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Apply Now: 2025 WIPO Global Awards for Entrepreneurs Worldwide

Apply Now: 2025 WIPO Global Awards for Entrepreneurs Worldwide

Every year the WIPO Global Awards celebrate small businesses, start-ups and university spinouts that leverage Intellectual Property (IP) backed innovation and creativity in an exceptional manner to achieve business goals and improve society.

The WIPO Global Awards are celebrating your achievements, specifically focusing on:

  • Transforming research and ideas into successful commercial ventures
  • Achieving business growth through IP-driven strategies
  • Developing innovations that contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Our winners receive a tailored mentoring program, designed to boost winning companies further along their path of commercializing IP-backed innovation and creativity and reach out new financial sources.

About World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation. We are a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 193 member states. Our mission is to lead the development of a balanced and effective international IP system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. Our mandate, governing bodies and procedures are set out in the WIPO Convention, which established WIPO in 1967.... continue reading

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WIPO Global Awards

Application Deadline31 Mar 2025
TypeEntrepreneurs
SponsorWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
GenderMen and Women

Aim and Benefits of WIPO Global Awards

  • Tailored mentorship for commercialization of innovations and creations
  • Exclusive access to WIPO resources
  • Global visibility and recognition
  • Access to the awards ceremony and other networking events in Geneva, Switzerland. Travel expenses covered

Requirements for WIPO Global Awards Qualification

Requirements for SMEs

  • The contest is open to small businesses, start-ups including university spinouts located in one of WIPO’s 193 Member States.
  • 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.

Requirements 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.

Application Deadline

March 31, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on global-awards.wipo.int to apply

For more details,visit WIPO website

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