WIPO/WTO/UN Members | Type of Text | Year of Version | Title | Subject Matter |
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Albania
|
Main IP Laws
|
2021
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Competition
Plant Variety Protection
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Genetic Resources
IP Regulatory Body
Industrial Property
|
|
Andean Community
|
Main IP Laws
|
2000
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Competition
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Genetic Resources
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
IP Regulatory Body
Industrial Property
|
|
Angola
|
Main IP Laws
|
1992
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
|
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Main IP Laws
|
2018
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Argentina
|
Main IP Laws
|
2019
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Armenia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2009
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Austria
|
Main IP Laws
|
2018
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
Main IP Laws
|
2009
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Bahrain
|
Main IP Laws
|
2006
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Bangladesh
|
Main IP Laws
|
2022
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Belarus
|
Main IP Laws
|
2023
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Belize
|
Main IP Laws
|
2020
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Botswana
|
Main IP Laws
|
2010
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Trademarks
Trade Names
Geographical Indications
Competition
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
|
|
Brazil
|
Main IP Laws
|
2021
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
|
|
Bulgaria
|
Main IP Laws
|
2022
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Burundi
|
Main IP Laws
|
2009
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Competition
Plant Variety Protection
Genetic Resources
Traditional Cultural Expressions
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
|
|
Cabo Verde
|
Main IP Laws
|
2007
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Industrial Property
|
|
Cambodia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2003
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Chile
|
Main IP Laws
|
2022
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Plant Variety Protection
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
|
|
China
|
Main IP Laws
|
2021
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Colombia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2000
|
Industrial Property
Trademarks
Trade Names
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Utility Models
Patents (Inventions)
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Geographical Indications
Genetic Resources
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
|
|
Congo
|
Main IP Laws
|
2001
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Competition
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Plant Variety Protection
Industrial Property
|
|
Costa Rica
|
Main IP Laws
|
2008
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Croatia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2020
|
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Patents (Inventions)
IP Regulatory Body
Utility Models
Plant Variety Protection
|
|
Cuba
|
Main IP Laws
|
2011
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Cyprus
|
Main IP Laws
|
2002
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Competition
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Transfer of Technology
|
|
Czech Republic
|
Main IP Laws
|
2022
|
Utility Models
|
|
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
|
Main IP Laws
|
2021
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Denmark
|
Main IP Laws
|
2014
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
|
|
Denmark
|
Main IP Laws
|
2019
|
Utility Models
|
|
Denmark
|
Main IP Laws
|
2019
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Djibouti
|
Main IP Laws
|
2009
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
|
|
Dominica
|
Main IP Laws
|
2008
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
Main IP Laws
|
2000
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Competition
|
|
Ecuador
|
Main IP Laws
|
2000
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Competition
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Genetic Resources
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
|
|
Egypt
|
Main IP Laws
|
2020
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Geographical Indications
Plant Variety Protection
|
|
El Salvador
|
Main IP Laws
|
2017
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
|
|
Estonia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2023
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Estonia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2023
|
Utility Models
|
|
Eswatini
|
Main IP Laws
|
1997
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Ethiopia
|
Main IP Laws
|
1995
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Finland
|
Main IP Laws
|
2016
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Trademarks
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Plant Variety Protection
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
|
|
Finland
|
Main IP Laws
|
2017
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
|
|
Finland
|
Main IP Laws
|
2017
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Plant Variety Protection
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
|
|
Finland
|
Main IP Laws
|
2013
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
France
|
Main IP Laws
|
2022
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Competition
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Plant Variety Protection
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Genetic Resources
Transfer of Technology
IP Regulatory Body
Industrial Property
|
|
Gambia (the)
|
Main IP Laws
|
2007
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Trademarks
Trade Names
Geographical Indications
|
|
Georgia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2019
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
|
|
Germany
|
Main IP Laws
|
2021
|
Utility Models
|
|
Ghana
|
Main IP Laws
|
2003
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Transfer of Technology
Industrial Property
|
|
Ghana
|
Main IP Laws
|
2003
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Transfer of Technology
IP Regulatory Body
Industrial Property
|
|
Greece
|
Main IP Laws
|
2011
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Transfer of Technology
IP Regulatory Body
Industrial Property
|
|
Grenada
|
Main IP Laws
|
2011
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Guatemala
|
Main IP Laws
|
2000
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Competition
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Main IP Laws
|
1997
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Trade Names
Industrial Property
|
|
Honduras
|
Main IP Laws
|
2006
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
|
|
Hong Kong, China
|
Main IP Laws
|
2020
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Hungary
|
Main IP Laws
|
2022
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Hungary
|
Main IP Laws
|
2018
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Indonesia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2016
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Jamaica
|
Main IP Laws
|
2022
|
Industrial Designs
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Japan
|
Main IP Laws
|
2015
|
Utility Models
|
|
Japan
|
Main IP Laws
|
2008
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
Main IP Laws
|
2022
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Kenya
|
Main IP Laws
|
2017
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Industrial Property
Other
Transfer of Technology
|
|
Kuwait
|
Main IP Laws
|
2001
|
Patents (Inventions)
Industrial Designs
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Utility Models
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Main IP Laws
|
2023
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Main IP Laws
|
2007
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Main IP Laws
|
2006
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Industrial Property
|
|
Lao People's Democratic Republic
|
Main IP Laws
|
2018
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Competition
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Plant Variety Protection
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Traditional Cultural Expressions
IP Regulatory Body
Industrial Property
|
|
Lao People's Democratic Republic
|
Main IP Laws
|
2002
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Lesotho
|
Main IP Laws
|
1997
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Trade Names
Competition
|
|
Liberia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2016
|
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Transfer of Technology
IP Regulatory Body
Geographical Indications
Industrial Designs
Patents (Inventions)
Trademarks
Utility Models
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
|
|
Macao, China
|
Main IP Laws
|
2001
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Industrial Property
|
|
Malaysia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2006
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Mauritius
|
Main IP Laws
|
2022
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Trade Names
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Plant Variety Protection
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
Competition
|
|
Mexico
|
Main IP Laws
|
2020
|
Geographical Indications
Trademarks
Patents (Inventions)
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Trade Names
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Mongolia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2021
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Morocco
|
Main IP Laws
|
2014
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Competition
|
|
Mozambique
|
Main IP Laws
|
2016
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
|
|
Myanmar
|
Main IP Laws
|
2019
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Namibia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2018
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
IP Regulatory Body
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
|
|
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
|
Main IP Laws
|
2023
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Nicaragua
|
Main IP Laws
|
2001
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Oman
|
Main IP Laws
|
2008
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Competition
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Plant Variety Protection
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
|
|
Panama
|
Main IP Laws
|
1996
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Trade Names
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Industrial Property
|
|
Paraguay
|
Main IP Laws
|
2010
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Philippines
|
Main IP Laws
|
2015
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
|
|
Portugal
|
Main IP Laws
|
2019
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
|
|
Republic of Korea
|
Main IP Laws
|
2023
|
Utility Models
|
|
Republic of Moldova
|
Main IP Laws
|
2023
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Romania
|
Main IP Laws
|
2013
|
Utility Models
|
|
Russian Federation
|
Main IP Laws
|
2023
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Competition
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Plant Variety Protection
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Transfer of Technology
IP Regulatory Body
Industrial Property
|
|
Rwanda
|
Main IP Laws
|
2009
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Trademarks
Trade Names
Geographical Indications
Competition
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Industrial Property
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Main IP Laws
|
2002
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Main IP Laws
|
2009
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
San Marino
|
Main IP Laws
|
2014
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Trade Names
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Main IP Laws
|
2017
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Competition
|
|
Seychelles
|
Main IP Laws
|
2015
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
Main IP Laws
|
2012
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Slovakia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2019
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
|
|
Slovakia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2019
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Plant Variety Protection
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
|
|
Slovakia
|
Main IP Laws
|
1992
|
Utility Models
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
|
|
Slovenia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2023
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Trade Names
|
|
Spain
|
Main IP Laws
|
2018
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Sweden
|
Main IP Laws
|
2023
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Switzerland
|
Main IP Laws
|
1995
|
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
|
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Main IP Laws
|
2012
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
|
|
Tajikistan
|
Main IP Laws
|
2010
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Industrial Property
|
|
Tajikistan
|
Main IP Laws
|
2008
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
|
|
Thailand
|
Main IP Laws
|
1999
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
|
|
Tonga
|
Main IP Laws
|
2020
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Trade Names
Competition
|
|
Türkiye
|
Main IP Laws
|
2017
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Industrial Designs
Plant Variety Protection
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
|
|
Uganda
|
Main IP Laws
|
2015
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Other
|
|
Ukraine
|
Main IP Laws
|
2023
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Main IP Laws
|
2021
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
|
|
United Republic of Tanzania
|
Main IP Laws
|
2008
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Industrial Property
Trade Names
Geographical Indications
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
|
|
United Republic of Tanzania
|
Main IP Laws
|
1995
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
|
Uruguay
|
Main IP Laws
|
2021
|
Utility Models
Patents (Inventions)
Industrial Designs
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
Main IP Laws
|
2017
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
|
|
Viet Nam
|
Main IP Laws
|
2006
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Plant Variety Protection
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
|
|
Yemen
|
Main IP Laws
|
2011
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
|
|
Zambia
|
Main IP Laws
|
2016
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|