Global Patent Offices
Alphabetical database of Intellectual Property Offices around the world. Providing you quick access to information from around the globe.
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Afghanistan |
Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) |
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Afghanistan Central Business Registry and Intellectual Property Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Albania |
Albanian Copyright Office Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports Sector of Monitoring the Collective Management Societies |
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General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Industry |
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Algeria |
National Office of Copyrights and Related Rights (ONDA) Ministry of Communication and Culture |
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Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) Ministry of Industry, Small and Medium Sized Entreprises and Investment Promotion |
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Andorra |
Trademarks Office of the Principality of Andorra Department of Economy Ministry of Economy and Land Management |
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Trademarks Office of the Principality of Andorra Department of Economy Ministry of Economy and Land Management |
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Angola |
National Institute for Cultural Industries (INIC) National Directorate of Entertainment and Copyright Ministry of Culture |
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Angolan Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Geology, Mines and Industry |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO) Ministry of Legal Affairs |
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Argentina |
Directorate General of Copyright |
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National Institute of Industrial Property |
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Armenia |
Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia |
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Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia |
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Australia |
Commercial and Administrative Law Branch Attorney-General's Department |
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IP Australia Department of Industry |
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Austria |
Federal Ministry of Justice |
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The Austrian Patent Office Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology |
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Azerbaijan |
The Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
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State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
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State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents of the Republic of Azerbaijan Industrial Property Objects Examination Center (AzPatent) |
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Bahamas |
Registrar General's Department |
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Registrar General's Department |
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Bahrain |
Press and Publications Directorate Information Affairs Authority Ministry of Information |
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Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry and Commerce |
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Bangladesh |
Copyright Office Bangladesh Ministry of Cultural Affairs |
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Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT) Ministry of Industries |
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Barbados |
Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) Ministry of International Business and International Transport |
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Belarus |
National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) State Committee on Science and Technologies |
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National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) State Committee on Science and Technologies |
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Belgium |
Office of Intellectual Property Directorate General Regulation and Market Organisation |
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Belize |
Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) |
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Benin |
Beninese Copyright Office (BUBEDRA) Ministry of Culture and Communication |
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National Industrial Property Center (CENAPI) Ministry of Industry and Commerce |
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Bhutan |
Industrial Property Division (IPD) Ministry of Economic Affairs |
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural |
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Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Botswana |
Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Brazil |
Ministry of Culture |
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National Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (INPI) |
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Brunei Darussalam |
Attorney General's Chambers |
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Brunei Intellectual Property Office (BruIPO) The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) |
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Bulgaria |
Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate Ministry of Culture |
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Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (BPO) |
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Burkina Faso |
Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA) Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism |
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General Directorate of Industrial Property (DGPI) Ministry of Industrie, Trade and Craft |
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Burundi |
Department of Arts and Culture Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture |
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Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism |
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Cabo Verde |
Institute of Intellectual Property of Cabo Verde Installation Committee |
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Institute of Intellectual Property of Cabo Verde Installation Committee |
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Cambodia |
Department of Copyright and Related rights |
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Department of Industrial Property (DIP) Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy |
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Intellectual Property Department (IPD) Ministry of Commerce |
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Cameroon |
Justice Section Ministry of Culture |
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Directorate of Technological Development and Industrial Property (MINMIDT) Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technological Development |
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Canada |
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Industry Canada |
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Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Industry Canada |
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Central African Republic |
Centralafrican Copyright Office (BUCADA) Ministry of Tourism, the Arts and Culture |
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National Industrial Property Service Directorate of Industrial Development and Handicraft Ministry of Industry, Commerce, SME-SMI |
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Chad |
Chadian Copyright Office (BUTDRA) Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports |
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National Liaison Office with OAPI (SNL / OAPI) Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Chile |
Ministry of Education Intellectual Rights Department (DDI) Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums |
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National Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Economy |
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China |
National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) |
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Patent Office State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples' Republic of China (SIPO) |
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Trademark Office State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China (SAIC) |
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Colombia |
Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor Unidad Administrativa Especial Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia |
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Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo |
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Comoros |
Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Press |
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Intellectual Property Office (OCPI) Ministry of Energy, Mines, Industry and Handicrafts |
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Congo |
Congolese Copyright Office (BCDA) Ministry of Culture and the Arts |
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National Industrial Property Unit Directorate General of Industry (ANPI) Ministry of Industrial Development and Promotion of Private Sector |
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Costa Rica |
Register of Copyright and Related Rights National Register Ministry of Justice and Peace |
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Registro de la Propiedad Industrial Registro Nacional Ministerio de Justicia y Paz |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
Ivorian Copyright Office Ministry of French Language and Culture |
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Ivorian Office of Intellectual Property (OIPI) Ministry for Industry and the Promotion of the Private Sector |
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Croatia |
State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (SIPO) |
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State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (SIPO) |
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Cuba |
National Copyright Center (CENDA) Ministry of Culture |
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Cuban Industrial Property Office (OCPI) Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment |
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Cyprus |
Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism |
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Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism |
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Czech Republic |
Copyright Law Department Ministry of Culture |
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Industrial Property Office |
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Copyright Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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Invention Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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Trademark, 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) |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Secretariat General of Culture Directorate of Research, Planning and International Cultural Relations Ministry of Culture and the Arts |
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Directorate of Industrial Property Secretariat for industry and small and medium enterprises (IPMEA) Ministry of Industry and SMEs |
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Denmark |
Copyright Division Ministry of Culture |
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Danish Patent and Trademark Office Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Djibouti |
Ministry of Communication and Culture, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications Copyright Office |
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry Office of Industrial Property and Commerce (ODPIC) |
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Dominica |
Companies and Intellectual Property Office Ministry of Tourism and legal Affairs |
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Dominican Republic |
National Copyright Office (ONDA) Ministry of Culture |
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National Office of Industrial Property (ONAPI) State Secretariat for Industry and Commerce |
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Ecuador |
Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI) National Directory of Copyrights and Related Rights |
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Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property National Directory of Industrial Property |
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Egypt |
Permanent Office for the Protection of Copyright Supreme Council of Culture Ministry of Culture |
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Egyptian Patent Office Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) Ministry of Scientific Research |
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Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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El Salvador |
National Center of Registries (CNR) |
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National Center of Registries (CNR) |
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Equatorial Guinea |
Council of Scientific and Technological Research Presidency of the Government |
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Council of Scientific and Tecnological Research Presidency of the Government |
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Eritrea |
Department of Culture Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Domestic Trade and Intellectual Property Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Estonia |
Estonian Ministry of Justice |
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The Estonian Patent Office |
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Ethiopia |
Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) |
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Fiji |
Office of the Attorney-General Ministry of Justice |
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Office of the Attorney-General Ministry of Justice |
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Finland |
Copyright Council Ministry of Education |
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National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland |
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France |
Office of Literacy and Artistic Property Under-Directorate of Legal Affairs Directorate of General Administration Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs |
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National Institute of Industrial Property |
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Gabon |
National Agency for the Promotion of the Arts and Culture (ANPAC) |
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Center of Industrial Property of Gabon (CEPIG) Ministry of Industry and Mines |
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Gambia |
National Centre for Arts and Culture Ministry of Culture |
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Office of the Registrar General Attorney General’s Chambers Ministry for Justice |
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Georgia |
National Intellectual Property Center (Sakpatenti) |
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National Intellectual Property Center (Sakpatenti) |
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Germany |
Unit Copyright and Publishing Law Directorate IIIB Directorate-General III: Commercial and Economic Law Federal Ministry of Justice |
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German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) |
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Ghana |
Copyright Department Ministry of Justice |
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Registrar General's Department Ministry of Justice |
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Greece |
Hellenic Copyright Organization Ministry of Culture |
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Patent Office Industrial Property Organization (OBI) |
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Trademark Office Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property General Secretary for Commerce |
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Grenada |
Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) |
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Guatemala |
Register of Intellectual Property Ministry of Economic Affairs |
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Registry of Intellectual Property Ministry of Economic Affairs |
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Guinea |
Guinean Copyright Office Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture |
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National Service of Industrial Property Ministry of Trade, Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises |
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Guinea-Bissau |
Guinean Copyright Society Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Youth and Sports |
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General Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Energy, Industry and Natural Resources |
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Guyana |
The Deeds Registry Ministry of Legal Affairs |
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Haiti |
Haitian Copyright Office (BHDA) Ministry of Culture and Communication |
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Intellectual Property Service Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Holy See |
Judicial Office Central Offices |
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Judicial Office Central Offices |
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Honduras |
Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DIGEPIH) |
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Hungary |
Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) Copyright Department |
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Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) |
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Iceland |
Office of Legal Affairs Ministry of Education, Science and Culture |
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Icelandic Patent Office Ministry of Economic Affairs |
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India |
Copyright Division Department of Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India |
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Office of the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Department of Industrial Policy Promotions Ministry of Commerce and Industry Government of India |
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Indonesia |
Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights Ministry of Law and Human Rights |
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Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights Ministry of Law and Human Rights |
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Registrar of Copyright, Center for Cultural Studies and Research (CCSR) |
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Industrial Property General Office State Organization for Registration of Deeds and Properties |
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Iraq |
Ministry of Culture |
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Industrial Property Department Central Organization for Standardization & Quality Control (COSQC) Ministry of Planning |
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Ireland |
Intellectual Property Unit Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation |
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Patents Office Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation |
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Israel |
The Director General Ministry of Justice |
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Israel Patent Office Ministry of Justice |
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Italy |
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 |
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Italian Patent and Trademark Office Directorate General of Combating Counterfeiting Ministry of Economic Development |
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Jamaica |
Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) |
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Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) |
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Japan |
Japan Copyright Office (JCO) Agency for Cultural Affairs Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) |
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Japan Patent Office (JPO), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) |
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Jordan |
Department of the National Library Ministry of Culture |
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Industrial Property Protection Directorate Ministry of Industry and Trade |
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Kazakhstan |
Committee of Intellectual Property Rights Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
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Kenya |
The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) The State Law Office (Office of the Attorney General) |
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Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Kiribati |
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism |
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Kuwait |
Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Ministry of Trade and Industry Trademarks and Patents Department |
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Kyrgyzstan |
State Service of Intellectual Property and Innovation under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) |
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State Service of Intellectual Property and Innovation under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Science and Technology |
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Latvia |
Ministry of Culture, Legal Division |
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Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia |
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Lebanon |
Ministry of Culture |
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Office of Intellectual Property Department of Intellectual Property Directorate General of Economy and Trade Ministry of Economy and Trade |
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Lesotho |
Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs Registrar General's Office |
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Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs Registrar General's Office |
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Liberia |
Liberia Copyright Office |
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Liberia Industrial Property Office (LIPO) Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Libya |
Scientific Culture and Cooperation Department, National Authority for Research, Science and Technology (LA'STAR) |
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Liechtenstein |
Bureau of Intellectual Property Office of Economic Affairs |
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Bureau of Intellectual Property Office of Economic Affairs |
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Lithuania |
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, Copyright Division |
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State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle |
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Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle |
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Madagascar |
Malagasy Copyright Office Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication |
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Malagasy Industrial Property Office |
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Malawi |
Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture |
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Department of the Registrar General Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs |
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Malaysia |
Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia |
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Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia |
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Maldives |
Intellectual Property Unit Ministry of Economic Development |
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Intellectual Property Unit Ministry of Economic Development |
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Mali |
Malian Copyright Office (BUMDA) |
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Malian Centre for the Promotion of Industrial Property (CEMAPI) Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Malta |
The National IP Office of Malta Commerce Department Ministry for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers |
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The National IP Office of Malta Commerce Department, Ministry for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers |
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Mauritania |
Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department Directorate of Culture and Arts Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports |
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Directorate of Industry Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Handicraft and Tourism |
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Mauritius |
Mauritius Society of Authors (MASA) Ministry of Arts and Culture |
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Industrial Property Office (IPO) Regional Integration and International Trade Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Mexico |
National Copyrights Institute (INDAUTOR) |
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Mexican Institute of Industrial Property |
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Monaco |
Intellectual Property Division Directorate of Economic Expansion Department of Finance and Economy |
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Mongolia |
Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia |
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Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia |
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Montenegro |
Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro |
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Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro |
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Morocco |
Copyright Office of Morocco |
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Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office |
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Mozambique |
Department of Copyright National Institute of Book and Records Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports |
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Industrial Property Institute (IPI) Ministry of Industry and Commerce |
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Myanmar |
Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Department of Technical and Vocational Education Ministry of Science and Technology |
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Namibia |
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) Copyright Services |
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Ministry of Trade and Industry Trade and Commerce Department |
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Nauru |
Department of Justice Office of the Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright |
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Department of Justice Office of the Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright |
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Nepal |
Nepal Copyright Registrar's Office Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation |
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Department of Industry Ministry of Industry |
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Netherlands |
Ministry of Justice Directorate of Legislation |
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Bureau of Intellectual Property Aruba |
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Bureau of Intellectual Property Curaçao |
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Netherlands Patent Office Netherlands Enterprise Agency Ministry of Economic Affairs |
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New Zealand |
Intellectual Property Policy Group Competition and Consumer Environment Branch Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment |
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Office for Tokelau Affairs |
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Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment |
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Nicaragua |
Office Nacion de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI) Ministerio de Formento, Industria y Comercio (MIFIC) |
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Intellectual Property Registry (RPI) Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade (MIFIC) |
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Niger |
Niger Copyright Office (BNDA) Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture |
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Direction of Innovation and Industrial property Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Promotion of young entrepreneurs |
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Nigeria |
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) Federal Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment |
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Norway |
Norwegian Ministry of Cultural Affairs Department of Media and Copyright |
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Patentstyret (Norwegian Industrial Property Office) |
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Oman |
Intellectual Property Department Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Pakistan |
Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) |
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Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) |
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Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) |
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Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) |
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Palau |
Ministry of Resources and Development |
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Panama |
Directorate General of Copyright Ministry of Commerce and Industries |
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Directorate General of the Industrial Property Registry Ministry of Commerce and Industries |
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Papua New Guinea |
Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG) |
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Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG) |
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Paraguay |
National Directorate of Intellectual Property |
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Peru |
Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM), National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection (INDECOPI) |
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Philippines |
Intellectual Property Office of Philippines (IPOPHIL) |
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Poland |
The Intellectual Property and Media Department Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Legal Office |
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Polish Patent Office |
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Portugal |
Bureau for Cultural Strategy, Planning and Assessment (GEPAC) |
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Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Justice |
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Qatar |
Copyright Office, Competent administration Intellectual Property Center, Ministry of Justice |
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Industrial Property Office Trademarks, Industrial Designs & G.I. Competent administration Ministry of Business and Trade, Department of Commercial Registration and Licensing |
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Intellectual Property Center Patents and Intergrated Circuits Competent administration Intellectual Property Center, Ministry of Justice |
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Ministry of Economy and Commerce |
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Republic of Korea |
The Copyright Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea |
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Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) |
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Republic of Moldova |
State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI) |
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Romania |
Romanian Copyright Office (ORDA) |
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State Office for Inventions and Trademarks |
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Russian Federation |
Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT) |
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Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT) |
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Rwanda |
Office of the Registrar General Rwanda Development Board (RDB) |
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Rwanda Development Board (RDB) Office of the Registrar General |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Intellectual Property Office The Registrar of IP |
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Saint Lucia |
Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property |
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Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Commerce and Intellectual Property Office |
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Commerce and Intellectual Property Office |
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Samoa |
Registration of Companies and Intellectual Property Division (RCIP) Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL) |
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Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Industrial Designs Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL) |
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San Marino |
Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs Department of External Affairs |
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Department of External Affairs State Office for Patents and Trademarks |
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Sao Tome and Principe |
Directorate General of Culture Arts and Entertainment Promotion Center Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports |
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Industrial Property National Service (SENAPI) Directorate of Industry Ministry of Planning and Development |
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Saudi Arabia |
General Administration of Copyright Ministry of Culture and Information |
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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) |
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Trade Mark Section Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Senegal |
Ministry of Culture, Gender and Living Environment Senegalese Copyright Office |
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Senegalese Agency of Industrial Property and Innovation Techologique (ASPIT) Ministry of Trade, Industry and Handicraft |
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Serbia |
Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia Department for Copyright and Related Rights and International Cooperation |
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Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia |
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Seychelles |
Cultural Property and Copyright Unit / Seychelles Authors and Composers Society (SACS), Ministry of Social Development and Culture, Department of Culture |
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Registration Division Department of Legal Affairs President's Office |
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Sierra Leone |
Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Cultural Division), Sierra Leone Intellectual Property Organisation (SLIPO) |
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Administrator and Registrar-General's Department |
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Singapore |
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
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Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
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Slovakia |
Media, Audiovisual and Copyright Department, Ministry of Culture |
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Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic |
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Slovenia |
Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economic Development and Technology |
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Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economic Development and Technology |
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Solomon Islands |
Ministry of Police and Justice Registrar-General's Office |
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Ministry of Police and Justice Registrar-General's Office |
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Somalia |
Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, Copyright Office |
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Ministry of Industry, Patents and Trade Marks Office |
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South Africa |
Department of Trade and Industry Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) |
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Spain |
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports Directorate General of Cultural Industries, Policies and Books Deputy Directorate General for Intellectual Property |
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Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism Spanish Patent and Trademark Office |
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Sri Lanka |
National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka |
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National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka |
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Sudan |
Ministry of Culture and Youth and Sports Federal Council for Literary and Artistic Works |
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Registrar General of Intellectual Property Ministry of Justice |
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Suriname |
Bureau of Intellectual Property Ministry of Justice and Police |
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Swaziland |
Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade Intellectual Property Office |
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Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade Intellectual Property Office |
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Sweden |
Division of Intellectual Property and Transport Law Ministry of Justice |
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Swedish Patent and Registration Office (SPRO) |
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Switzerland |
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property |
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Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
Copyright Office Ministry of Culture |
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Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property Protection (DCIP) Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection |
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Tajikistan |
Agency of Copyright and Related Rights, Ministry of Culture |
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National Center for Patents and Information (NCPI) Ministry of Economic Development and Trade |
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Thailand |
Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) Ministry of Commerce |
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Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) Ministry of Commerce |
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the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
Copyright and Related Rights Department, Ministry of Culture (MoC) |
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State Office of Industrial Property (SOIP) |
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Timor-Leste |
Department of the Legal and Treaties Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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National Director of Human Rights and Citizenship Ministry of Justice |
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Togo |
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Togolese Copyright Office (BUTODRA) |
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National Institute for Industrial Property and Technology (INPIT) Ministry of Trade, Industry, Transport and Development of the Free Zone |
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Tonga |
The Registry & Intellectual Property Office (RIPO) Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries |
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The Registry & Intellectual Property Office (RIPO) Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
Intellectual Property Office Ministry of Legal Affairs |
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Tunisia |
Tunisian Organism for the Protection of Authors' Rights |
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National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI) Ministry of Industry and Technology |
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Turkey |
Directorate General for Copyright Ministry of Culture and Tourism |
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Turkish Patent Institute |
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Turkmenistan |
State Service on Intellectual Property under the Ministry of Economy and Development of Turkmenistan |
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Tuvalu |
Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Public Corporations |
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Uganda |
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) |
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Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) |
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Ukraine |
State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine (SIPS) |
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State Enterprise “Ukrainian Institute of Industrial Property” (SE UIPV) |
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State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine (SIPS) |
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United Arab Emirates |
Copyright Department Ministry of Economy |
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Department of Industrial Property Ministry of Economy |
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Trademark Department Ministry of Economy |
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United Kingdom |
Intellectual Property Office Information Centre |
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Intellectual Property Office Information Centre |
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United Republic of Tanzania |
Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA) Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) Ministry of Industry and Trade |
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Copyright Society of Zanzibar (COSOZA), Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and Good Governance |
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Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) Ministry of Industry and Trade |
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Registrar General's Office Ministry of Justice and Constitutional's Affairs |
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United States of America |
Library of Congress Copyright Office |
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United States Department of Commerce United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) |
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Uruguay |
Copyright Council Ministry of Education and Culture |
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National Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining |
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Uzbekistan |
Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
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Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
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Vanuatu |
The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Vanuatu, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry |
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The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Vanuatu, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry |
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property (SAPI) Ministry of Popular Power for Trade |
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Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property (SAPI) Ministry of Popular Power for Trade |
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Viet Nam |
Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV) |
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National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment |
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Yemen |
Ministry of Culture |
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Ministry of Industry and Trade, General Department for Intellectual Property Protection |
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Zambia |
Copyright Administration Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services (MIBS) |
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Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry |
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Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office (ZIPO) Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs |
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Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office (ZIPO) Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs |
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Regional Offices
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OAPI |
African Intellectual Property Organization |
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ARIPO |
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization |
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ASBU |
Arab States Broadcasting Union |
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BOIP |
Benelux Office for Intellectual Property |
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EAPO |
Eurasian Patent Organization |
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EPO |
European Patent Organisation |
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UPOV |
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants |
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ICPIP |
Interstate Council on the Protection of Industrial Property |
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OHIM |
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) |
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GCC Patent Office |
Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf |