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Cape Verde makes progress in attracting IP investment as the ARIPO and PCT systems strengthen.

During its short existence, the Cape Verde Institute of Management and Quality of Intellectual Property (IGQPI) has mainly focused on protecting trademarks and patents.

Cape Verde has introduced a modernised Industrial Property Code that brings significant changes to the country's intellectual property framework.

From the Industrial Property Code of 2007 to the new comprehensive reforms of 2025, Cape Verde’s legal system has undergone a dramatic transformation that goes beyond incremental adjustments. Lawmakers pursued a broader reform that reflects the country’s changing economy and its deeper integration into the global IP landscape.

On 7 January 2022, the Parliament of Cape Verde approved accession to the Lusaka Agreement.

Trademarks have dominated Cape Verde's IP field at the expense of other rights such as patents and industrial designs for many years.