The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks is hosting the 18th Meeting of the Heads of Intellectual Property Offices of BRICS countries in New Delhi from September 1 to 3, 2026.
The 18th Meeting of the Heads of Intellectual Property Offices of BRICS countries is being held in New Delhi from September 1 to 3, 2026, hosted by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. Around 35 delegates participated through virtual and physical formats, with delegates from Russia, Iran and Ethiopia joining online and the remaining member offices participating in person. The meeting is aligned with the theme of India’s BRICS Chairship, “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.”
As a major outcome of the meeting, the Heads of IP Offices adopted Updated Operational Guidelines to guide result-oriented cooperation, promote cross-border innovation and strengthen joint efforts in shaping global IP standards. The meeting recognised the importance of traditional knowledge and traditional systems of medicine as part of shared cultural and intellectual heritage and noted progress under the Study on Reinforced Patent Examination Cooperation in BRICS to streamline processes, reduce backlogs and improve the exchange of search results. The meeting also concluded deliberations on new projects including the BRICS Intellectual Property Awareness Series, IP BRICS FinTech Innovation Monitor, BRICS Industrial Property Commercialisation Forum and Best Practices Repository, initiatives on IP policies for public health and development, Research on Design Systems of BRICS and the Manual of Patent Documentation and Information Resources of BRICS Countries.
Source: Press Information Bureau
