Cape Verde: Intellectual Property

From the Industrial Property Code of 2007 to the new comprehensive reforms of 2025, Cape Verde’s legal system has undergone a dramatic transformation that goes beyond incremental adjustments. Lawmakers pursued a broader reform that reflects the country’s changing economy and its deeper integration into the global IP landscape.

Ever since Cape Verde has acceded to the WIPO's treaties, as well as to the ARIPO'S Harare and Banjul protocols, the National IP Office has been actively making efforts to foster the role of IP in boosting innovation and creativity…

At a ceremony held in the Embassy of Cape Verde in Geneva, the Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry of Cape Verde, Alexandre Monteiro, deposited the instruments of Accession to the Lusaka Agreement, Banjul Protocol...