On July 10, 2024 the Informal BRICS Heads of Intellectual Property Offices meeting was held in Geneva (Switzerland) on the sidelines of the 65^th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Member States. The Head of Rospatent Mr Yury Zubov chaired the meeting.

For the first time, the Heads of IP Offices met in person in a new BRICS format: the original BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) and new members (Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE). They briefly presented their vision of cooperation development. “This year we are making every effort to consistently and harmoniously integrate the IP Offices of the new BRICS countries into our work. Rospatent, as the Chair, is ready to provide all possible assistance to the new Offices in this matter," emphasized Yury Zubov.

The main topic of the discussions was the coordination of the positions of the IP Offices within WIPO. The participants outlined national priorities within the Organization and identified specific issues of mutual interest.

The IP Offices also discussed the status of implementation of ongoing projects as well as preparations for the main BRICS Heads of IP Offices Meeting scheduled to be held in Moscow in October 2024.