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Author:  World Intellectual Property Organisation .  Licence: CC BY 4.9 .  Source: WIPO Knowledge Repository Jane Lambert The World Intellectual Property Organisation ("WIPO")  has recently published its Global Innovation Index for 2026.  This is an annual ranking of 139 countries by their capacity for and success in innovation.  The United Kingdom came 6th in that ranking in 2026 as it did in 2025.  The countries above it were Switzerland, Sweden, the United States of America, South Korea and Singapore.   One area in which the UK has done well is in deep science startups.   According to  Press Release 2026/959 , there have been more than 30,000 such enterprises since 2020.  The USA accounted for 12,752, China 3,466 but the UK came in third with 2,133. Anyone wishing to discuss this article may call me on 020 7404 5252 during UK business hours or send me a message through my contact page at any time.

Jane Lambert On 15 Aug 2013 Robert Griffiths QC , Samuel Okoronkwo , our senior clerk Stephen Broom  and I met  Vera Helena de Moraes Dantas  and David Benoliel of Noronha Abogados . Noronha Abogados is a Brazilian law firm with offices in seven major cities in Brazil and a further eight in the rest of the world including one in London .  Vera is the resident partner of the London office and she is also an English solicitor. I met Vera when she gave a talk on doing business in Brazil at a conference on business in the Americas organized by the North West branch of UK Trade and Investment  at Haydock Park over 10 years ago. Whenever I  have had a client who has required advice on Brazilian law I have sent him off to Vera. Vera in turn provided me with some information on Brazilian law for my presentation on "The Coming Economic Downturn: How it will affect inventors and what they can do"  15 Oct 2008. The reason why we invit...