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France
France has been a member of WIPO since 1974 and is a signatory to over 24 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of France are the Intellectual Property Office and French Patent and Trademark Office (INPI). The offices are located in Paris.
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Intellectual property landscape: France
WIPO memberships
IP legal information
- WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties
- IP policies, manuals and model agreements from universities and research institutions
IP statistics
- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
France ranks 13th among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2025.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
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