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Italy
Italy has been a member of WIPO since 1977 and is a signatory to over 24 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of Italy are the Directorate General for Libraries and Copyright and the Markets and Consumers Protection Department of the Italian Patent and Trademark Office. The offices are located in Rome.
Intellectual property landscape: Italy
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
Italy ranks 28th 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.
Learn moreWIPO news and events: Italy
News
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Italy Joins the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
July 14, 2026 -
WIPO-University of Turin Joint Annual LL.M. Conference Explores 30 Years of the WIPO Internet Treaties
June 13, 2026 -
Hague System – Greece and Italy ratify the Geneva Act (1999)
January 12, 2024 -
MUSO Report
October 12, 2023 -
Closure of Offices: Azerbaijan, Italy, Republic of Moldova, Tunisia and Viet Nam
April 22, 2020
