Intellectual Property Resources
1.
EPO - European Patent Organisation
2. WIPO
3. OHIM - Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
4. OAPI - African Intellectual Property Organization
5. ARIPO - African Regional Intellectual Property Organization
6. ASBU - Arab States Broadcasting Union
7. BOIP - Benelux Office for Intellectual Property
9. EAPO - Eurasian Patent Organization
10. UPOV - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
11. ICPIP - Interstate Council on the Protection of Industrial Property
12. GCC - Regional Office Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Other Intellectual Property Directories:
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National Patent Offices:
Afghanistan
- Copyright Office Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC)
- 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
- Industrial Property Office Albanian Patents and Trademarks Office (ALPTO), General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy
Algeria:
- Copyright Office National Office of Copyrights and Related Rights, Ministry of Communication and Culture
- Industrial Property Office Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property
Andorra:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Economy and Finance
-Industrial Property Office Trademarks Office of the Principality of Andorra
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 Industry
Antigua and Barbuda:
-Copyright Office Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO)
-Industrial Property Office Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO)
Argentina:
-Copyright Office Directorate General of Copyright
-Industrial Property Office National Institute of Industrial Property
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
Australia:
-Copyright Office Copyright Law Branch, Attorney-General's Department
-Industrial Property Office IP Australia, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR)
Austria:
-Copyright Office Federal Ministry of Justice
-Industrial Property Office The Austrian Patent Office, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
Azerbaijan:
-Copyright Office The Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
-Industrial Property Office State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents
Bahamas:
-Copyright Office Registrar General's Department
-Industrial Property Office Registrar General's Department
Bahrain:
-Copyright Office Press and Publications Directorate, Ministry of Culture and Information
-Industrial Property Office Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Bangladesh:
-Copyright Office Copyright Office, Registry of Copyrights, Ministry of Cultural Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Ministry of Industries
Barbados:
-Copyright Office Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO), Ministry of International Business and International Transport
-Industrial Property Office Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO), Ministry of International Business and International Transport
Belarus:
-Copyright Office National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP), State Committee on Science and Technologies
-Industrial Property Office National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP), State Committee on Science and Technologies
Belgium:
-Copyright Office SPF Économie, PME, Classes moyennes et Énergie
-Industrial Property Office L'Office belge de la propriété intellectuelle
Belize:
-Copyright Office Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO)
-Industrial Property Office Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO)
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:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Bolivia (Plurinational State of):
-Copyright Office Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI), Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural
-Industrial Property Office Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI), Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
-Copyright Office Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina
-Industrial Property Office Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana:
-Copyright Office Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property, Ministry of Trade and Industry
-Industrial Property Office Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Brazil:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office National Institute of Industrial Property
Brunei Darussalam:
-Copyright Office Attorney General's Chambers
-Industrial Property Office: Marks Attorney General's Chambers
Bulgaria:
-Copyright Office Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso:
-Copyright Office Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA), Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism
-Industrial Property Office National Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Trade, Promotion of Companies and Handicraft
Burundi:
-Copyright Office Department of Arts and Culture, Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade and Industry
Cambodia:
-Copyright Office Copyright Department, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Department, Ministry of Commerce
Cameroon:
-Copyright Office WIPOnet Coordinator, 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
-Industrial Property Office Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), Industry Canada
Cape Verde:
-Copyright Office National Institute of Culture
-Industrial Property Office General Directorate of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
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), Directorate of Culture, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
-Industrial Property Office Directorate General, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Chile:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Registry, Intellectual Rights Department, Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums
-Industrial Property Office National Institute of Industrial Property, Ministry of Economy
China:
-Copyright Office National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC)
-Industrial Property Office: Marks, Trademark Office, State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China (SAIC)
-Industrial Property Office: Patents, Patent Office, State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples' Republic of China (SIPO)
Colombia:
-Copyright Office Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor, Unidad Administrativa Especial, Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia
-Industrial Property Office Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio, Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo
Comoros:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Press
-Industrial Property Office 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, Ministry of Industrial Development and Promotion of Private Sector
Costa Rica
-Copyright Office Registro de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos, Registro Nacional, Ministerio de Justicia y Paz de Costa Rica
-Industrial Property Office Registro de la Propiedad Industrial, Registro Nacional, Ministerio de Justicia y Paz
Côte d'Ivoire:
-Copyright Office Ivorian Copyright Office, Ministry of French Language and Culture
-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
-Industrial Property Office State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia
Cuba:
-Copyright Office National Copyright Center (CENDA), Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Cuban Industrial Property Office, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment
Cyprus:
-Copyright Office Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
-Industrial Property Office Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Czech Republic:
-Copyright Office Copyright Law Department, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office
Democratic People's Republic of Korea:
-Copyright Office Copyright Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Copyright Office Invention Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
-Industrial Property Office Trademark and Industrial Design Department, 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
-Industrial Property Office Danish Patent and Trademark Office, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Djibouti:
-Copyright Office Copyright and Neighboring Rights Office, Ministry of Communication and Culture, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications, Government spokesman
-Industrial Property Office, Industrial Property Unit, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts
Dominica:
-Copyright Office Companies and Intellectual Property Office
-Industrial Property Office Companies and Intellectual Property Office, Dominican Republic Copyright Office National Copyright Office (ONDA), Ministry of Culture , Industrial Property Office National Office of Industrial Property, State Secretariat for Industry and Commerce
Ecuador:
-Copyright Office Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI), National Directory of Copyrights and Related Rights
-Industrial Property Office Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property, National Directory of Industrial Property
Egypt:
-Copyright Office Permanent Office for the Protection of Copyright, Supreme Council of Culture, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office: Marks Commercial Registry, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Industrial Property Office: Patents Egyptian Patent Office, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), Ministry of Scientific Research
El Salvador:
-Copyright Office National Center of Registries
-Industrial Property Office National Center of Registries
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 Culture
-Industrial Property Office The Estonian Patent Office
Ethiopia:
-Copyright Office Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO)
-Industrial Property Office Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO)
Fiji:
-Copyright Office Office of the Attorney-General, Ministry of Justice
-Industrial Property Office Office of the Attorney-General, Ministry of Justice
Finland:
-Copyright Office, Copyright Council, Ministry of Education
-Industrial Property Office National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
France:
-Copyright Office, Office of Literacy and Artistic Property Under-Directorate of Legal Affairs ,Directorate of General Administration, Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs
-Industrial Property Office, National Institute of Industrial Property
Gabon:
-Copyright Office National Agency for the Promotion of the Arts and Culture (ANPAC)
-Industrial Property Office Center of Industrial Property of Gabon
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 Centre (Sakpatenti)
-Industrial Property Office National Intellectual Property Centre (Sakpatenti)
Germany:
-Copyright Office Unit Copyright and Publishing Law, Directorate IIIB, Directorate-General III: Commercial and Economic Law, Federal Ministry of Justice
-Industrial Property Office German Patent and Trade Mark Office (GPMA)
Ghana:
-Copyright Office, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Registrar General's Department, Ministry of Justice
Greece:
-Copyright Office, Hellenic Copyright Organization, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office: Marks Trademark Office, Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property, General Secretary for Commerce, Industrial Property Office: Patents Office, Industrial Property Organization (OBI)
Grenada:
-Copyright Office Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property, Registrar’s Office, Ministry of Legal Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property, Registrar’s Office, Ministry of Legal Affairs
Guatemala:
-Copyright Office Register of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Economic Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Registry of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Economic Affairs
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, Copyright Office, Directorate of Culture and Sports, Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports
-Industrial Property Office General Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Guyana:
-Copyright Office The Deeds Registry
-Industrial Property Office The Deeds Registry
Haiti:
-Copyright Office Haitian Copyright Office, Ministry of Culture and Communication
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Service, Directorate of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Holy See:
-Copyright Office Judicial Office, Central Offices, Governorate of the Vatican City
-Industrial Property Office Judicial Office, Central Offices, Governorate of the Vatican City
Honduras:
-Copyright Office Directorate General of Intellectual Property
-Industrial Property Office Directorate General of Intellectual Property
Hungary:
-Copyright Office Copyright Division, Hungarian Patent Office
-Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office Management Department, Hungarian Patent Office
Iceland:
-Copyright Office Office of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
-Industrial Property Office Icelandic Patent Office
India:
-Copyright Office Copyright Division, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
-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
Indonesia:
-Copyright Office Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights, Department of Law and Human Rights
-Industrial Property Office Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Law and Human Rights
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, 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
-Industrial Property Office Patents Office, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Israel:
-Copyright Office The Director General, Ministry of Justice
-Industrial Property Office Israeli Patent Office, Ministry of Justice
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
-Industrial Property Office Italian Patent and Trademark Office, Directorate General of Combating Counterfeiting, Ministry of Economic Development
Jamaica:
-Copyright Office Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO)
-Industrial Property Office Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO)
Japan:
-Copyright Office Japan Copyright Office (JCO), Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
-Industrial Property Office Japan Patent Office (JPO)
Jordan:
-Copyright Office Department of the National Library, Ministry of Culture, Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Protection Directorate, Ministry of Industry and Trade
Kazakhstan:
-Copyright Office Committee for Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
-Industrial Property Office National Institute on Intellectual Property of the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya:
-Copyright Office The Kenya Copyright Board, Office of the Attorney-General, Department of the Registrar General
-Industrial Property Office, Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI), Ministry of Trade and Industry
Kiribati:
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Kuwait:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Department, Ministry of Information
-Industrial Property Office Patent & Trade Marks Department, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Kyrgyzstan:
-Copyright Office State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent)
-Industrial Property Office State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent)
Lao People's Democratic Republic:
-Copyright Office National Authority for Science and Technology (NAST), Department of Intellectual Property, Standardization and Metrology (DISM)
Latvia:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Copyright and Neighboring Rights Division
-Industrial Property Office Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia
Lebanon:
-Copyright Office Office of Intellectual Property, Department of Intellectual Property, Directorate General of Economy and Trade, Ministry of Economy and Trade
-Industrial Property Office Office of Intellectual Property, Department of Intellectual Property, Directorate General of Economy and Trade, Ministry of Economy and Trade
Lesotho:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs
Liberia:
-Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office
Liechtenstein:
-Copyright Office Office of Trade and Transport, Intellectual Property
-Industrial Property Office Office of Trade and Transport, Intellectual Property
Lithuania:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, Copyright Division
-Industrial Property Office State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania
Luxembourg:
-Copyright Office Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle
-Industrial Property Office Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle
Madagascar:
-Copyright Office, Malagasy Copyright Office, Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication
-Industrial Property Office Malagasy Industrial Property Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Malawi:
-Copyright Office Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA), Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture
-Industrial Property Office Department of the Registrar General, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
Malaysia:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO)
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO)
Maldives:
-Copyright Office Department of Information and Broadcasting
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Unit, Ministry of Economic Development
Mali:
-Copyright Office Malian Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office Centre for the Promotion of Industrial Property in Mali (CEMAPI), Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade
Malta:
-Copyright Office Commerce Department, Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment
-Industrial Property Office Commerce Department, Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment
Mauritania:
-Copyright Office Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department, Directorate of Culture, Ministry of Culture and Islamic Orientation
-Industrial Property Office Directorate of Industry, Ministry of Industry and Mines
Mauritius:
-Copyright Office The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Culture and Human Resources
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
Mexico:
-Copyright Office National Copyrights Institute
-Industrial Property Office Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
Monaco:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Division, Directorate of Economic Expansion, Department of Finance and Economy
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Division, Directorate of Economic Expansion, Department of Finance and Economy
Mongolia:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia
Montenegro:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro
Morocco:
-Copyright Office Copyright Office of Morocco
-Industrial Property Office Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office
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
Myanmar:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Science and Technology, Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office, Ministry of Science and Technology
Namibia:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Copyright Services, Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade and Industry, Industry and Internal Trade
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, Parliamentary Affairs and Culture, Constituent Assembly, Ministry of Federal Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Department of Industry, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
Netherlands:
-Copyright Office Bureau for Intellectual Property, Ministry of Justice, Directorate of Legislation
-Industrial Property Office Bureau for Intellectual Property, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands Patent Office
New Zealand:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Economic Development
-Industrial Property Office, Ministry of Economic Development, Office for Tokelau Affairs
Nicaragua:
-Copyright Office Ministerio de Formento, Industria y Comercio, Dirección General de Competencia y Transparencia en los Mercados, Dirección de Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual, Office Nacion de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos
-Industrial Property Office Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio, Dirección General de Competencia y Transparencia en los Mercados, Dirección de Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI)
Niger:
-Copyright Office Niger Copyright Office (BNDA), Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture
-Industrial Property Office Directorate of Industrial Development, Ministry of Commerce and the Private Sector
Nigeria:
-Copyright Office Nigerian Copyright Commission, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture
-Industrial Property Office Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry Registry of Trade Marks, Patents and Designs
Norway:
-Copyright Office Royal Ministry of Cultural Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Patentstyret (Norwegian Industrial Property Office)
Oman:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Commerce and Industry
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Department, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Pakistan:
-Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan
Palau:
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Resources and Development
Panama:
-Copyright Office, Ministry of Education, Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office Directorate General of the Industrial Property Registry, Ministry of Commerce and Industries
Papua New Guinea:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office of PNG
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade and Industry, Investment Promotion Authority (IPA), Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG)
Paraguay:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Industry and Trade
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Directorate of Industrial Property
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)
-Industrial Property Office Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM), Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI)
Philippines:
-Copyright Office, Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
-Industrial Property Office, Office of the President, Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
Poland:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Legal Office
-Industrial Property Office Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
Portugal:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Directorate of Copyright and Related Rights
-Industrial Property Office, National Institute of Industrial Property, Secretary of State for Justice and Judicial Modernization, Ministry of Justice
Qatar:
-Copyright Office Copyright Office, Ministry of Economy and Commerce
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Department of Commerce, Trade Marks Office
Republic of Korea:
-Copyright Office Directorate-General of Copyright Policy, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea
-Industrial Property Office Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
Republic of Moldova:
-Copyright Office, State Agency on Intellectual Property
-Industrial Property Office, State Agency on Intellectual Property
Romania:
-Copyright Office, Romanian Office for Copyright
-Industrial Property Office State Office for Inventions and Trademarks
Russian Federation:
-Copyright Office Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT)
-Industrial Property Office Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT)
Rwanda:
-Copyright Office Investment of Trade and Industry
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade, Industry, Rwanda Commercial Services Registraiton Agency (RCSRA)
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
-Copyright Office The Registrar of the Supreme Court
-Industrial Property Office The Registrar of the Supreme Court
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 Registrar Commerce and Intellectual Property Office
-Industrial Property Office Registrar Commerce and Intellectual Property Office
Samoa:
-Copyright Office Registries of Companies and Intellectual Properties, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labor
-Industrial Property Office Justice Department, Patents, Trade Marks and Companies Section
San Marino:
-Copyright Office Department of External Affairs, Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Department of External Affairs, State Office for Patents and Trademarks
Sao Tome and Principe:
-Copyright Office Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports
-Industrial Property Office Industrial Property National Service (SENAPI), Serviço Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (SENAPI)
Saudi Arabia:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Information, General Administration of Copyright
-Industrial Property Office: Marks, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Trade Mark Section
-Industrial Property Office: Patents, General Directorate of Patents, King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
Senegal:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Communication, Senegalese Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts, Industrial Property
Serbia:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office - Copyright and Related Rights Department
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office
Seychelles:
-Copyright Office Seychelles Authors and Composers Society (SACS), Ministry of Community Development, Youth, Sports and 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
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)
Slovakia:
-Copyright Office Media and Copyright Division, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
Slovenia:
-Copyright Office, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), Ministry of Economy
-Industrial Property Office, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), Ministry of Economy
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 Registration Office (CIPRO)
-Industrial Property Office Department of Trade and Industry, Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO)
Spain:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture Under-Directorate General of Intellectual Property
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
Sri Lanka:
-Copyright Office National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka
-Industrial Property Office National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka
Sudan:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Information, Federal Council of Artistic and Literary Works
-Industrial Property Office Registrar General, Intellectual Property Department, Ministry of Justice
Suriname:
-Copyright Office Bureau of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Justice and Police
-Industrial Property Office Bureau Intellectual Property, Ministry of Justice and Police
Swaziland:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade Intellectual Property Office
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade, Intellectual Property Office
Sweden:
-Copyright Office Division of Intellectual Property and Transport Law, Ministry of Justice
-Industrial Property Office Swedish Patent and Registration Office (SPRO)
Switzerland:
-Copyright Office Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
-Industrial Property Office Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Syrian Arab Republic:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economy and Trade, Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property Protection (DCIP)
Tajikistan:
-Copyright Office Agency of Copyright and Related Rights, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office National Center for Patents and Information (NCPI)
Thailand :
-Copyright Office Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce
-Industrial Property Office Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:
-Copyright Office Copyright and Related Rights Protection, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office State Office of Industrial Property (SOIP)
Togo:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Togolese Copyright Office
-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 Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries
Trinidad and Tobago:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property Office
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property Office
Tunisia:
-Copyright Office Tunisian Organism for the Protection of Authors' Rights
-Industrial Property Office National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI), Ministry of Industry and Technology
Turkey:
-Copyright Office Directorate General of Copyrights and Cinema, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Turkish Patent Institute
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
-Industrial Property Office State Department of Intellectual Property
-Industrial Property Office Ukrainian Institute of Industrial Property
United Arab Emirates:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Information and Culture, Copyright Department
-Industrial Property Office: Marks Ministry of Economy, Trade Mark Section
-Industrial Property Office: Patents Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Economy and Commerce
United Kingdom:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office, Information Centre
-Industrial Property Office, Intellectual Property Office, Information Centre
United Republic of Tanzania:
-Copyright Office Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA), Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA), Ministry of Industry and Trade
-Copyright Office Copyright Society of Zanzibar (COSOZA), Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and Good Governance
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Trade, Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)
-Industrial Property Office Registry of Trade Marks and Patents (Office in Zanzibar), Ministry of State in the President's Office, Constitutional Affairs and Good Governance, Zanzibar Revolutionary Government
United States of America:
-Copyright Office Library of Congress, Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office, United States Department of Commerce, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Uruguay:
-Copyright Office Copyright Council, Ministry of Education and Culture
-Industrial Property Office National Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining
Uzbekistan:
-Copyright Office Uzbek Republican Agency for Copyright
-Industrial Property Office State Patent Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Vanuatu:
-Copyright Office The Vanuatu State Law Office
-Industrial Property Office The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of):
-Copyright Office Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Comercio, Servicio Autónomo de la Propiedad Intelectual (SAPI)
-Industrial Property Office Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Comercio, Servicio Autónomo de la Propiedad Intelectual (SAPI)
Viet Nam:
-Copyright Office Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV)
-Industrial Property Office National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP), Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment
Yemen:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Trade, General Department for Intellectual Property Protection
Zambia:
-Copyright Office Copyright Administration, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services
-Industrial Property Office Patents and Companies Registration Office (PACRO), Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry
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
Intellectual Property recommended resources:
1. Intellektus Domains - Domain name registration worldwide.
2. Intellektus Companies - off-shore comoanies for tax optimisation purposes: Cyprus, Seyschelles, Belize, etc.
3. GlobalIPMarket.com - Trademarks, logos, patents and designs: sell, buy & licence.
4. Preliminary Search - trademark search, automatical and filtered search in OHIM and WIPO database, of similar trademarks, according to official rules of phonetical similarity.
5. Trademark Watch.
6. Trademark Oppositions - filing and defending against oppositions both in WIPO trademark registration procedure and directy on national level.
7. Trademark Refusals
8. European Community Trademarks (CTM) conversion into national trademarks
9. Trademark Renewals
10. Patent Annuity Payments.
11. Patent Validations
12. Patent National Phase
13. Patent Translations
14. Trademark Registration in Romania
15. Another IP Directory
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EPO - European Patent Organisation2. WIPO
3. OHIM - Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
4. OAPI - African Intellectual Property Organization
5. ARIPO - African Regional Intellectual Property Organization
6. ASBU - Arab States Broadcasting Union
7. BOIP - Benelux Office for Intellectual Property
9. EAPO - Eurasian Patent Organization
10. UPOV - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
11. ICPIP - Interstate Council on the Protection of Industrial Property
12. GCC - Regional Office Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Other Intellectual Property Directories:
www.IPListings.net - international directory of patent attorneys
National Patent Offices:
Afghanistan
- Copyright Office Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC)
- 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
- Industrial Property Office Albanian Patents and Trademarks Office (ALPTO), General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy
Algeria:
- Copyright Office National Office of Copyrights and Related Rights, Ministry of Communication and Culture
- Industrial Property Office Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property
Andorra:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Economy and Finance
-Industrial Property Office Trademarks Office of the Principality of Andorra
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 Industry
Antigua and Barbuda:
-Copyright Office Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO)
-Industrial Property Office Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO)
Argentina:
-Copyright Office Directorate General of Copyright
-Industrial Property Office National Institute of Industrial Property
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
Australia:
-Copyright Office Copyright Law Branch, Attorney-General's Department
-Industrial Property Office IP Australia, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR)
Austria:
-Copyright Office Federal Ministry of Justice
-Industrial Property Office The Austrian Patent Office, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
Azerbaijan:
-Copyright Office The Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
-Industrial Property Office State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents
Bahamas:
-Copyright Office Registrar General's Department
-Industrial Property Office Registrar General's Department
Bahrain:
-Copyright Office Press and Publications Directorate, Ministry of Culture and Information
-Industrial Property Office Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Bangladesh:
-Copyright Office Copyright Office, Registry of Copyrights, Ministry of Cultural Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Ministry of Industries
Barbados:
-Copyright Office Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO), Ministry of International Business and International Transport
-Industrial Property Office Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO), Ministry of International Business and International Transport
Belarus:
-Copyright Office National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP), State Committee on Science and Technologies
-Industrial Property Office National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP), State Committee on Science and Technologies
Belgium:
-Copyright Office SPF Économie, PME, Classes moyennes et Énergie
-Industrial Property Office L'Office belge de la propriété intellectuelle
Belize:
-Copyright Office Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO)
-Industrial Property Office Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO)
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:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Bolivia (Plurinational State of):
-Copyright Office Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI), Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural
-Industrial Property Office Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI), Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
-Copyright Office Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina
-Industrial Property Office Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana:
-Copyright Office Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property, Ministry of Trade and Industry
-Industrial Property Office Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Brazil:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office National Institute of Industrial Property
Brunei Darussalam:
-Copyright Office Attorney General's Chambers
-Industrial Property Office: Marks Attorney General's Chambers
Bulgaria:
-Copyright Office Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso:
-Copyright Office Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA), Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism
-Industrial Property Office National Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Trade, Promotion of Companies and Handicraft
Burundi:
-Copyright Office Department of Arts and Culture, Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade and Industry
Cambodia:
-Copyright Office Copyright Department, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Department, Ministry of Commerce
Cameroon:
-Copyright Office WIPOnet Coordinator, 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
-Industrial Property Office Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), Industry Canada
Cape Verde:
-Copyright Office National Institute of Culture
-Industrial Property Office General Directorate of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
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), Directorate of Culture, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
-Industrial Property Office Directorate General, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Chile:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Registry, Intellectual Rights Department, Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums
-Industrial Property Office National Institute of Industrial Property, Ministry of Economy
China:
-Copyright Office National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC)
-Industrial Property Office: Marks, Trademark Office, State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China (SAIC)
-Industrial Property Office: Patents, Patent Office, State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples' Republic of China (SIPO)
Colombia:
-Copyright Office Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor, Unidad Administrativa Especial, Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia
-Industrial Property Office Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio, Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo
Comoros:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Press
-Industrial Property Office 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, Ministry of Industrial Development and Promotion of Private Sector
Costa Rica
-Copyright Office Registro de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos, Registro Nacional, Ministerio de Justicia y Paz de Costa Rica
-Industrial Property Office Registro de la Propiedad Industrial, Registro Nacional, Ministerio de Justicia y Paz
Côte d'Ivoire:
-Copyright Office Ivorian Copyright Office, Ministry of French Language and Culture
-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
-Industrial Property Office State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia
Cuba:
-Copyright Office National Copyright Center (CENDA), Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Cuban Industrial Property Office, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment
Cyprus:
-Copyright Office Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
-Industrial Property Office Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Czech Republic:
-Copyright Office Copyright Law Department, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office
Democratic People's Republic of Korea:
-Copyright Office Copyright Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Copyright Office Invention Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
-Industrial Property Office Trademark and Industrial Design Department, 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
-Industrial Property Office Danish Patent and Trademark Office, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Djibouti:
-Copyright Office Copyright and Neighboring Rights Office, Ministry of Communication and Culture, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications, Government spokesman
-Industrial Property Office, Industrial Property Unit, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts
Dominica:
-Copyright Office Companies and Intellectual Property Office
-Industrial Property Office Companies and Intellectual Property Office, Dominican Republic Copyright Office National Copyright Office (ONDA), Ministry of Culture , Industrial Property Office National Office of Industrial Property, State Secretariat for Industry and Commerce
Ecuador:
-Copyright Office Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI), National Directory of Copyrights and Related Rights
-Industrial Property Office Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property, National Directory of Industrial Property
Egypt:
-Copyright Office Permanent Office for the Protection of Copyright, Supreme Council of Culture, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office: Marks Commercial Registry, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Industrial Property Office: Patents Egyptian Patent Office, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), Ministry of Scientific Research
El Salvador:
-Copyright Office National Center of Registries
-Industrial Property Office National Center of Registries
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 Culture
-Industrial Property Office The Estonian Patent Office
Ethiopia:
-Copyright Office Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO)
-Industrial Property Office Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO)
Fiji:
-Copyright Office Office of the Attorney-General, Ministry of Justice
-Industrial Property Office Office of the Attorney-General, Ministry of Justice
Finland:
-Copyright Office, Copyright Council, Ministry of Education
-Industrial Property Office National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
France:
-Copyright Office, Office of Literacy and Artistic Property Under-Directorate of Legal Affairs ,Directorate of General Administration, Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs
-Industrial Property Office, National Institute of Industrial Property
Gabon:
-Copyright Office National Agency for the Promotion of the Arts and Culture (ANPAC)
-Industrial Property Office Center of Industrial Property of Gabon
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 Centre (Sakpatenti)
-Industrial Property Office National Intellectual Property Centre (Sakpatenti)
Germany:
-Copyright Office Unit Copyright and Publishing Law, Directorate IIIB, Directorate-General III: Commercial and Economic Law, Federal Ministry of Justice
-Industrial Property Office German Patent and Trade Mark Office (GPMA)
Ghana:
-Copyright Office, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Registrar General's Department, Ministry of Justice
Greece:
-Copyright Office, Hellenic Copyright Organization, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office: Marks Trademark Office, Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property, General Secretary for Commerce, Industrial Property Office: Patents Office, Industrial Property Organization (OBI)
Grenada:
-Copyright Office Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property, Registrar’s Office, Ministry of Legal Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property, Registrar’s Office, Ministry of Legal Affairs
Guatemala:
-Copyright Office Register of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Economic Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Registry of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Economic Affairs
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, Copyright Office, Directorate of Culture and Sports, Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports
-Industrial Property Office General Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Guyana:
-Copyright Office The Deeds Registry
-Industrial Property Office The Deeds Registry
Haiti:
-Copyright Office Haitian Copyright Office, Ministry of Culture and Communication
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Service, Directorate of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Holy See:
-Copyright Office Judicial Office, Central Offices, Governorate of the Vatican City
-Industrial Property Office Judicial Office, Central Offices, Governorate of the Vatican City
Honduras:
-Copyright Office Directorate General of Intellectual Property
-Industrial Property Office Directorate General of Intellectual Property
Hungary:
-Copyright Office Copyright Division, Hungarian Patent Office
-Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office Management Department, Hungarian Patent Office
Iceland:
-Copyright Office Office of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
-Industrial Property Office Icelandic Patent Office
India:
-Copyright Office Copyright Division, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
-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
Indonesia:
-Copyright Office Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights, Department of Law and Human Rights
-Industrial Property Office Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Law and Human Rights
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, 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
-Industrial Property Office Patents Office, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Israel:
-Copyright Office The Director General, Ministry of Justice
-Industrial Property Office Israeli Patent Office, Ministry of Justice
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
-Industrial Property Office Italian Patent and Trademark Office, Directorate General of Combating Counterfeiting, Ministry of Economic Development
Jamaica:
-Copyright Office Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO)
-Industrial Property Office Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO)
Japan:
-Copyright Office Japan Copyright Office (JCO), Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
-Industrial Property Office Japan Patent Office (JPO)
Jordan:
-Copyright Office Department of the National Library, Ministry of Culture, Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Protection Directorate, Ministry of Industry and Trade
Kazakhstan:
-Copyright Office Committee for Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
-Industrial Property Office National Institute on Intellectual Property of the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya:
-Copyright Office The Kenya Copyright Board, Office of the Attorney-General, Department of the Registrar General
-Industrial Property Office, Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI), Ministry of Trade and Industry
Kiribati:
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Kuwait:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Department, Ministry of Information
-Industrial Property Office Patent & Trade Marks Department, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Kyrgyzstan:
-Copyright Office State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent)
-Industrial Property Office State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent)
Lao People's Democratic Republic:
-Copyright Office National Authority for Science and Technology (NAST), Department of Intellectual Property, Standardization and Metrology (DISM)
Latvia:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Copyright and Neighboring Rights Division
-Industrial Property Office Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia
Lebanon:
-Copyright Office Office of Intellectual Property, Department of Intellectual Property, Directorate General of Economy and Trade, Ministry of Economy and Trade
-Industrial Property Office Office of Intellectual Property, Department of Intellectual Property, Directorate General of Economy and Trade, Ministry of Economy and Trade
Lesotho:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs
Liberia:
-Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office
Liechtenstein:
-Copyright Office Office of Trade and Transport, Intellectual Property
-Industrial Property Office Office of Trade and Transport, Intellectual Property
Lithuania:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, Copyright Division
-Industrial Property Office State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania
Luxembourg:
-Copyright Office Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle
-Industrial Property Office Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle
Madagascar:
-Copyright Office, Malagasy Copyright Office, Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication
-Industrial Property Office Malagasy Industrial Property Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Malawi:
-Copyright Office Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA), Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture
-Industrial Property Office Department of the Registrar General, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
Malaysia:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO)
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO)
Maldives:
-Copyright Office Department of Information and Broadcasting
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Unit, Ministry of Economic Development
Mali:
-Copyright Office Malian Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office Centre for the Promotion of Industrial Property in Mali (CEMAPI), Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade
Malta:
-Copyright Office Commerce Department, Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment
-Industrial Property Office Commerce Department, Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment
Mauritania:
-Copyright Office Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department, Directorate of Culture, Ministry of Culture and Islamic Orientation
-Industrial Property Office Directorate of Industry, Ministry of Industry and Mines
Mauritius:
-Copyright Office The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Culture and Human Resources
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
Mexico:
-Copyright Office National Copyrights Institute
-Industrial Property Office Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
Monaco:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Division, Directorate of Economic Expansion, Department of Finance and Economy
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Division, Directorate of Economic Expansion, Department of Finance and Economy
Mongolia:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia
Montenegro:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro
Morocco:
-Copyright Office Copyright Office of Morocco
-Industrial Property Office Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office
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
Myanmar:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Science and Technology, Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office, Ministry of Science and Technology
Namibia:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Copyright Services, Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade and Industry, Industry and Internal Trade
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, Parliamentary Affairs and Culture, Constituent Assembly, Ministry of Federal Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Department of Industry, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
Netherlands:
-Copyright Office Bureau for Intellectual Property, Ministry of Justice, Directorate of Legislation
-Industrial Property Office Bureau for Intellectual Property, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands Patent Office
New Zealand:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Economic Development
-Industrial Property Office, Ministry of Economic Development, Office for Tokelau Affairs
Nicaragua:
-Copyright Office Ministerio de Formento, Industria y Comercio, Dirección General de Competencia y Transparencia en los Mercados, Dirección de Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual, Office Nacion de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos
-Industrial Property Office Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio, Dirección General de Competencia y Transparencia en los Mercados, Dirección de Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI)
Niger:
-Copyright Office Niger Copyright Office (BNDA), Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture
-Industrial Property Office Directorate of Industrial Development, Ministry of Commerce and the Private Sector
Nigeria:
-Copyright Office Nigerian Copyright Commission, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture
-Industrial Property Office Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry Registry of Trade Marks, Patents and Designs
Norway:
-Copyright Office Royal Ministry of Cultural Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Patentstyret (Norwegian Industrial Property Office)
Oman:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Commerce and Industry
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Department, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Pakistan:
-Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan
Palau:
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Resources and Development
Panama:
-Copyright Office, Ministry of Education, Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office Directorate General of the Industrial Property Registry, Ministry of Commerce and Industries
Papua New Guinea:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office of PNG
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade and Industry, Investment Promotion Authority (IPA), Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG)
Paraguay:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Industry and Trade
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Directorate of Industrial Property
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)
-Industrial Property Office Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM), Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI)
Philippines:
-Copyright Office, Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
-Industrial Property Office, Office of the President, Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
Poland:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Legal Office
-Industrial Property Office Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
Portugal:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Directorate of Copyright and Related Rights
-Industrial Property Office, National Institute of Industrial Property, Secretary of State for Justice and Judicial Modernization, Ministry of Justice
Qatar:
-Copyright Office Copyright Office, Ministry of Economy and Commerce
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Department of Commerce, Trade Marks Office
Republic of Korea:
-Copyright Office Directorate-General of Copyright Policy, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea
-Industrial Property Office Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
Republic of Moldova:
-Copyright Office, State Agency on Intellectual Property
-Industrial Property Office, State Agency on Intellectual Property
Romania:
-Copyright Office, Romanian Office for Copyright
-Industrial Property Office State Office for Inventions and Trademarks
Russian Federation:
-Copyright Office Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT)
-Industrial Property Office Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT)
Rwanda:
-Copyright Office Investment of Trade and Industry
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade, Industry, Rwanda Commercial Services Registraiton Agency (RCSRA)
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
-Copyright Office The Registrar of the Supreme Court
-Industrial Property Office The Registrar of the Supreme Court
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 Registrar Commerce and Intellectual Property Office
-Industrial Property Office Registrar Commerce and Intellectual Property Office
Samoa:
-Copyright Office Registries of Companies and Intellectual Properties, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labor
-Industrial Property Office Justice Department, Patents, Trade Marks and Companies Section
San Marino:
-Copyright Office Department of External Affairs, Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs
-Industrial Property Office Department of External Affairs, State Office for Patents and Trademarks
Sao Tome and Principe:
-Copyright Office Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports
-Industrial Property Office Industrial Property National Service (SENAPI), Serviço Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (SENAPI)
Saudi Arabia:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Information, General Administration of Copyright
-Industrial Property Office: Marks, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Trade Mark Section
-Industrial Property Office: Patents, General Directorate of Patents, King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
Senegal:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Communication, Senegalese Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts, Industrial Property
Serbia:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office - Copyright and Related Rights Department
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office
Seychelles:
-Copyright Office Seychelles Authors and Composers Society (SACS), Ministry of Community Development, Youth, Sports and 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
-Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)
Slovakia:
-Copyright Office Media and Copyright Division, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
Slovenia:
-Copyright Office, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), Ministry of Economy
-Industrial Property Office, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), Ministry of Economy
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 Registration Office (CIPRO)
-Industrial Property Office Department of Trade and Industry, Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO)
Spain:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture Under-Directorate General of Intellectual Property
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
Sri Lanka:
-Copyright Office National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka
-Industrial Property Office National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka
Sudan:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Information, Federal Council of Artistic and Literary Works
-Industrial Property Office Registrar General, Intellectual Property Department, Ministry of Justice
Suriname:
-Copyright Office Bureau of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Justice and Police
-Industrial Property Office Bureau Intellectual Property, Ministry of Justice and Police
Swaziland:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade Intellectual Property Office
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade, Intellectual Property Office
Sweden:
-Copyright Office Division of Intellectual Property and Transport Law, Ministry of Justice
-Industrial Property Office Swedish Patent and Registration Office (SPRO)
Switzerland:
-Copyright Office Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
-Industrial Property Office Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Syrian Arab Republic:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economy and Trade, Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property Protection (DCIP)
Tajikistan:
-Copyright Office Agency of Copyright and Related Rights, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office National Center for Patents and Information (NCPI)
Thailand :
-Copyright Office Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce
-Industrial Property Office Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:
-Copyright Office Copyright and Related Rights Protection, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office State Office of Industrial Property (SOIP)
Togo:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Togolese Copyright Office
-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 Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries
Trinidad and Tobago:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property Office
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property Office
Tunisia:
-Copyright Office Tunisian Organism for the Protection of Authors' Rights
-Industrial Property Office National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI), Ministry of Industry and Technology
Turkey:
-Copyright Office Directorate General of Copyrights and Cinema, Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Turkish Patent Institute
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
-Industrial Property Office State Department of Intellectual Property
-Industrial Property Office Ukrainian Institute of Industrial Property
United Arab Emirates:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Information and Culture, Copyright Department
-Industrial Property Office: Marks Ministry of Economy, Trade Mark Section
-Industrial Property Office: Patents Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Economy and Commerce
United Kingdom:
-Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office, Information Centre
-Industrial Property Office, Intellectual Property Office, Information Centre
United Republic of Tanzania:
-Copyright Office Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA), Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA), Ministry of Industry and Trade
-Copyright Office Copyright Society of Zanzibar (COSOZA), Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and Good Governance
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Trade, Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)
-Industrial Property Office Registry of Trade Marks and Patents (Office in Zanzibar), Ministry of State in the President's Office, Constitutional Affairs and Good Governance, Zanzibar Revolutionary Government
United States of America:
-Copyright Office Library of Congress, Copyright Office
-Industrial Property Office, United States Department of Commerce, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Uruguay:
-Copyright Office Copyright Council, Ministry of Education and Culture
-Industrial Property Office National Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining
Uzbekistan:
-Copyright Office Uzbek Republican Agency for Copyright
-Industrial Property Office State Patent Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Vanuatu:
-Copyright Office The Vanuatu State Law Office
-Industrial Property Office The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of):
-Copyright Office Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Comercio, Servicio Autónomo de la Propiedad Intelectual (SAPI)
-Industrial Property Office Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Comercio, Servicio Autónomo de la Propiedad Intelectual (SAPI)
Viet Nam:
-Copyright Office Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV)
-Industrial Property Office National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP), Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment
Yemen:
-Copyright Office Ministry of Culture
-Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Trade, General Department for Intellectual Property Protection
Zambia:
-Copyright Office Copyright Administration, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services
-Industrial Property Office Patents and Companies Registration Office (PACRO), Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry
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
Intellectual Property recommended resources:
1. Intellektus Domains - Domain name registration worldwide.
2. Intellektus Companies - off-shore comoanies for tax optimisation purposes: Cyprus, Seyschelles, Belize, etc.
3. GlobalIPMarket.com - Trademarks, logos, patents and designs: sell, buy & licence.
4. Preliminary Search - trademark search, automatical and filtered search in OHIM and WIPO database, of similar trademarks, according to official rules of phonetical similarity.
5. Trademark Watch.
6. Trademark Oppositions - filing and defending against oppositions both in WIPO trademark registration procedure and directy on national level.
7. Trademark Refusals
8. European Community Trademarks (CTM) conversion into national trademarks
9. Trademark Renewals
10. Patent Annuity Payments.
11. Patent Validations
12. Patent National Phase
13. Patent Translations
14. Trademark Registration in Romania
15. Another IP Directory
