrial designs

Ongoing Projects

  • Project by INPI “Study on Reinforced Patent Examination Cooperation in BRICS”
  • Project by ROSPATENT “The role of IP offices in technological development and identifying breakthrough technologies”
  • Project by ROSPATENT “Guidelines on Intellectual Property System in BRICS Countries for Entrepreneurs. Phase II”
  • Project by ROSPATENT “IP Valuation Practices.”
  • Project by CGPDTM “Traditional Systems of Medicine and Knowledge for Use in Modern Science.”
  • Project by CGPDTM “AI and Machine Learning Intervention in Trademark and Design.”
  • Project by CNIPA “National IP Strategy and Promotion of Public Awareness.”
  • Project by CNIPA “Information Services: IP Data Exchange.”
  • Project by CNIPA “Information Services: Patent Information Services.”
  • Project by CNIPA “Common Statistical Indicators.”
  • Project by CIPC “Optimizing the use of patent analytics to enhance IP effectiveness among IP BRICS countries.”
  • Project by CIPC “Enhancing South Africa‘s GI system through IP BRICS collaboration”