Country Information

General information

Summary of geopolitical and trade information, including industrial property statistics, where available.

Legal basis

Summary of legislation concerning the protection of industrial property.

Chapters

Patents, Trade and Service Marks,
Designs and Models, Topographies/Chips,
New Plant Varieties, Software/Copyright,
NEW Domain Names.

Typical subjects

Legal Basis, Membership in International Conventions, Types of Available Protection, Filing, Examination and Granting Procedures, Duration, Renewal, Maintenance Requirements, Assignments and Licenses, Infringements and Penalties.

List of patent and trademark agents

Addresses, fax numbers and e-mail, where available.

Tables for easy reference

At-a-glance tables summarizing key information concerning patents, trademarks, designs and domain names for each country.

International and Regional Agreements, Treaties and Regulations

• Paris Convention
• Madrid Agreement and Protocol
  International Registration of Marks
• Hague Agreement
  International Registration of Industrial Designs
• Nice Agreement
  International Classification of Goods and Services
• Lisbon Agreement
  Appellations of Origin
• UPOV
  Protection of New Varieties of Plants
• Locarno Agreement
  International Classification for Industrial Designs
• Patent Cooperation Treaty
• Strasbourg Agreement
  International Patent Classification
• Budapest Treaty
  Deposit of Microorganisms
• Identification of Bibliographic Data on Patent and Trademark Documents
• The Hague Convention (Apostille)
• European Patent Convention
• European Community Trademark Regulation
• European Community Design Regulation
• Eurasian Patent Convention