on Intellectual Property &
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Protección de Patentes, Derechos de Autor y Signos Distintivos
WIPO (Spanish, English, French, Arabic, Chinese)http://www.wipo.int
Presents the objectives, functions and general organization of the WIPO (with 179 member states and responsibility for the administration of 23 international treaties, including intellectual and industrial property treaties) and its main activities, among them promotion of creative and innovative activities, progressive development and codification of international IP law, systems and services of the global system of cooperation in protection of IP. It also deals with globalization, information technology impact, e-commerce, domain names, and biotechnology. It has a very extensive library of the legislation of many countries translated into English, French, and Spanish (Collection of Laws for Electronic Access).
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Organizaciones de Ambito Universal
International Association For The Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) (English, French, German)http://www.aippi.org
The AIPPI is a non-governmental organization that serves as a resource for owners, academics, and lawyers that are interested in intellectual property. It provides information about intellectual property rights and links to other organizations involved in this subject.
International Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV) (Spanish, English, French, German)
http://www.upov.int
UPOV is an inter-governmental organization created by the International Convention for the Protection of Plant Varieties, adopted in Paris in 1961. In the section Legal Sources, it contains a repertory of legislation and caselaw on the protection of plant varieties by means of intellectual property rights.
Office of Euro-Asian Patents (English)
http://www.eapo.org
The Eurasian Patent Convention creates an interstate system for legal protection on the basis of a single patent valid in the territories of the Member States. Important information about: the Rules of Procedure of the Administrative Council; Patent Regulations; Administrative instructions; Financial Instructions; Fees Charged by the Eurasian Patent Organization; the Statute of Eurasian Patent Attorneys; and the By-laws of the Eurasian Patent Organization (at present, 9 states).
Trilateral Patent Office of Europe, USA, and Japan (English)
http://www.epo.org/
This site contains information about the International Agreement between the patent offices of Japan, the United States and Europe that creates a Trilateral system in this area. The Trilateral Agreement promotes the use of the Internet to disseminate patent information.
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Ambito Europeo
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Unión Europea
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General
Community Office of Plant Varieties (Spanish, English, French, German, Portuguese, Finnish, Greek , Dutch, Italian, Danish)http://www.cpvo.fr
The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), a Community institution, implements and applies the system for the protection of plant variety rights has been established by Community legislation. The system allows intellectual property rights, valid throughout the Community, to be granted for plant varieties. Contains links to several national plant variety offices.
European Patent Office (English, French, German)
http://www.epo.org
The European Patent Office (EPO) grants European patents for the contracting states to the European Patent Convention (EPC). It is the executive arm of the European Patent Organisation, an intergovernmental body set up under the EPC.
Office of Harmonization of Internior Market (OAMI) (Spanish, English, French, German, Italian)
http://oami.europa.eu/
Extensive information about the registry system, applicable rules and caselaw on community trademarks and designs.
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BENELUX
BENELUX Designs Office (English, French, Dutch)http://www.bbtm-bbdm.org
The Benelux Designs Office is the official organisation of the Benelux area. This web site provides general information about this system.
BENELUX Trademark Office (English, French, Dutch)
http://www.bmb-bbm.org
The Benelux Trademarks Office was created under the Benelux Convention of 1958 between Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. It offers information and services required to register trademarks in the Benelux area.
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Estados Miembros
Belgian Intellectual Property Office (English, French, German, Dutch)Ministry of Industrial, Tourism and Commerce (Spanish, English)
Web site of the Department of Industrial, Tourism and Commerce, entrusted department of policy related to industrial innovation and development, commerce, small and medium enterprise, energy and mining, tourism, telecommunications, audiovisuals media and development of information society.
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Alemania
German Patent Office (German)http://www.dpma.de
The German Patent and Trademark Office deals with the following industrial property protection rights: Patents, Utility models, Trademarks, Designs, Supplementary Protection Certificates, Topographies and Appellations of Origin.
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Austria
Patent Office of Austria (English, German)http://www.patentamt.at/Home/index.html
The Austrian Patent Office deals with the following industrial property protection rights: Patents, Utility models, Trademarks , Designs, Supplementary Protection Certificates, Topographies and Appelations of Origin.
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Bélgica
Industrial Property Office of Belgium (English)http://www.european-patent-office.org/patlib/country/belgium/
The Office for Industrial Property organises the protection of industrial property, receives patent applications, grants patents, and provide several patent information.
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Dinamarca
Cultural Ministry of Denmark (English, Danish)http://www.kulturministeriet.dk
Information on the copyright protection laws and related rights in Denmark and registration procedures. It also provides links to industry associations and international organizations.
Patent and Trademark Office of Denmark (English, Danish)
http://www.dkpto.dk
The Danish Patent and Trademark Office grants patent and design rights and registers utility models and trademarks and this web offers information about national legislation and registration procedures.
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España
Ministry of Culture of Spain, Intellectual Property Subdirectorate (Spanish)http://www.mcu.es/
Information on copyright protection and related rights, applicable legislation, links with the activities of intellectual property related associations, and access to the ministry´s registry of these rights.
Official Association Industrial Property Agents (COAPI) (Spanish)
http://www.coapi.org
Body that includes all the Industrial Property Agents who in attention of their intrinsic characteristics and by Regulation must belong to this Association in order to be able to exercise professionally. This site contains information about Industrial Property.
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (Spanish)
http://www.oepm.es
Information about patents and utility models (inventions); industrial models and industrial designs (creations of forms or designs); trademarks and trade names (distinctive marks) and protection rights for semiconductor product topographies.
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Finlandia
Ministry of Culture of Finland, Copyright Department (English, Finnish)http://www.minedu.fi/minedu/copyright/
Information on national, EU community, and international legislation that is applicable to copyright in Finland, and issues on information society and links with intellectual property organizations.
Patent Office of Finland (English, Finnish)
http://www.prh.fi
The National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland grants patents and registers utility models, trademarks and design rights as well as enterprises, other corporations, company names, and enterprise mortgages.
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Francia
Ministry of Culture of France, Copyright Department (French)http://www.droitsdauteur.culture.gouv.fr
Information on the registration of and rules applicable to copyright protection in France, as well as access to databases, on-line information, and practical guides for the registration of artistic and literary works. For legislation, see also www.legalis.net (described below).
National Institute of Industrial Property of France (French)
http://www.inpi.fr
Receives and processes applications for registration of trademarks, patents and designs and maintains the national registry of commercial companies. Links with updated databases on trademarks, designs and trade names.
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Grecia
Greek Ministry of Culture (English, Greek )http://www.culture.gr/war/index_en.jsp
Basic legislation and some explanations on copyright. (See "The Identity of the Ministry" and then "Laws.")
Office of Industrial Property of Greece (English, Greek )
http://www.obi.gr/online/index.php?lang=en
Information on patents and filing of applications for registration of inventions, designs and models.
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Holanda
Office of Industrial Property of Holland (Dutch)http://www.octrooicentrum.nl/
All information in Dutch.
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Italia
Ministry of Culture of Italy, Copyright Registration Service (Spanish, English, French, German, Italian)http://www.beniculturali.it
Basic information on law applicable to registration procedures for copyright registration in Italy. (Legislation in Italian.)
Patent and Trademark Office of Italy (English, Italian)
http://www.uibm.gov.it/
Illustrative information but little substantive information available from the page itself.
PATNET (Italian)
http://www.patnet.it
This website contains diverse information about Intellectual Property. In this site you can find some articles, decisions, sentences and commentaries related to trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights, etc.
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Irlanda
Patent Office of Ireland (English)http://www.patentsoffice.ie
Information about the roll of the Patent Office of Ireland in relation to the registry of trademarks, designs and patents, and copyright. Also legislation, publications and news about intellectual property laws.
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Luxemburgo
Intellectual Property Service, Economics Ministry, Luxembourg (French)http://www.eco.public.lu/attributions/dg2/d_propriete_intellectuelle/index.html
From the Ministry of the Economy. Information about the means, rules, and established procedures for the protection of industrial property in Luxembourg, including patents, trademarks, designs, models, and copyright.
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Portugal
Copyright Office of Portugal (Portuguese)http://www.gda.pt
Information on national, EU community, and international legislation applicable to copyright in Portugal, and the activities of related associations in this field.
National Institute of Industrial Property of Portugal (Portuguese)
http://www.inpi.pt
Legislation and forms for trademarks and patents, electronic magazines, guides, texts of international agreements and important statistics.
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Reino Unido
AHRB Research Centre in Intellectual Property Law (Univ. of Edinburgh) (English)http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb
The Centre specializes in studies in intellectual property law and information society law. Interesting articles, news, and links.
Industrial Property Office of United Kingdom (English)
http://www.intellectual-property.gov.uk
Resources and links about copyright, patents, trademarks, designs, publications, statistics and international and national offices of intellectual property.
The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (English)
http://www.cipa.org.uk
Professional and examining body for patent agents in the United Kingdom who advise Government on policy and practices matters related to Intellectual Property.
U.K. Patent Office (English)
http://www.patent.gov.uk/
Official site of the government office that administers copyright, design, patents, and trademarks. Leglisation and a great deal of other orientation material.
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Suecia
Patent Office of Sweden (English, Swedish)http://www.prv.se
Receives on line applications for patents, trademarks and designs, monitors developments in this field and harmonizes and simplifies relevant rules and practices.
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Chipre
Patent Office of Cyprus (English)http://www.epo.org/patents/patent-information/patlib/directory/cyprus.html
Contact information for the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Department of the Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver.
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Eslovaquia
Office of Industrial Property of Slovakia (English)http://www.indprop.gov.sk
Information of the Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic. This office grants protection on subjects of industrial property: inventions, utility models, industrial designs, topographies of semiconductor products, trademarks and appellations of origin of products.
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Eslovenia
Office of Intellectual Property of Slovenia (English, Esloveno)http://www.uil-sipo.si/
The Slovenian Intellectual Property Office oversees the field of industrial property and copyright. It grants protection for inventions, industrial designs, trademarks, topographies of integrated circuits and geographical indications, with exception of agricultural products and foodstuffs. It prepares intellectual property legislation, carries out documentation activities and provides services to the public.
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Estonia
Office of Industrial Property of Estonia (English)http://www.epa.ee
Implements legal protection of industrial property and implements national economic policy in the field of legal protection of industrial property.
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Hungría
Patent Office of Hungary (English, Hungarian)http://www.hpo.hu
Information on the tasks and competence of the Office: intellectual property legislation (patents, utility models, designs, trade marks, and semiconductor topographies), official examinations and procedures in the field of industrial property, central governmental information and documentation activities in the field, and news and internet searching of IP documents.
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Letonia
Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia. (English)http://www.lrpv.lv
Information about the patent, trademarks and design system of Latvia, with legislation in English.
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Lituania
Office of Industrial Property of Lithuania (English)http://www.vpb.lt
Carries out the state legal protection of industrial property (inventions, designs, trademarks and service marks, firm names, and semiconductor product topographies). It also offers information about national law of the intellectual property.
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Malta
Industrial Property Registration Directorate of Malta (English)http://www.epo.org/patents/patent-information/patlib/directory/malta.html
Registration of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Patents, assignments, renewals, and other information and legislation.
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Polonia
Office of Industrial Property of Poland (English, Polish)http://www.uprp.pl/English
Grants patents of inventions, utility models, designs and registering of trade marks, appelations of origin, and semiconductor topographies.
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Rep. Checa
Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Copyright Department (Czech)http://www.mkcr.cz/
Information on national, EU community and international legislation applicable to copyright in the Czech Republic, access to industry associations, and links to intellectual property organizations.
Office of Industrial Property of the Czech Republic (English, Czech)
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,110&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30
Information about the Industrial Property Office of Czech Republic, which grants patents for inventions and utility models, protects objects of industrially applied arts (industrial designs), trademarks and appellations of origin.
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EFTA (Asociación de Libre Comercio de Europa)
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Islandia
Office of Industrial Property of Iceland (English)http://www.patent.is/focal/webguard.nsf/key2/indexeng.html
Handles general processing and queries regarding patents, trademarks, design protection and related affairs, regulations and international treaties regarding industrial ownership and rights.
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Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein Patent Library (German)http://www.lbfl.li/pages/patent/index.html
Information on patents, trademarks, and designs.
Protección de Patentes, Derechos de Autor y Signos Distintivos. Ambito Europeo. EFTA (Asociación de Libre Comercio de Europa).
Noruega
Clara Association of Norway (English, Norwegian)http://www.clara.no/
The objects of the Association are (1) to disseminate information to the general public and relevant users regarding copyright-related and other regulations, and (2) to facilitate the clearance of rights for the use of literary, scientific or artistic works, and copyright-protected performances and productions.
Office of Industrial Property of Norway (English, Norwegian)
http://www.patentstyret.no
The Office is responsible for the protection of inventions, trademarks and product designs by means of patent or registration. Information, guidance and training in industrial property protection.
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Suiza
Federal Institute of Intellectual Property of Switzerland (English, French, German, Italian)http://www.ige.ch
The Institute is responsible for all questions relating to patents, trademarks and copyright. Information about patent system, trademark domain name register, international treaties, legal documents for e-users.
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Resto de Europa
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Andorra
Trademark Office of Andorra (English)http://www.ompa.ad
Information on procedures and legislation aplicable to the registration of trademarks, trade names, patents, domain names, company names and copyright.
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Mónaco
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Otros Estados Europeos
Office of Industrial Property of Bulgaria (English)http://www.bpo.bg
The office of Industrial contains information about patent registry procedure, mark registry and copyrights.
Office of Industrial Property of Croatia
http://www.dziv.hr
The office of Industrial contains information about patent registry procedure, mark registry and copyrights.
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Ambito de América del Sur y Central y Caribe
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General
Foreign Trade Information System of the OAS (SICE) (Spanish, English, French, Portuguese)http://www.sice.oas.org
SICE is a technical division of the Trade Unit of the Organization of American States (OAS/OEA). Complete information about trade in the Americas, with references to integration processes: ALCA, TLCAN/NAFTA, MERCOSUR, y Comunidad Andina (Andean Community). Contains very extensive sections on Intellectual and Industrial Property, E-commerce, Competition Policy, Dispute Settlement, Investments, legislation from all the countries of the Americas, links with regional organizations and associations.
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Los Estados
Bolivian National Intellectual Property Service (Spanish)http://www.senapi.gov.bo/
SENAPI is in charge of distinctive signs (manufacturing and service marks, collective marks, commercial names and slogans, establishment indications, appellations of origin), inventions and new technologies (inventions, utility models, industrial designs, drawings (topographies) of integrated circuits, industrial and trade secrets (secret information), and copyright. Basic information on Bolivian law in this area.
National Institute of Copyrights. Secretariat of Public Education (Spanish)
http://ses4.sep.gob.mx/somos/f6.htm
This website contains diverse information about Intellectual Property. In this site you can find the existing law, links, statistical, publications of the own Institute and other information related to the protection of copyrights in Mexico.
Secretary of Industry and Trade of Honduras (Spanish)
http://www.sic.gob.hn
Links with the General Directorate of Intellectual Property of Honduras, whose mission is to oversee services related to protecting artistic and literary works, copyright, trademarks of fabrication, distinctive signs such as trade names, expressions, publicity, emblems, signs, appellations of origin, industrial secrets and unfair competition, as well as patents, utility models, and industrial designs.
Secretary of State of Culture of the Dominican Republic, National Copyright Office (Spanish)
http://www.cultura.gov.do
Basic information on the activities of the Office and legislation applicable to copyright protection.
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Antillas Holandesas
Office of Intellectual Property of Netherlands Antilles (English, Dutch)http://www.bureau-intellectual-property.org
Information about registration of trademarks, registration of patents, book registration and legal advice in the field of copyright.
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Argentina
Justice of Argentina, National Copyright Dicrectorate (Spanish)http://www.jus.gov.ar
General information on registration procedures and legislation applicable to copyright and related rights in Argentina.
National Institute of Industrial Property of Argentina (Spanish)
http://www.inpi.gov.ar
Extensive information about the governmental and regulatory aspects of intellectual property in Argentina, for example the forms, filing costs, etc. Some information about news and applicable legislation.
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Belice
Office of Intellectual Property of Belize (English)http://www.belipo.bz
The Office oversees the registration of patents and utility models, trademarks, service marks, collective marks and certification marks (geographical indications and appellations of origin); industrial designs; new plant varieties and Protection of Layout Designs (Topographies) of the Integrated Circuits Act. It provides relevant legislation. It links with www.belizelaw.org, the official government page with the laws of Belize.
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Brasil
Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (English, Portuguese)http://www.abapi.org.br/
Some of the relevant laws and administrative rules.
Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (Portuguese)
http://www.abpi.org.br/
The ABPI consists of companies, Industrial Property Agent offices, Attorneys and Specialists who concentrate on the study of the Intellectual Property and of the Industrial Property.
Internacional Society of Licensing Executives of Brazil (English, Portuguese)
http://www.lesbrasil.org.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=1
A society that brings together professionals in the areas of Intellectual Property Law and Industrial Property Law.
National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (Spanish, English, Portuguese)
http://www.inpi.gov.br/principal?navegador=IE&largura=1024&altura=768
Official government page. It offers a good amount of information about patents, trademarks, industrial designs, and appelations of origin. It has legislation, and information about procedures, filing of applications, etc.
Sao Paulo Association of Intellectual Property of Brazil (Spanish, English, Portuguese)
http://www.aspi.org.br/
The ASPI consists of professionals in the area of Intellectual Property, companies, specialists writers, associations and universities, both Brazilian and international.
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Chile
Department of Industrial Property of Chile (Spanish)http://www.dpi.cl/dpi_web/Frm_Login_default2.htm
On this page, the functions of the Office are explained and there are sections on news and statistics, selected legislation, procedures and costs of filings, and access to the Chilean Database of Commercial Trademarks and Patents.
Directorate of Libraries, Archives, and Museums of Chile, Intellectual Property Office (Spanish)
http://www.dibam.cl/noticias.asp?id=3917
General information on registration procedures and legislation applicable to copyright.
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Colombia
Colombian Association of Industrial Property (Spanish)http://www.acpi.org.co
The Colombian Association of Industrial Property is a not-for-profit organization made up of profesionals envolved in Industrial Property. General Information, electronic publications and applicable legislation on the topic in Central America.
National Directorate of Copyright of Colombia (Spanish)
http://www.derautor.gov.co
Information on the registration procedures and applicable legislation applicable to copyright in Colombia, as well as a broad selection of jurisprudence.
Superintendency of Industry and Trade of Colombia (Spanish)
http://www.sic.gov.co
Extensive information about governmental and regulatory aspects of industrial and intellectual property in Colombia. Extensive section on legal rules and doctrine. Legal bulletin. Patent bank (database), as well as databases on trademark, slogans, and trade names. Many other related features of industrial property and information society, including Consumer Protection, Competence Promotion, and Commerce Chamber Vigilance.
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Cuba
Cuban Office of Industrial Property (Spanish)http://www.ocpi.cu
Legislation and explanations about the legal framework for inventions, industrial models, trademarks, and the role and services of the office.
Ministry of Culture. National Center for Copyright of Cuba (Spanish)
http://www.cenda.cult.cu
Information on copyright protection methods and related rights, as well as access to national and international legislation and to the main international organizations with respect to this topic.
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México
Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (Spanish)http://www.impi.gob.mx
Relevant legislation and explanations about the legal framework for patents, trademarks, and the role and services of the Institute. Information about national transparency laws as they apply to the Institute´s activities. Link with the National Copyright Institute of the Secretary of Public Education.
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Panamá
General Administration of the Registry of Industrial Property of Panama (Spanish)http://www.digerpi.gob.pa
Description of the administration and its functions, explanations of how to register patents and trademark, and selected legislation (some translated into English).
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Paraguay
Ministry of Industry and Trade of Paraguay (Spanish)http://www.mic.gov.py
The Ministry of Industry and Trade oversees matters related to patents, trademarks, and copyright. There are links on this page for these topics.
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Perú
Office of Industrial Protection of Peru (Spanish)http://www.indecopi.gob.pe
Presentation of the office and its services as well as those of other government agencies related to intellectual property, including copyright, trademark, patents, and unfair competition. It also offers bulletins regarding the same, news, legislation, selected caselaw, and filing procedures.
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R. Dominicana
National Office of Industrial Property of Dominican Republic (Spanish)http://www.onapi.gov.do/
This site contains information about applicable legislation and procedures for registration, including on line, for trademarks, patents, utility models and industrial designs, as well as for the registration of business names.
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Venezuela
Autonomous Intellectual Property Service of Venezuela (Spanish, English)http://www.sapi.gov.ve
Extensive explanations of the legal framework for patents, copyright, industrial designs, plant variety protection, trade names, appellations of origin, and intellectual property in general. Various org charts, explanations of the application process for I.P. protection, and some legal documents, such as the national constitution.
Venezuelan Association of Industrial Property Agents (COVAPI) (Spanish)
The aims of this Association are to knit together the Industrial Property Agents to defend their interest and rights, to supervise that they fulfil their professional ethic rules, and to impulse the development of Industrial and Intellectual Property rights.
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Uruguay
Nacional Directorate of Industrial Property of Uruguay (Spanish, English, French, Portuguese)http://dnpi.gub.uy/sp/indice.htm
Information on patents, trademarks and technology transfer, as well as links to various national intellectual property offices.
Protección de Patentes, Derechos de Autor y Signos Distintivos. Ambito de América del Sur y Central y Caribe. Los Estados.
Nicaragua
Ministry of Industry and Trade of Nicaragua. Intellectual Property Registration Office (Spanish)http://www.mific.gob.ni/
Links with the General Directorate for Competition and Transparency in the Market, which in turn links with a section on intellectual property (trademarks, patents, copyright, and plant variety protection).
Protección de Patentes, Derechos de Autor y Signos Distintivos.
Ambito de Norteamérica
Protección de Patentes, Derechos de Autor y Signos Distintivos. Ambito de Norteamérica.
EEUU
Copyright Office of the United States (Spanish, English)http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
Information on registration procedures and applicable rules for the protection of copyright in the United States. An extensive section on applicable law and regulations.
Patent and Trademark Office of the United States (English)
http://www.uspto.gov
Administers the laws relating to patents and trademarks in the USA. Legislation, regulations, general information, notices and news of IP in USA and other countries of the world.
University of Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Page (USA) (English)
http://fairuse.stanford.edu
Focused on the USA, a very useful and broad collection of laws, caselaw, international treaties, and other materials on copyright and fair use.
Protección de Patentes, Derechos de Autor y Signos Distintivos. Ambito de Norteamérica.
Canadá
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (English, French)http://www.inspection.gc.ca
Manages plant breeder rights. Provides information about the Plant Products Directorate which is responsible for the design of programs related to plant health and food products derived from plants.
Office of Intellectual Property of Canada (English, French)
http://opic.gc.ca
Responsible for the administration and processing of the greater part of IP in Canada, including: patents, trademarks, copyright, industrial designs, and integrated circuit topographies.
Protección de Patentes, Derechos de Autor y Signos Distintivos. Ambito de Norteamérica.
México (ver arriba bajo América del Sur y Central y Caribe)
Protección de Patentes, Derechos de Autor y Signos Distintivos.
Resto del Mundo
Japan Patent Office (English, Japanese)http://www.jpo.go.jp
The office of Industrial contains information about patent registry procedure, mark registry and copyrights.
Office of Industrial Property of Australia (English)
http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au
The office of Industrial contains information about patent registry procedure, mark registry and copyrights.
Office of Industrial Property of China (English, Chinese)
http://www.cpo.cn.net
The office of Industrial contains information about patent registry procedure, mark registry and copyrights.
Office of Industrial Property of Jordan (English, Arabic)
http://www.mit.gov.jo
The office of Industrial contains information about patent registry procedure, mark registry and copyrights.
Office of Industrial Property of Korea (Coreano)
http://www.kipo.go.kr/kpo2/ek/index.jsp
The office of Industrial contains information about patent registry procedure, mark registry and copyrights.
Office of Industrial Property of Morocco (Spanish, English, French, Arabic)
http://www.ompic.org.ma/
The office of Industrial contains information about patent registry procedure, mark registry and copyrights.
Office of Industrial Property of New Zealand (English)
http://www.iponz.govt.nz
The office of Industrial contains information about patent registry procedure, mark registry and copyrights.
Office of Industrial Property of Phillipines (English)
http://www.dti.gov.ph
The office of Industrial contains information about patent registry procedure, mark registry and copyrights.
Office of Industrial Property of Singapore (English)
http://www.ipos.gov.sg
The office of Industrial contains information about patent registry procedure, mark registry and copyrights.
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