INPI

About INPI

The National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) is a major player in innovation and creation in France. It issues industrial property titles (patents, trademarks, designs and models), and acts in favor of economic development through its awareness and training actions. The INPI is the operator of the single window for business formalities (creations, modifications, closures) and the National Business Register. It ensures the dissemination of data on companies and industrial property. The INPI actively participates in the development of law in the fields of intellectual property, support for innovation and business competitiveness, and the fight against counterfeiting, in France and internationally. Finally, the INPI ensures the approval of artisanal and industrial geographical indications. The INPI is a self-financed public institution, under the supervision of the ministry in charge of industrial property.