BRICS Heads of Intellectual Property Offices Informal Meeting Held in Geneva

On 10 July 2024 an informal meeting of BRICS Heads of Intellectual Property Offices was held in Geneva (Switzerland) on the sidelines of the 65th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Member States. The Head of Rospatent Yury Zubov chaired the meeting.

For the first time the Heads of IP Offices met in person in a new format. They briefly presented their vision of cooperation development. “This year we are making every effort to consistently and harmoniously integrate the IP Offices of the new BRICS countries into our work. Rospatent, as the Chair, is ready to provide assistance to the new Offices in this matter," Yury Zubov emphasized.

The main topic of the discussions was the coordination of the positions of the IP Offices within WIPO. The participants outlined national priorities within the Organization and identified specific issues of mutual interest.

The IP Offices also discussed the status of implementation of ongoing projects as well as preparations for the main BRICS Heads of IP Offices Meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Moscow in October 2024.

The Roscongress Foundation manages the events of Russia’s BRICS Chairship.