Malawi
- ISO-2 code
- MW
- WIPO member since
- 1970
- WIPO treaties signed
- 10
- GII 2024 rank
- 107
- WIPO page
- https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/mw ↗
- Snapshot
- 2026-05-19T16:14:36+00:00
The national IP offices of Malawi are the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) and the Department of Registrar General at the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. The offices are located in Lilongwe and Blantyre respectively.
Malawi ranks 107th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2021.
Explore IP Landscape: Malawi has been a member of WIPO since 1970 and is a signatory to over 10 WIPO treaties. The national IP offices of Malawi are the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) and the Department of Registrar General at the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. The offices are located in Lilongwe and Blantyre respectively.