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- European Energy and Transport Forum
National bodies - Ministry of transport:
Legislation - Type of transport:
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- Unbundled access to the local loop
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Austria
1. Links to:
Ministries (Energy, Economy, Transport, Environment):
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The ministry of Economy, Family and Youth is responsibly also for energy: www.bmwfj.gv.at
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Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology: www.bmvit.gv.at, also responsible for telecommunication
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Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management: http://www.lebensministerium.at/
Privatization Agency
Paramount legal acts: Constitution, Penal Codes, Commercial Codes, legislation related to the respective areas mentioned in the table and regulated by the EU legislation.
In general, all Austrian legislation can be found under www.ris.bka.gv.at/Bundesrecht/ very few laws are translated into English)
Summaries, essays regarding economics, environmental issues:
The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber – WKO: www.wko.at (articles only in German)
2. Water:
3. Environment:
4. Electricity, renewable entergy, oil and gas:
- General Policies in Austria
- Laws (mentions only the relevant legislation, to find the provisions of the relevant legislation, please look at www.ris.bka.gv.at )
5. Intellectual Property:
Austrian Patent Register - Information on how to apply for patents, trademarks, and industrial designs
6. Telecommunications:
- Politics on telecommunication
- Laws
- Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR)
7. Transport:
8. Competition:
- Cartel Law:
Federal Competition Authority (with regards to cartels, merger clearance): http://www.bwb.gv.at/BWB/default.htm
Laws with regards to cartels, merger clearance: www.bwb.gv.at/ - Unfair competition:
Laws and politics: www.bmwfj.gv.at/
9. Banking and Financial Services
- Policies, summaries of laws and regulations: Federal Ministry of Finance
- Policies and laws: Austrian Financial Market Authority
- Austrian National Bank
Bulgarian Authorities:
- Ministry of Environment and Water
- Executive Environmental Agency
- Sofia Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Waters
- Varna Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Waters
- Bourgas Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Waters
- Plovdiv Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Waters
Bulgarian Law:
- Comprehensive legislation list (all relevant acts and regulations)
- Environmental Protection Act
- Responsibility for Prevention and Elimination of Ecological Damages Act
- Waste Management Act
- Protected Territories Act
- Atmospheric Air Purity Act
- Regulation for the condition and the order of performing an environmental impact assessment
EU Authorities:
- European Commission, Environment
- Council of the European Union, Environment
- European Environment Agency
EU Law:
- Sourcebook on EU Environmental Law (summary of EU environmental legislation, principles and standards)
- Comprehensive link to the EU law by fields
International IP organizations
Alphabetical List of All State Intellectual Property Offices
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Country |
Contact Details |
Office |
URL |
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Afghanistan |
Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Ministry of Mines and Industries |
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Albania |
Albanian Copyright Office, |
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Albanian Patents and Trademarks Office (ALPTO), |
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Algeria |
National Office of Copyright and Related Rights |
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Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) |
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Andorra |
Ministry of the Presidency |
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Trademarks Office of the Principality of Andorra |
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Angola |
Ministry of Culture, |
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Ministry of Industry, |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO) |
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Antigue and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO) |
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Argentina |
Directorate General of Copyright |
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Ministry of Production, Secretariat for Industry, Commerce and Mining, National Institute of Industrial Property |
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Armenia |
Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia |
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Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia |
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Australia |
Assistant Secretary, |
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Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
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Austria |
Federal Ministry of Justice |
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Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology |
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Azerbaijan |
Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
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State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents |
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Bahamas |
Registrar General's Department |
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Registrar General's Department |
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Bahrain |
Ministry of Information |
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Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Industry and Commerce |
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Bangladesh |
Ministry of Cultural Affairs, |
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Ministry of Industries, |
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Barbados |
Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) |
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Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) |
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Belarus |
National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) |
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National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) |
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Belgium |
Ministry of Justice |
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Ministry of Economic Affairs, |
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Belize |
Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) |
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Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) |
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Benin |
Ministry of Culture, Handicrafts and Tourism, |
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Ministry of Industry,Commerce and Promotion of Employment (MICPE) National Industrial Property Center (CENAPI) |
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Bhutan |
Ministry of Economic Affairs |
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Industrial Property Division |
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Ministerio de Producción y Microempresa |
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Ministerio de Producción y Microempresa |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Botswana |
Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property |
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Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property |
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Brazil |
General Coordination for Authors Rights/Coordenação-Geral de Direito Autoral, Ministry of Culture/Ministério da Cultura (MinC) |
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National Institute of Industrial Property/Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial |
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Brunei Darussalam |
Attorney General's Chambers |
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Ministry of Law |
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Ministry of Law |
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Bulgaria |
Copyright and Related Rights Division |
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Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria |
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Burkina Faso |
Ministry of Communication and Culture, |
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Ministry of Trade, Promotion of Industry and Handicraft |
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Burundi |
Ministry of Education and Culture Department of Arts and Culture |
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Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Cambodia |
Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts |
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Ministry of Commerce, |
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Cameroon |
WIPOnet Coordinator |
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Ministry of Industrial and Commercial Development, |
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Canada |
Department of Industry |
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Cape Verde |
National Institute of Culture |
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Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, |
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Central African Republic |
Ministry of Tourism, the Arts and Culture |
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Ministry of Industry, Commerce, SME-SMI |
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Chad |
Chadian Copyright Office (BUTDRA) |
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Directorate General |
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Chile |
Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums |
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Ministry of Economic Affairs, Development and Reconstruction, |
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China |
Intellectual Property Department of Hong Kong |
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National Copyright Administration of China |
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Government of Macao (SAR) |
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Intellectual Property Department of Hong Kong |
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State Administration for Industry and Commerce |
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State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples' Republic of China (SIPO), Patent Office |
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Colombia |
Ministry of the Interior and of Justice, |
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Ministry of Economic Development, |
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Comoros |
Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Press |
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Ministry of Economy, Commerce, Handicrafts and Investments |
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Congo |
Ministry of Culture and the Arts, responsible for Tourism, |
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Ministry of Industrial Development, |
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Cook Islands |
Department of Trade, Labour and Transport |
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Costa Rica |
Ministerio de Justicia, |
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Ministerio de Justicia |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
Ministry of French Language and Culture, |
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Ministry for Industry and the Promotion of the Private Sector, Ivorian Office of Intellectual Property (OIPI) |
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Croatia |
State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia |
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State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia |
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Cuba |
Ministry of Culture, |
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Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment |
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Cyprus |
Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver |
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Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver |
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Czech Republic |
Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Copyright Department |
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Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic |
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Copyright Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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Invention Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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Trademark and Industrial Design Department, State Administration for Quality Management of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (SAQM) |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Ministry of Culture and the Arts |
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Ministry of Economic Affairs & Industry, |
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Denmark |
Ministry of Culture, |
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Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Djibouti |
Ministry of Communication and Culture, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications, |
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Industrial Property Unit |
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Dominica |
Companies and Intellectual Property |
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Companies and Intellectual Property |
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Dominican Republic |
Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce |
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State Secretariat for Industry and Commerce |
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Ecuador |
Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI) |
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Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI) |
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Egypt |
Ministry of Culture, |
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Commercial Registry Administration, Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) |
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El Salvador |
National Center of Registries |
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National Center of Registries |
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Equatorial Guinea |
Presidency of the Government |
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Presidency of the Government |
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Eritrea |
Department of Culture |
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Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Estonia |
Estonian Ministry of Culture |
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The Estonian Patent Office |
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Ethiopia |
Copyright Directorate |
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Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) |
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Fiji |
Attorney-General's Chambers |
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Ministry of Justice, |
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Finland |
Ministry of Education and Culture |
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National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland |
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France |
Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs, |
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National Institute of Industrial Property |
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Gabon |
Ministry of Culture and the Arts, National Agency for the Promotion of the Arts and Culture (ANPAC) |
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Ministry of Trade and Industry, dealing with Promotion of Investments and Regional Integration |
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Gambia |
Copyright Office, |
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Registrar General's Department |
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Georgia |
National Intellectual Property Centre |
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National Intellectual Property Centre |
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Germany |
Federal Ministry of Justice |
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German Patent and Trade Mark Office |
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Ghana |
Ministry of Culture, |
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Ministry of Justice |
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Greece |
Ministry of Culture, Hellenic Copyright Office |
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Ministry of Development, |
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Industrial Property Organization (OBI), |
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Grenada |
Registrar's Office, |
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Registrar's Office, |
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Guatemala |
Register of Intellectual Property |
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Registry of Intellectual Property |
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Guinea |
Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture Guinean Copyright Office |
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Ministry of Trade |
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Guinea-Bissau |
Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sports |
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Ministério de Comércio, Energia, Indústria e Artesanato |
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Guyana |
The Deeds Registry |
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The Deeds Registry |
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Haiti |
Haitian Copyright Office, |
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Holy See |
Governorate of the Vatican City |
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Governorate of the Vatican City |
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Honduras |
Directorate General of Intellectual Property |
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Directorate General of Intellectual Property |
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Hungary |
Hungarian Patent Office, Legal and International Department, Copyright Section |
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Hungarian Patent Office |
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Iceland |
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture |
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Icelandic Patent Office |
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India |
Government of India |
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Office of the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks |
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Indonesia |
Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Law and Human Rights |
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Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Law and Human Rights |
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, |
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Registration Organization of Deeds and Property of Islamic Republic of Iran |
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Iraq |
Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Ministry of Planning |
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Ireland |
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
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Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
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Israel |
Ministry of Justice |
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Israel Patent Office |
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Italy |
Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities - |
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Ministry of Economic Development |
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Jamaica |
Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) |
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Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) |
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Japan |
Japan Copyright Office (JCO), International Affairs Division, Government of Japan |
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Japan Patent Office (JPO) |
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Jordan |
Ministry of Culture, |
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Industrial Property Protection Directorate |
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Kazakhstan |
Committee for Intellectual Property Rights, |
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National Institute on Intellectual Property of the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights, |
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Kenya |
Attorney-General's Chambers, |
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Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Kiribati |
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism |
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Kuwait |
Ministry of Information |
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry, |
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Kyrgyzstan |
State Patent Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) |
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State Patent Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Department of Intellectual Property, Standardization and Metrology |
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Latvia |
Ministry of Culture, Copyright and Neighboring Rights Division |
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Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia |
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Lebanon |
Ministry of Economy and Trade, |
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Ministry of Economy and Trade, |
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Lesotho |
Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs |
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Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs |
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Liberia |
Liberia Copyright Office |
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Liberia Industrial Property Office |
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
The Secretariat of the People's Public Committee |
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National Bureau for Research and Development (NBRD) |
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Liechtenstein |
Office of Trade and Transport, Intellectual Property |
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Office of Trade and Transport, Intellectual Property |
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Lithuania |
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, |
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State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle |
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Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle |
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Madagascar |
Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication |
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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Malagasy Industrial Property Office (OMAPI) |
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Malawi |
Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) |
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Ministry of Justice |
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Malaysia |
Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) |
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Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) |
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Maldives |
Department of Information and Broadcasting |
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Ministry of Economic Development and Trade |
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Mali |
Ministry of Culture and Communication, |
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Ministry of Industry and Trade, |
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Malta |
Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment, |
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Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment, |
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Mauritania |
Ministry of Culture and Islamic Orientation, |
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Division of Industrial Property, Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Mauritius |
The Permanent Secretary, |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade |
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Mexico |
Secretariat of Public Education |
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Mexican Institute of Industrial Property |
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Monaco |
Ministry of Finance and Economy, |
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Department of Finance and Economy |
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Mongolia |
Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia |
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Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia |
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Montenegro |
Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro |
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Morocco |
Civil Company under the Supervision of the Ministry of Communications, |
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Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office |
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Mozambique |
Ministry of Culture, |
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Ministry of Industry and Commerce |
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Myanmar |
Ministry of Home Affairs |
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Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development |
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Namibia |
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
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Ministry of Trade and Industry, |
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Nauru |
Department of Justice |
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Department of Justice |
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Nepal |
Ministry of Culture and State Restructuring |
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Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies |
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Netherlands |
Bureau for Intellectual Property |
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Bureau of Intellectual Property |
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Ministry of Justice |
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Bureau for Intellectual Property |
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Bureau of Intellectual Property |
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Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands Patent Office |
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New Zealand |
Ministry of Economic Development |
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Ministry of Economic Development |
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Office for Tokelau Affairs |
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Nicaragua |
Ministerio de Formento, Industria y Comercio, |
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Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio, |
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Niger |
Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture |
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Ministry of Commerce and the Private Sector, |
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Nigeria |
Federal Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Registry of Trade Marks, Patents and Designs |
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Norway |
Royal Ministry of Cultural Affairs |
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Norwegian Industrial Property Office |
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Oman |
Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Intellectual Property Department |
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Pakistan |
Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan |
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Palau |
Ministry of Resources and Development |
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Panama |
Ministry of Education, |
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Ministry of Commerce and Industries, |
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Papua New Guinea |
Attorney-General's Department |
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Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Paraguay |
Ministry of Education |
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Ministry of Industry and Commerce, |
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Peru |
Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM), |
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Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM), |
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Philippines |
Intellectual Property Office (IPO) |
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Office of the President |
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Poland |
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, |
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Patent Office of the Republic of Poland |
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Portugal |
Ministry of Culture, |
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Ministry of Economy and Innovation, Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Minister of Economy, to the Industry and Innovation, National Institute of Industrial Property |
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Qatar |
Copyright Office, |
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Ministry of Economy and Commerce, |
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Republic of Korea |
Copyright Division, |
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Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) |
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Republic of Moldova |
State Agency on Intellectual Property |
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State Agency on Intellectual Property |
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Romania |
Government of Romania - Romanian Office for Copyright |
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State Office for Inventions and Trademarks |
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Russian Federation |
Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent), Russian Federation |
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Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT), Russian Federation |
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Rwanda |
Ministry of Sports and Culture |
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Ministry of Trade, Industry, |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis |
The Registrar of the Supreme Court |
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The Registrar of the Supreme Court |
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Saint Lucia |
Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property |
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Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Registrar |
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Registrar |
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Samoa |
Department of Justice |
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Justice Department, |
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San Marino |
Department of External Affairs |
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Department of External Affairs |
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Sao Tome and Principe |
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports |
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Industrial Property National Service (SENAPI) |
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Saudi Arabia |
Ministry of Information |
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Trade Mark Section |
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General Directorate of Patents |
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Senegal |
Ministry of Culture and Communication, |
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Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts, |
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Serbia |
Intellectual Property Office - Copyright and Related Rights Department |
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Intellectual Property Office |
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Seychelles |
Ministry of Arts, Sports and Culture |
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Registration Division |
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Sierra Leone |
Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Cultural Division), |
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Administrator and Registrar-General's Department |
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Singapore |
Intellectual Property Office |
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Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
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Slovakia |
Media and Copyright Division, Ministry of Culture |
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Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic |
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Slovenia |
Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economy |
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Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economy |
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Solomon Islands |
Ministry of Police and Justice |
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Ministry of Police and Justice |
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Somalia |
Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, |
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Ministry of Industry, |
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South Africa |
Department of Trade and Industry |
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Department of Trade and Industry |
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Spain |
Ministry of Culture, Under-Directorate General of Intellectual Property |
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Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce. Spanish Patent and Trademark Office |
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Sri Lanka |
National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka |
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National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka |
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Sudan |
Ministry of Culture and Information, |
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Registrar General, Intellectual Property Department, Ministry of Justice |
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Suriname |
Bureau for Intellectual Property |
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Bureau for Intellectual Property |
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Swaziland |
Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade |
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Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade |
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Sweden |
Copyright Legislation: Ministry of Justice, |
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Industrial Property - legislation: Ministry of Justice (address and contact information as for Copyright Office); Industrial Property Office: Swedish Patent and Registration Office (SPRO) |
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Switzerland |
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property |
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Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
Ministry of Culture, |
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Ministry of Economy and Trade, Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property Protection (DCIP) |
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Tajikistan |
Agency of Copyright and Related Rights, |
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National Center for Patents and Information (NCPI) |
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Thailand |
Ministry of Commerce, |
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Ministry of Commerce, |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
Copyright and Related Rights Protection, |
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State Office of Industrial Property (SOIP) |
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Togo |
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, |
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National Institute for Industrial Property and Technology (INPIT) |
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Tonga |
Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries |
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Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
Intellectual Property Office |
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Intellectual Property Office |
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Tunisia |
Tunisian Organism for the Protection of Authors' Rights |
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Ministry of Industry and Energy and SMEs, National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI) |
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Turkey |
Directorate General of Copyrights and Cinema |
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Turkish Patent Institute |
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Turkmenistan |
Patent Department, |
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Tuvalu |
Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Public Corporations |
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Uganda |
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) |
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Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs |
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Ukraine |
Ukranian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine |
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State Department of Intellectual Property |
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Ukrainian Industrial Property Institute |
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United Arab Emirates |
Ministry of Information and Culture, Copyright Department |
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Ministry of Economy, Trade Mark Section |
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Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Economy and Commerce |
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United Kingdom |
The UK Intellectual Property Office, The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), Copyright and Enforcement Directorate |
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The UK Intellectual Property Office, The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) |
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United Republic of Tanzania |
Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA) |
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Copyright Society of Zanzibar (COSOZA), |
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Ministry of Industry and Trade, |
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Registry of Trade Marks and Patents |
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United States of America |
Library of Congress |
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United States Department of Commerce |
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United States Department of Commerce |
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Uruguay |
Ministry of Education and Culture, |
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Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining |
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Uzbekistan |
Uzbek Republican Agency for Copyright |
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State Patent Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
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Vanuatu |
The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission |
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The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission |
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Ministry of Justice |
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Ministry of Industry and Trade, |
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Viet Nam |
Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV) |
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Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment |
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Yemen |
Ministry of Culture |
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Ministry of Industry and Trade, General Department for Intellectual Property Protection |
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Zambia |
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services, Copyright Administration |
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Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, |
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Zimbabwe |
Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs |
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Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs |
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1. Regional Offices
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Acronym |
Contact Details |
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OAPI |
African Intellectual Property Organization |
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ARIPO |
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization |
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ASBU |
Arab States Broadcasting Union |
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BOIP |
Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property |
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EAPO |
Eurasian Patent Organization |
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EPO |
European Patent Organisation |
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UPOV |
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants |
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ICPIP |
Interstate Council on the Protection of Industrial Property |
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OHIM |
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) |
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GCC Patent Office |
Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf |
