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Afghanistan Copyright Office Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) Website
Industrial Property Office Afghanistan Central Business Registry and Intellectual Property
Ministry of Commerce and Industry 		Website
Albania Copyright Office Albanian Copyright Office
Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports
Sector of Monitoring the Collective Management Societies 		Website
Industrial Property Office General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks
Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Industry 		Website
Algeria Copyright Office National Office of Copyrights and Related Rights (ONDA)
Ministry of Communication and Culture 		Website
Industrial Property Office Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI)
Ministry of Industry, Small and Medium Sized Entreprises and Investment Promotion 		Website
Andorra Copyright Office Trademarks Office of the Principality of Andorra
Department of Economy
Ministry of Economy and Land Management 		Website
Industrial Property Office Trademarks Office of the Principality of Andorra
Department of Economy
Ministry of Economy and Land Management 		Website
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 		Website
Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property Offices Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO)
Ministry of Legal Affairs 		Website
Argentina Copyright Office Directorate General of Copyright Website
Industrial Property Office National Institute of Industrial Property Website
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 		Website
Australia Copyright Office Commercial and Administrative Law Branch
Attorney-General's Department 		Website
Industrial Property Office IP Australia
Department of Industry 		Website
Austria Copyright Office Federal Ministry of Justice Website
Industrial Property Office The Austrian Patent Office
Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology 		Website
Azerbaijan Copyright Office The Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan Website
Industrial Property Office State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents of the Republic of Azerbaijan Website
Industrial Property Office State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Industrial Property Objects Examination Center (AzPatent) 		Website
Bahamas Copyright Office Registrar General's Department Website
Industrial Property Office Registrar General's Department Website
Bahrain Copyright Office Press and Publications Directorate
Information Affairs Authority
Ministry of Information 		Website
Industrial Property Office Directorate of Industrial Property
Ministry of Industry and Commerce 		Website
Bangladesh Copyright Office Copyright Office Bangladesh
Ministry of Cultural Affairs 		Website
Industrial Property Office Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT)
Ministry of Industries 		Website
Barbados Intellectual Property Offices Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO)
Ministry of International Business and International Transport 		Website
Belarus Copyright Office National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP)
State Committee on Science and Technologies 		Website
Industrial Property Office National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP)
State Committee on Science and Technologies 		Website
Belgium Intellectual Property Offices Office of Intellectual Property
Directorate General Regulation and Market Organisation 		Website
Belize Intellectual Property Offices Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) Website
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 		Website
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Copyright Office Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI)
Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural 		Website
Industrial Property Office Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI)
Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural 		Website
Bosnia and Herzegovina Copyright Office Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina Website
Industrial Property Office Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina Website
Botswana Copyright Office Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
Ministry of Trade and Industry 		Website
Industrial Property Office Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
Ministry of Trade and Industry 		Website
Brazil Copyright Office Ministry of Culture Website
Industrial Property Office National Institute of Industrial Property
Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (INPI) 		Website
Brunei Darussalam Copyright Office Attorney General's Chambers Website
Industrial Property Office Brunei Intellectual Property Office (BruIPO)
The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) 		Website
Bulgaria Copyright Office Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate
Ministry of Culture 		Website
Industrial Property Office Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (BPO) Website
Burkina Faso Copyright Office Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA)
Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism 		Website
Industrial Property Office General Directorate of Industrial Property (DGPI)
Ministry of Industrie, Trade and Craft 		Website
Burundi Copyright Office Department of Arts and Culture
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture
Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism Website
Cabo Verde Copyright Office Institute of Intellectual Property of Cabo Verde
Installation Committee
Industrial Property Office Institute of Intellectual Property of Cabo Verde
Installation Committee
Cambodia Copyright Office Department of Copyright and Related rights Website
Industrial Property Office Department of Industrial Property (DIP)
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy 		Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Department (IPD)
Ministry of Commerce 		Website
Cameroon Copyright Office Justice Section
Ministry of Culture
Industrial Property Office Directorate of Technological Development and Industrial Property (MINMIDT)
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technological Development
Canada Copyright Office Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Industry Canada Website
Website
Industrial Property Office Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Industry Canada 		Website
Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office National Institute of Industrial Property
Ministry of Economy 		Website
China Copyright Office National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) Website
Industrial Property Office Patent Office
State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples' Republic of China (SIPO) 		Website
Industrial Property Office Trademark Office
State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China (SAIC) 		Website
Website
Colombia Copyright Office Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor
Unidad Administrativa Especial
Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia 		Website
Industrial Property Office Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio
Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo 		Website
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 		Website
Website
Industrial Property Office Registro de la Propiedad Industrial
Registro Nacional
Ministerio de Justicia y Paz 		Website
Website
Côte d'Ivoire Copyright Office Ivorian Copyright Office
Ministry of French Language and Culture 		Website
Industrial Property Office Ivorian Office of Intellectual Property (OIPI)
Ministry for Industry and the Promotion of the Private Sector 		Website
Croatia Copyright Office State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (SIPO) Website
Industrial Property Office State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (SIPO) Website
Cuba Copyright Office National Copyright Center (CENDA)
Ministry of Culture 		Website
Industrial Property Office Cuban Industrial Property Office (OCPI)
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment 		Website
Cyprus Copyright Office Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism 		Website
Industrial Property Office Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism 		Website
Czech Republic Copyright Office Copyright Law Department
Ministry of Culture 		Website
Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Ministry of Trade and Industry 		Website
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) 		Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office National Office of Industrial Property (ONAPI)
State Secretariat for Industry and Commerce 		Website
Ecuador Copyright Office Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI)
National Directory of Copyrights and Related Rights 		Website
Industrial Property Office Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property
National Directory of Industrial Property 		Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office
Ministry of Trade and Industry 		Website
El Salvador Copyright Office National Center of Registries (CNR) Website
Industrial Property Office National Center of Registries (CNR) Website
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 Website
Industrial Property Office The Estonian Patent Office Website
Ethiopia Intellectual Property Offices Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) Website
Fiji Copyright Office Office of the Attorney-General
Ministry of Justice 		Website
Industrial Property Office Office of the Attorney-General
Ministry of Justice 		Website
Finland Copyright Office Copyright Council
Ministry of Education 		Website
Industrial Property Office National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland Website
France Copyright Office Office of Literacy and Artistic Property
Under-Directorate of Legal Affairs
Directorate of General Administration
Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs 		Website
Industrial Property Office National Institute of Industrial Property Website
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 Industry and Mines 		Website
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) 		Website
Industrial Property Office National Intellectual Property Center
(Sakpatenti) 		Website
Germany Copyright Office Unit Copyright and Publishing Law
Directorate IIIB
Directorate-General III: Commercial and Economic Law
Federal Ministry of Justice 		Website
Industrial Property Office German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) Website
Ghana Copyright Office Copyright Department
Ministry of Justice 		Website
Industrial Property Office Registrar General's Department
Ministry of Justice
Greece Copyright Office Hellenic Copyright Organization
Ministry of Culture 		Website
Intellectual Property Offices Patent Office
Industrial Property Organization (OBI) 		Website
Intellectual Property Offices Trademark Office
Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property
General Secretary for Commerce
Grenada Intellectual Property Offices Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO)
Guatemala Copyright Office Register of Intellectual Property
Ministry of Economic Affairs 		Website
Industrial Property Office Registry of Intellectual Property
Ministry of Economic Affairs 		Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Service
Ministry of Trade and Industry 		Website
Holy See Copyright Office Judicial Office
Central Offices 		Website
Industrial Property Office Judicial Office
Central Offices 		Website
Honduras Intellectual Property Offices Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DIGEPIH) Website
Hungary Copyright Office Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO)
Copyright Department 		Website
Industrial Property Office Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) Website
Iceland Copyright Office Office of Legal Affairs
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture 		Website
Industrial Property Office Icelandic Patent Office
Ministry of Economic Affairs 		Website
India Copyright Office Copyright Division
Department of Higher Education
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Government of India 		Website
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 		Website
Indonesia Copyright Office Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights
Ministry of Law and Human Rights 		Website
Industrial Property Office Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights
Ministry of Law and Human Rights 		Website
Website
Website
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 General Office
State Organization for Registration of Deeds and Properties 		Website
Website
Iraq Copyright Office Ministry of Culture
Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Department
Central Organization for Standardization & Quality Control (COSQC)
Ministry of Planning
Ireland Copyright Office Intellectual Property Unit
Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation 		Website
Industrial Property Office Patents Office
Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation 		Website
Israel Copyright Office The Director General
Ministry of Justice 		Website
Industrial Property Office Israel Patent Office
Ministry of Justice 		Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office Italian Patent and Trademark Office
Directorate General of Combating Counterfeiting
Ministry of Economic Development 		Website
Jamaica Copyright Office Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) Website
Industrial Property Office Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) Website
Japan Copyright Office Japan Copyright Office (JCO)
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) 		Website
Industrial Property Office Japan Patent Office (JPO),
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) 		Website
Jordan Copyright Office Department of the National Library
Ministry of Culture
Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Protection Directorate
Ministry of Industry and Trade 		Website
Kazakhstan Intellectual Property Offices Committee of Intellectual Property Rights
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan 		Website
Kenya Copyright Office The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO)
The State Law Office
(Office of the Attorney General) 		Website
Industrial Property Office Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI)
Ministry of Trade and Industry 		Website
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 Service of Intellectual Property and Innovation under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) Website
Industrial Property Office State Service of Intellectual Property and Innovation under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) Website
Lao People's Democratic Republic Industrial Property Office Department of Intellectual Property,
Ministry of Science and Technology 		Website
Latvia Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Legal Division Website
Industrial Property Office Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia Website
Lebanon Copyright Office Ministry of Culture Website
Industrial Property Office Office of Intellectual Property
Department of Intellectual Property
Directorate General of Economy and Trade
Ministry of Economy and Trade 		Website
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 Liberia Copyright Office
Industrial Property Office Liberia Industrial Property Office (LIPO)
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Libya Industrial Property Office Scientific Culture and Cooperation Department,
National Authority for Research, Science and Technology (LA'STAR) 		Website
Liechtenstein Copyright Office Bureau of Intellectual Property
Office of Economic Affairs 		Website
Industrial Property Office Bureau of Intellectual Property
Office of Economic Affairs 		Website
Lithuania Copyright Office Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania,
Copyright Division
Industrial Property Office State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania Website
Luxembourg Copyright Office Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle Website
Industrial Property Office Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle Website
Madagascar Copyright Office Malagasy Copyright Office
Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication 		Website
Industrial Property Office Malagasy Industrial Property Office Website
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 Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia Website
Maldives Copyright Office Intellectual Property Unit
Ministry of Economic Development
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Unit
Ministry of Economic Development 		Website
Mali Copyright Office Malian Copyright Office (BUMDA) Website
Industrial Property Office Malian Centre for the Promotion of Industrial Property (CEMAPI)
Ministry of Trade and Industry 		Website
Malta Copyright Office The National IP Office of Malta
Commerce Department
Ministry for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers 		Website
Website
Industrial Property Office The National IP Office of Malta
Commerce Department,
Ministry for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers 		Website
Website
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 		Website
Website
Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office (IPO)
Regional Integration and International Trade
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 		Website
Mexico Copyright Office National Copyrights Institute (INDAUTOR) Website
Industrial Property Office Mexican Institute of Industrial Property Website
Monaco Intellectual Property Offices Intellectual Property Division
Directorate of Economic Expansion
Department of Finance and Economy 		Website
Mongolia Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia Website
Montenegro Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro Website
Morocco Copyright Office Copyright Office of Morocco Website
Industrial Property Office Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office Website
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 		Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office Department of Industry
Ministry of Industry 		Website
Netherlands Copyright Office Ministry of Justice
Directorate of Legislation 		Website
Industrial Property Office Bureau of Intellectual Property Aruba
Industrial Property Office Bureau of Intellectual Property Curaçao Website
Industrial Property Office Netherlands Patent Office
Netherlands Enterprise Agency
Ministry of Economic Affairs 		Website
New Zealand Copyright Office Intellectual Property Policy Group
Competition and Consumer Environment Branch
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment 		Website
Industrial Property Office Office for Tokelau Affairs
Intellectual Property Offices Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ)
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment 		Website
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) 		Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Registry (RPI)
Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade (MIFIC) 		Website
Niger Copyright Office Niger Copyright Office (BNDA)
Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture 		Website
Industrial Property Office Direction of Innovation and Industrial property
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Promotion of young entrepreneurs
Nigeria Copyright Office Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC)
Federal Ministry of Information and Culture 		Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office Patentstyret (Norwegian Industrial Property Office) Website
Oman Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Department
Ministry of Commerce and Industry 		Website
Pakistan Copyright Office Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) Website
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 		Website
Website
Papua New Guinea Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG) Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG) Website
Paraguay Intellectual Property Offices National Directorate of Intellectual Property Website
Peru Intellectual Property Offices Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM),
National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection (INDECOPI) 		Website
Philippines Intellectual Property Offices Intellectual Property Office of Philippines (IPOPHIL) Website
Poland Copyright Office The Intellectual Property and Media Department
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage,
Legal Office 		Website
Industrial Property Office Polish Patent Office Website
Portugal Copyright Office Bureau for Cultural Strategy,
Planning and Assessment (GEPAC)
Industrial Property Office Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property
Ministry of Justice 		Website
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 The Copyright Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea Website
Industrial Property Office Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) Website
Republic of Moldova Intellectual Property Offices State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI) Website
Romania Copyright Office Romanian Copyright Office (ORDA) Website
Industrial Property Office State Office for Inventions and Trademarks Website
Russian Federation Copyright Office Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT) Website
Industrial Property Office Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT) Website
Rwanda Copyright Office Office of the Registrar General
Rwanda Development Board (RDB) 		Website
Industrial Property Office Rwanda Development Board (RDB)
Office of the Registrar General 		Website
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 Website
Industrial Property Office Commerce and Intellectual Property Office Website
Samoa Copyright Office Registration of Companies and Intellectual Property Division (RCIP)
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL) 		Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office Industrial Property National Service (SENAPI)
Directorate of Industry
Ministry of Planning and Development 		Website
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 		Website
Serbia Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia
Department for Copyright and Related Rights and International Cooperation 		Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia Website
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) Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Website
Slovakia Copyright Office Media, Audiovisual and Copyright Department, Ministry of Culture Website
Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic Website
Slovenia Copyright Office Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)
Ministry of Economic Development and Technology 		Website
Industrial Property Office Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)
Ministry of Economic Development and Technology 		Website
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 Intellectual Property Offices Department of Trade and Industry
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) 		Website
Spain Copyright Office Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
Directorate General of Cultural Industries, Policies and Books
Deputy Directorate General for Intellectual Property 		Website
Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office 		Website
Sri Lanka Copyright Office National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka Website
Industrial Property Office National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka Website
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 		Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade
Intellectual Property Office 		Website
Sweden Copyright Office Division of Intellectual Property and Transport Law
Ministry of Justice 		Website
Industrial Property Office Swedish Patent and Registration Office (SPRO) Website
Switzerland Copyright Office Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Website
Industrial Property Office Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Website
Syrian Arab Republic Copyright Office Copyright Office
Ministry of Culture 		Website
Industrial Property Office Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property Protection (DCIP)
Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection 		Website
Website
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 		Website
Thailand Copyright Office Department of Intellectual Property (DIP)
Ministry of Commerce 		Website
Industrial Property Office Department of Intellectual Property (DIP)
Ministry of Commerce 		Website
Website
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) Website
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 		Website
Togo Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport,
Togolese Copyright Office (BUTODRA) 		Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office The Registry & Intellectual Property Office (RIPO)
Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries 		Website
Trinidad and Tobago Intellectual Property Offices Intellectual Property Office
Ministry of Legal Affairs 		Website
Tunisia Copyright Office Tunisian Organism for the Protection of Authors' Rights Website
Industrial Property Office National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI)
Ministry of Industry and Technology 		Website
Turkey Copyright Office Directorate General for Copyright
Ministry of Culture and Tourism 		Website
Website
Industrial Property Office Turkish Patent Institute Website
Turkmenistan Intellectual Property Offices State Service on Intellectual Property under the Ministry of Economy and Development of Turkmenistan
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 State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine (SIPS) Website
Industrial Property Office State Enterprise “Ukrainian Institute of Industrial Property” (SE UIPV) Website
Industrial Property Office State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine (SIPS) Website
United Arab Emirates Copyright Office Copyright Department
Ministry of Economy 		Website
Industrial Property Office Department of Industrial Property
Ministry of Economy 		Website
Industrial Property Office Trademark Department
Ministry of Economy
United Kingdom Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office
Information Centre 		Website
Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office
Information Centre 		Website
United Republic of Tanzania Copyright Office Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA)
Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)
Ministry of Industry and Trade 		Website
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 		Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office United States Department of Commerce
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 		Website
Uruguay Copyright Office Copyright Council
Ministry of Education and Culture 		Website
Industrial Property Office National Directorate of Industrial Property
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining 		Website
Uzbekistan Copyright Office Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Uzbekistan Website
Industrial Property Office Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Uzbekistan Website
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 		Website
Industrial Property Office Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property (SAPI)
Ministry of Popular Power for Trade 		Website
Viet Nam Copyright Office Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV) Website
Industrial Property Office National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP)
Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment 		Website
Yemen Copyright Office Ministry of Culture
Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Trade, General Department for Intellectual Property Protection Website
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 		Website
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




Regional Offices

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OAPI Regional Office African Intellectual Property Organization Website
ARIPO Regional Office African Regional Intellectual Property Organization Website
ASBU Regional Office Arab States Broadcasting Union Website
BOIP Regional Office Benelux Office for Intellectual Property Website
EAPO Regional Office Eurasian Patent Organization Website
EPO Regional Office European Patent Organisation Website
UPOV Regional Office International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants Website
ICPIP Regional Office Interstate Council on the Protection of Industrial Property
OHIM Regional Office Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Website
GCC Patent Office Regional Office Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Website




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