Explore IP Landscape:
El Salvador
El Salvador has been a member of WIPO since 1979 and is a signatory to over 14 WIPO treaties.
The national IP office of El Salvador is the Salvadoran Institute of Intellectual Property. The office is located in San Salvador.
Intellectual property landscape: El Salvador
WIPO memberships
- Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies
- Treaty notifications
- National statements at WIPO assemblies
IP legal information
- WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties
IP statistics
- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Use of WIPO global IP services & products: El Salvador
Patents
PATENTSCOPE
- The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to published international PCT applications in full-text on the day of publication, patent documents from participating national and regional offices, and non-patent literature.
- Office of origin - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System in: El Salvador
- Designated office - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System seeking protection in: El Salvador
PCT System – the international patent system
- The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) allows inventors to apply for patent protection in over 150 countries through a single procedure.
- PCT eGuide: Detailed information on requirements relating to PCT applications
- ePCT office profile: Details on IP office procedures in the context of the PCT electronic filings system (ePCT)
Designs
Hague System – the international design system
- The Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs allows to apply for and manage design protection in around 100 countries through one system and a single set of fees.
- Hague System Member Profile: Detailed information on Hague System-related operations and procedures of the IP Office
WIPO news and events: El Salvador
News
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El Salvador joins the Hague System
July 8, 2026 -
Regional Training on Communication Skills for Development Agenda Projects
October 6, 2025 -
WIPO Strengthens IP Ecosystems in the Dominican Republic and the CATI-CARD Region
August 13, 2025
