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PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICES IN THE WORLD

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Country

Contact Details

Office

URL

Afghanistan

Copyright Office

Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Afghanistan Intellectual Property Board
Ministry of Commerce and Industry

 

Albania

Copyright Office

Albanian Copyright Office
Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy

Web site

Algeria

Copyright Office

National Office of Copyrights and Related Rights (ONDA)
Ministry of Communication and Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI)
Ministry of Industry, Small and Medium Sized Entreprises and Investment Promotion

Web site

Andorra

Copyright Office

Ministry of Economy and Finance

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Trademarks Office of the Principality of Andorra
Ministry of Economy and Finance

Web site

Angola

Copyright Office

National Institute for Cultural Industries (INIC)
National Directorate of Entertainment and Copyright
Ministry of Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Angolan Institute of Industrial Property
Ministry of Geology, Mines and Industry

Web site

Antigua and Barbuda

Intellectual Property Offices

Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO)
Ministry of Legal Affairs

Web site

Argentina

Copyright Office

Directorate General of Copyright

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Institute of Industrial Property

Web site

Armenia

Copyright Office

Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia
Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia
Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia

Web site

Australia

Copyright Office

Copyright Law Branch
Attorney-General's Department

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

IP Australia
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE)

Web site

Austria

Copyright Office

Federal Ministry of Justice

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

The Austrian Patent Office
Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology

Web site

Azerbaijan

Copyright Office

The Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents

Web site

Bahamas

Copyright Office

Registrar General's Department

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Registrar General's Department

Web site

Bahrain

Copyright Office

Press and Publications Directorate
Information Affairs Authority
Ministry of Information

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Directorate of Industrial Property
Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Web site

Bangladesh

Copyright Office

Copyright Office Bangladesh
Ministry of Cultural Affairs

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT)
Ministry of Industries

Web site

Barbados

Copyright Office

Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO)
Ministry of International Business and International Transport

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO)
Ministry of International Business and International Transport

Web site

Belarus

Copyright Office

National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP)
State Committee on Science and Technologies

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP)
State Committee on Science and Technologies

Web site

Belgium

Copyright Office

SPF Économie, PME, Classes moyennes et Énergie

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

L'Office belge de la propriété intellectuelle

Web site

Belize

Intellectual Property Offices

Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO)

Web site

Benin

Copyright Office

Beninese Copyright Office (BUBEDRA)
Ministry of Culture and Communication

 

 

Industrial Property Office

National Industrial Property Center (CENAPI)
Ministry of Industry and Commerce

 

Bhutan

Intellectual Property Offices

Industrial Property Division (IPD)
Ministry of Economic Affairs

Web site

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Copyright Office

Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI)
Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI)
Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural

Web site

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Copyright Office

Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Web site

Botswana

Copyright Office

Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
Ministry of Trade and Industry

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
Ministry of Trade and Industry

Web site

Brazil

Copyright Office

Ministry of Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Institute of Industrial Property
Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (INPI)

Web site

Brunei Darussalam

Copyright Office

Attorney General's Chambers

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Attorney General's Chambers

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Patent Registry Office (PRO)
The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB)

Web site

Bulgaria

Copyright Office

Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate
Ministry of Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (BPO)

Web site

Burkina Faso

Copyright Office

Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA)
Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

General Directorate of Industrial Property
Ministry of Trade, Promotion of Companies and Handicraft

Web site

Burundi

Copyright Office

Department of Arts and Culture
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism

Web site

Cambodia

Copyright Office

Department of Copyright and Related rights

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Department of Industrial Property (DIP)
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Department (IPD)
Ministry of Commerce

Web site

Cameroon

Copyright Office

Justice Section
Ministry of Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Directorate of Technological Development and Industrial Property
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technological Development

 

Canada

Copyright Office

Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Industry Canada

Web site
Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Industry Canada

Web site
Web site

Cape Verde

Copyright Office

Institute of Intellectual Property of Cape Verde
Installation Committee

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Institute of Intellectual Property of Cape Verde
Installation Committee

 

Central African Republic

Copyright Office

Centralafrican Copyright Office
(BUCADA)
Ministry of Tourism, the Arts and Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

National Industrial Property Service
Directorate of Industrial Development and Handicraft
Ministry of Industry, Commerce, SME-SMI

 

Chad

Copyright Office

Chadian Copyright Office (BUTDRA)
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports

 

 

Industrial Property Office

National Liaison Office with OAPI (SNL / OAPI)
Ministry of Commerce and Industry

 

Chile

Copyright Office

Ministry of Education
Intellectual Rights Department (DDI)
Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Institute of Industrial Property
Ministry of Economy

Web site

China

Copyright Office

National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Patent Office
State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples' Republic of China (SIPO)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Trademark Office
State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China (SAIC)

Web site
Web site

Colombia

Copyright Office

Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor
Unidad Administrativa Especial
Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio
Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo

Web site

Comoros

Copyright Office

Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Press

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Office (OCPI)
Ministry of Energy, Mines, Industry and Handicrafts

 

Congo

Copyright Office

Congolese Copyright Office (BCDA)
Ministry of Culture and the Arts

 

 

Industrial Property Office

National Industrial Property Unit
Directorate General of Industry (ANPI)
Ministry of Industrial Development and Promotion of Private Sector

 

Costa Rica

Copyright Office

Register of Copyright and Related Rights
National Register
Ministry of Justice and Peace

Web site
Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Registro de la Propiedad Industrial
Registro Nacional
Ministerio de Justicia y Paz

Web site
Web site

Côte d'Ivoire

Copyright Office

Ivorian Copyright Office
Ministry of French Language and Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Ivorian Office of Intellectual Property (OIPI)
Ministry for Industry and the Promotion of the Private Sector

 

Croatia

Copyright Office

State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (SIPO)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (SIPO)

Web site

Cuba

Copyright Office

National Copyright Center (CENDA)
Ministry of Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Cuban Industrial Property Office
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment

Web site

Cyprus

Copyright Office

Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

Web site

Czech Republic

Copyright Office

Copyright Law Department
Ministry of Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Industrial Property Office

Web site

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Copyright Office

Copyright Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Invention Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Trademark, Industrial Design and Geographical Indication Office (TIDGIO) of the DPR Korea
State Administration for Quality Management of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (SAQM)

 

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Copyright Office

Secretariat General of Culture
Directorate of Research, Planning and International Cultural Relations
Ministry of Culture and the Arts

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Directorate of Industrial Property
Secretariat for industry and small and medium enterprises (IPMEA)
Ministry of Industry and SMEs

 

Denmark

Copyright Office

Copyright Division
Ministry of Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Ministry of Trade and Industry

Web site

Djibouti

Copyright Office

Ministry of Communication and Culture, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications
Copyright Office

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Office of Industrial Property and Commerce (ODPIC)

Web site

Dominica

Intellectual Property Offices

Companies and Intellectual Property Office
Ministry of Tourism and legal Affairs

 

Dominican Republic

Copyright Office

National Copyright Office (ONDA)
Ministry of Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Office of Industrial Property (ONAPI)
State Secretariat for Industry and Commerce

Web site

Ecuador

Copyright Office

Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI)
National Directory of Copyrights and Related Rights

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property
National Directory of Industrial Property

Web site

Egypt

Copyright Office

Permanent Office for the Protection of
Copyright
Supreme Council of Culture
Ministry of Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Egyptian Patent Office
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT)
Ministry of Scientific Research

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office
Ministry of Trade and Industry

Web site

El Salvador

Copyright Office

National Center of Registries (CNR)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Center of Registries (CNR)

Web site

Equatorial Guinea

Copyright Office

Council of Scientific and Technological Research
Presidency of the Government

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Council of Scientific and Tecnological Research
Presidency of the Government

 

Eritrea

Copyright Office

Department of Culture
Ministry of Information and Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Domestic Trade and Intellectual Property
Ministry of Trade and Industry

 

Estonia

Copyright Office

Estonian Ministry of Justice

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

The Estonian Patent Office

Web site

Ethiopia

Intellectual Property Offices

Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO)

Web site

Fiji

Copyright Office

Office of the Attorney-General
Ministry of Justice

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Office of the Attorney-General
Ministry of Justice

Web site

Finland

Copyright Office

Copyright Council
Ministry of Education

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland

Web site

France

Copyright Office

Office of Literacy and Artistic Property
Under-Directorate of Legal Affairs
Directorate of General Administration
Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Institute of Industrial Property

Web site

Gabon

Copyright Office

National Agency for the Promotion of the Arts and Culture (ANPAC)

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Center of Industrial Property of Gabon
(CEPIG)
Ministry of Commerce, Industry
responsible for investment promotion and regional integration

Web site

Gambia

Copyright Office

National Centre for Arts and Culture
Ministry of Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Office of the Registrar General
Attorney General’s Chambers
Ministry for Justice

 

Georgia

Copyright Office

National Intellectual Property Center
(Sakpatenti)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Intellectual Property Center
(Sakpatenti)

Web site

Germany

Copyright Office

Unit Copyright and Publishing Law
Directorate IIIB
Directorate-General III: Commercial and Economic Law
Federal Ministry of Justice

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA)

Web site

Ghana

Copyright Office

Copyright Department
Ministry of Justice

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Registrar General's Department
Ministry of Justice

 

Greece

Copyright Office

Hellenic Copyright Organization
Ministry of Culture

Web site

 

Intellectual Property Offices

Patent Office
Industrial Property Organization (OBI)

Web site

 

Intellectual Property Offices

Trademark Office
Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property
General Secretary for Commerce

 

Grenada

Intellectual Property Offices

Companies and Intellectual Property Office
Ministry of Legal Affairs

 

Guatemala

Copyright Office

Register of Intellectual Property
Ministry of Economic Affairs

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Registry of Intellectual Property
Ministry of Economic Affairs

Web site

Guinea

Copyright Office

Guinean Copyright Office
Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

National Service of Industrial Property
Ministry of Trade, Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises

 

Guinea-Bissau

Copyright Office

Guinean Copyright Society
Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Youth and Sports

 

 

Industrial Property Office

General Directorate of Industrial Property
Ministry of Energy, Industry and Natural Resources

 

Guyana

Intellectual Property Offices

The Deeds Registry
Ministry of Legal Affairs

 

Haiti

Copyright Office

Haitian Copyright Office (BHDA)
Ministry of Culture and Communication

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Service
Directorate of Legal Affairs
Ministry of Trade and Industry

 

Holy See

Copyright Office

Judicial Office
Central Offices

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Judicial Office
Central Offices

Web site

Honduras

Intellectual Property Offices

Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DIGEPIH)

Web site

Hungary

Copyright Office

Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO)
Copyright Department

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO)

Web site

Iceland

Copyright Office

Office of Legal Affairs
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Icelandic Patent Office
Ministry of Economic Affairs

Web site

India

Copyright Office

Copyright Division
Department of Higher Education
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Government of India

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Office of the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks
Department of Industrial Policy Promotions
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Government of India

Web site

Indonesia

Copyright Office

Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights
Ministry of Law and Human Rights

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights
Ministry of Law and Human Rights

Web site
Web site
Web site

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Copyright Office

Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance,
Registrar of Copyright,
Center for Cultural Studies and Research (CCSR)

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Industrial Property Office
Registration Organization of Deeds and Property of Islamic Republic of Iran

 

Iraq

Copyright Office

Ministry of Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Industrial Property Department
Central Organization for Standardization & Quality Control (COSQC)
Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation

 

Ireland

Copyright Office

Intellectual Property Unit
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Patents Office
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Web site

Israel

Copyright Office

The Director General
Ministry of Justice

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Israeli Patent Office
Ministry of Justice

Web site

Italy

Copyright Office

Service III - Copyright and supervision over S.I.A.E.
General Direction for Library Heritage, Cultural Institutes and Copyright
Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Italian Patent and Trademark Office
Directorate General of Combating Counterfeiting
Ministry of Economic Development

Web site

Jamaica

Copyright Office

Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO)

Web site

Japan

Copyright Office

Japan Copyright Office (JCO)
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Japan Patent Office (JPO),
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Web site

Jordan

Copyright Office

Department of the National Library
Ministry of Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Industrial Property Protection Directorate
Ministry of Industry and Trade

Web site

Kazakhstan

Copyright Office

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Committee of Intellectual Property Rights
Republic State Enterprise
"National Institute of Intellectual Property"

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Committee of Intellectual Property Rights
Republic State Enterprise
"National Institute of Intellectual Property"

Web site

Kenya

Copyright Office

The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO)
The State Law Office
(Office of the Attorney General)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI)
Ministry of Trade and Industry

Web site

Kiribati

Intellectual Property Offices

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

 

Kuwait

Copyright Office

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Trade and Industry
Trademarks and Patents Department

 

Kyrgyzstan

Copyright Office

State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent)

Web site

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Industrial Property Office

Department of Intellectual Property,
Ministry of Science and Technology

Web site

Latvia

Copyright Office

Ministry of Culture, Legal Division

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia

Web site

Lebanon

Copyright Office

Ministry of Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Office of Intellectual Property
Department of Intellectual Property
Directorate General of Economy and Trade
Ministry of Economy and Trade

Web site

Lesotho

Copyright Office

Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs
Registrar General's Office

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs
Registrar General's Office

 

Liberia

Copyright Office

The Liberia Copyright Office

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Liberia Industrial Property Office (LIPO)
Ministry of Commerce and Industry

 

Libya

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Division
National Bureau for Research and Development

 

 

Industrial Property Office

The Industrial Research Center (IRC)

 

Liechtenstein

Copyright Office

Bureau of Intellectual Property
Office of Economic Affairs

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Bureau of Intellectual Property
Office of Economic Affairs

Web site

Lithuania

Copyright Office

Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania,
Copyright Division

 

 

Industrial Property Office

State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

Web site

Luxembourg

Copyright Office

Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle

Web site

Madagascar

Copyright Office

Malagasy Copyright Office
Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Malagasy Industrial Property Office (OMAPI)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Web site

Malawi

Copyright Office

Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA)
Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Department of the Registrar General
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs

 

Malaysia

Copyright Office

Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia

Web site

Maldives

Copyright Office

Intellectual Property Unit
Ministry of Economic Development

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Unit
Ministry of Economic Development

Web site

Mali

Copyright Office

Malian Copyright Office (BUMDA)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Malian Centre for the Promotion of Industrial Property (CEMAPI)
Ministry of Trade and Industry

Web site

Malta

Copyright Office

The National IP Office of Malta
Commerce Department
Ministry for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers

Web site
Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

The National IP Office of Malta
Commerce Department,
Ministry for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers

Web site
Web site

Mauritania

Copyright Office

Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department
Directorate of Culture and Arts
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Directorate of Industry
Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Handicraft and Tourism

 

Mauritius

Copyright Office

Mauritius Society of Authors (MASA)
Ministry of Arts and Culture

Web site
Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Industrial Property Office (IPO)
Regional Integration and International Trade
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Web site

Mexico

Copyright Office

National Copyrights Institute (INDAUTOR)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Mexican Institute of Industrial Property

Web site

Monaco

Intellectual Property Offices

Intellectual Property Division
Directorate of Economic Expansion
Department of Finance and Economy

Web site

Mongolia

Copyright Office

Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia

Web site

Montenegro

Copyright Office

Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro

Web site

Morocco

Copyright Office

Copyright Office of Morocco

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office

Web site

Mozambique

Copyright Office

Department of Copyright
National Institute of Book and Records
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Industrial Property Institute (IPI)
Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Web site

Myanmar

Copyright Office

Ministry of Information and Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Department of Technical and Vocational Education
Ministry of Science and Technology

 

Namibia

Copyright Office

Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT)
Copyright Services

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Trade and Industry
Trade and Commerce Department

 

Nauru

Copyright Office

Department of Justice
Office of the Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Department of Justice
Office of the Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright

 

Nepal

Copyright Office

Nepal Copyright Registrar's Office
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Department of Industry
Ministry of Industry

Web site

Netherlands

Copyright Office

Ministry of Justice
Directorate of Legislation

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Bureau of Intellectual Property Aruba

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Bureau of Intellectual Property Curaçao

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

NL Patent Office
NL Agency
Ministry of Economic Affairs

Web site

New Zealand

Copyright Office

Intellectual Property Policy Group
Competition, Trade and Investment Branch
Ministry of Economic Development

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ)
Ministry of Economic Development

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Office for Tokelau Affairs

 

Nicaragua

Copyright Office

Office Nacion de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos
Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI)
Ministerio de Formento, Industria y Comercio (MIFIC)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Registry (RPI)
Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade (MIFIC)

Web site

Niger

Copyright Office

Niger Copyright Office (BNDA)
Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Direction of Innovation and Industrial property
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Promotion of young entrepreneurs

 

Nigeria

Copyright Office

Nigerian Copyright Commission
Federal Ministry of Information and Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry
Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment

 

Norway

Copyright Office

Norwegian Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Department of Media and Copyright

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Patentstyret (Norwegian Industrial Property Office)

Web site

Oman

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Department
Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Web site

Pakistan

Copyright Office

Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan)

Web site

Palau

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Resources and Development

 

Panama

Copyright Office

Directorate General of Copyright
Ministry of Commerce and Industries

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Directorate General of the Industrial Property Registry
Ministry of Commerce and Industries

Web site
Web site

Papua New Guinea

Copyright Office

Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Trade and Industry
Investment Promotion Authority (IPA)
Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG)

Web site

Paraguay

Intellectual Property Offices

Ministry of Industry and Trade
Directorate General of Intellectual Property

Web site

Peru

Copyright Office

Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM),
Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM),
National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection (INDECOPI)

Web site

Philippines

Intellectual Property Offices

Intellectual Property Office of Philippines (IPOPHIL)

Web site

Poland

Copyright Office

The Intellectual Property and Media Department
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage,
Legal Office

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Polish Patent Office

Web site

Portugal

Copyright Office

Bureau for Cultural Strategy,
Planning and Assessment (GEPAC)

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property
Ministry of Justice

Web site

Qatar

Copyright Office

Copyright Office,
Competent administration Intellectual Property Center,
Ministry of Justice

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Industrial Property Office Trademarks, Industrial Designs & G.I. Competent administration Ministry of Business and Trade, Department of Commercial Registration and Licensing

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Center
Patents and Intergrated Circuits
Competent administration Intellectual Property Center,
Ministry of Justice

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Economy and Commerce

 

Republic of Korea

Copyright Office

Directorate-General of Copyright Policy,
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism,
Republic of Korea

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)

Web site

Republic of Moldova

Intellectual Property Offices

State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI)

Web site

Romania

Copyright Office

Romanian Copyright Office (ORDA)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

Web site

Russian Federation

Copyright Office

Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT)

Web site

Rwanda

Copyright Office

Office of the Registrar General
Rwanda Development Board (RDB)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Rwanda Development Board (RDB)
Office of the Registrar General

Web site

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Intellectual Property Offices

Intellectual Property Office
The Registrar of IP

 

Saint Lucia

Copyright Office

Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property

 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Copyright Office

Commerce and Intellectual Property Office

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Commerce and Intellectual Property Office

Web site

Samoa

Copyright Office

Registration of Companies and Intellectual Property Division (RCIP)
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Industrial Designs
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL)

 

San Marino

Copyright Office

Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs
Department of External Affairs

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Department of External Affairs
State Office for Patents and Trademarks

 

Sao Tome and Principe

Copyright Office

Directorate General of Culture
Arts and Entertainment Promotion Center
Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Industrial Property National Service (SENAPI)
Directorate of Industry
Ministry of Planning and Development

Web site

Saudi Arabia

Copyright Office

General Administration of Copyright
Ministry of Culture and Information

 

 

Intellectual Property Offices

The general Directorate of Industrial Property grants protection documents 1st innovation, layout designs and integrated circuits, plant varieties and industrial designs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

 

 

Intellectual Property Offices

Trade Mark Section
Ministry of Commerce and Industry

 

Senegal

Copyright Office

Ministry of Culture, Gender and Living Environment
Senegalese Copyright Office

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Senegalese Agency of Industrial Property and Innovation Techologique (ASPIT)
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Handicraft

Web site

Serbia

Copyright Office

Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia
Department for Copyright and Related Rights and International Cooperation

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia

Web site

Seychelles

Copyright Office

Cultural Property and Copyright Unit / Seychelles Authors and Composers Society (SACS),
Ministry of Social Development and Culture, Department of Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Registration Division
Department of Legal Affairs
President's Office

 

Sierra Leone

Copyright Office

Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Cultural Division),
Sierra Leone Intellectual Property Organisation (SLIPO)

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Administrator and Registrar-General's Department

 

Singapore

Copyright Office

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)

Web site

Slovakia

Copyright Office

Media, Audiovisual and Copyright Department, Ministry of Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic

Web site

Slovenia

Copyright Office

Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)
Ministry of Economic Development and Technology

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)
Ministry of Economic Development and Technology

Web site

Solomon Islands

Copyright Office

Ministry of Police and Justice
Registrar-General's Office

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Police and Justice
Registrar-General's Office

 

Somalia

Copyright Office

Ministry of Culture and Higher Education,
Copyright Office

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Industry,
Patents and Trade Marks Office

 

South Africa

Copyright Office

Department of Trade and Industry
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Department of Trade and Industry
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)

Web site

Spain

Copyright Office

Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
Directorate General of Cultural Industries, Policies and Books
Deputy Directorate General for Intellectual Property

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Web site

Sri Lanka

Copyright Office

National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka

Web site

Sudan

Copyright Office

Ministry of Culture and Youth and Sports
Federal Council for Literary and Artistic Works

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Registrar General of Intellectual Property
Ministry of Justice

Web site

Suriname

Intellectual Property Offices

Bureau of Intellectual Property
Ministry of Justice and Police

 

Swaziland

Copyright Office

Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade
Intellectual Property Office

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade
Intellectual Property Office

Web site

Sweden

Copyright Office

Division of Intellectual Property and Transport Law
Ministry of Justice

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Swedish Patent and Registration Office (SPRO)

Web site

Switzerland

Copyright Office

Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

Web site

Syrian Arab Republic

Copyright Office

Copyright Office
Ministry of Culture,

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property Protection (DCIP)
Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection

Web site

Tajikistan

Copyright Office

Agency of Copyright and Related Rights,
Ministry of Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

National Center for Patents and Information (NCPI)
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

Web site

Thailand

Copyright Office

Department of Intellectual Property (DIP)
Ministry of Commerce

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Department of Intellectual Property (DIP)
Ministry of Commerce

Web site

Web site

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Copyright Office

Copyright and Related Rights Department,
Ministry of Culture (MoC)

 

 

Industrial Property Office

State Office of Industrial Property (SOIP)

Web site

Timor-Leste

Intellectual Property Offices

Department of the Legal and Treaties Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

Intellectual Property Offices

National Director of Human Rights and Citizenship
Ministry of Justice

Web site

Togo

Copyright Office

Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport,
Togolese Copyright Office (BUTODRA)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Institute for Industrial Property and Technology (INPIT)
Ministry of Trade, Industry, Transport and Development of the Free Zone

 

Tonga

Copyright Office

The Registry & Intellectual Property Office (RIPO)
Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

The Registry & Intellectual Property Office (RIPO)
Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries

Web site

Trinidad and Tobago

Intellectual Property Offices

Intellectual Property Office
Ministry of Legal Affairs

Web site

Tunisia

Copyright Office

Tunisian Organism for the Protection of Authors' Rights

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI)
Ministry of Industry and Technology

Web site

Turkey

Copyright Office

Directorate General for Copyright
Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Web site
Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Turkish Patent Institute

Web site

Turkmenistan

Industrial Property Office

Patent Department
Ministry of Economy and Development

 

Tuvalu

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Public Corporations

 

Uganda

Copyright Office

Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)

 

Ukraine

Copyright Office

Ukranian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine (SIPS)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Ukrainian Institute of Industrial Property (SE UIPV)

Web site

United Arab Emirates

Copyright Office

Copyright Department
Ministry of Economy

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Department of Industrial Property
Ministry of Economy

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Trademark Department
Ministry of Economy

 

United Kingdom

Copyright Office

Intellectual Property Office
Information Centre

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Intellectual Property Office
Information Centre

Web site

United Republic of Tanzania

Copyright Office

Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA)
Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)
Ministry of Industry and Trade

Web site

 

Copyright Office

Copyright Society of Zanzibar (COSOZA),
Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and Good Governance

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)
Ministry of Industry and Trade

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Registrar General's Office
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional's Affairs

 

United States of America

Copyright Office

Library of Congress
Copyright Office

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

United States Department of Commerce
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Web site

  Patent Office United States Patent Office Web site
  Trademark Office United States Trademark Office Web site
  Copyright Office United States Copyright Office Web site
  Trademark Office Florida Trademark Office Web site
  Corporations Office Estate of Florida, Division of Corporations Web site

Uruguay

Copyright Office

Copyright Council
Ministry of Education and Culture

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Directorate of Industrial Property
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining

Web site

Uzbekistan

Copyright Office

Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Web site
Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Web site

Vanuatu

Copyright Office

The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Vanuatu, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry

 

 

Industrial Property Office

The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Vanuatu, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry

 

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Copyright Office

Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property (SAPI)
Ministry of Popular Power for Trade

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property (SAPI)
Ministry of Popular Power for Trade

Web site

Viet Nam

Copyright Office

Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV)

Web site

 

Industrial Property Office

National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP)
Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment

Web site

Yemen

Copyright Office

Ministry of Culture

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Ministry of Industry and Trade, General Department for Intellectual Property Protection

Web site

Zambia

Copyright Office

Copyright Administration
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services (MIBS)

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA)
Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry

Web site

Zimbabwe

Copyright Office

Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office (ZIPO)
Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs

 

 

Industrial Property Office

Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office (ZIPO)
Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs

 

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