18th Meeting of BRICS IP Offices Held in New Delhi to Strengthen IP Cooperation

New Delhi, Sep 3 (KNN) The Heads of Intellectual Property (IP) Offices of BRICS countries have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening multilateral cooperation in intellectual property during the 18th Meeting of the Heads of IP Offices, 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 (O/o CGPDTM), DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the three-day meeting brought together around 35 delegates through physical and virtual participation.

A key outcome of the meeting was the adoption of Updated Operational Guidelines aimed at promoting result-oriented cooperation, cross-border innovation and joint efforts in shaping global IP standards.

The meeting also discussed the protection and preservation of traditional knowledge and traditional systems of medicine. Delegates reviewed progress on reinforced patent examination cooperation to streamline processes, reduce backlogs and improve the exchange of search results.

The Heads of IP Offices also discussed the use of patent analytics and landscape studies to support technological development and reviewed findings on patent analytics and Geographical Indications (GIs) to improve efficiency and strengthen the protection and commercialisation of GI products across BRICS markets.

The meeting further concluded deliberations on new initiatives, including the BRICS Intellectual Property Awareness Series, IP BRICS FinTech Innovation Monitor, BRICS Industrial Property Commercialisation Forum, Best Practices Repository and projects covering public health, design systems and patent documentation resources.

The participating offices emphasised periodic review and stronger coordination mechanisms to ensure effective implementation of projects and continuity of cooperation within the IP BRICS framework.

(KNN Bureau)