Call for Applications: WIPO Global Awards 2024

Awards

• Winners will receive:
  • Travel to Geneva to attend the Awards Ceremony and special events (funded in accordance with WIPO’s rules),
  • A WIPO Trophy specifically designed for this Program,
  • Customized IP mentorship opportunities (considering, on a case-by-case basis, the business background and specific needs of the winners).
• In addition, winners will be offered promotion, visibility and recognition through an Awards ceremony, special WIPO Awards webpage, WIPO media, and other external IP related media.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligibility for SMEs
  • The Awards Program is open to all SMEs located in at least one of WIPO’s 193 Member States and meeting the following conditions:
    • It is a registered business entity. Proof of registration is required.
    • It has no more than 300 employees and up to 15 US$ millions of total annual sales.
    • It is a holder of at least one registered IP right.
    • It is exporting its products or services to at least one country.
• Eligibility for startups
  • The Awards Program is open to all startups located in at least one of WIPO’s 193 Member States and meeting the following conditions:
    • The startup is a registered business entity with a legal existence of no more than three years. Proof of registration is required.
    • It has no more than 50 employees.
    • The startup has an innovative product or service associated with IP rights.
    • The startup has submitted at least one application for the registration of one IP right and/or is the holder of at least one registered IP right.
    • The startup is affiliated with a business support organization, such as an incubator, an accelerator, or a similar entity. Proof of affiliation is required.
    • The startup has affirmed its engagement with at least one commercial customer, and/or has completed a business sale, and/or secured one investor.

For more information, visit World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).