COUNTRY | CONTACT DETAILS | OFFICE | URL |
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Afghanistan | Copyright Office | Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Afghanistan Intellectual Property Board Ministry of Commerce and Industry | ||
Albania | Copyright Office | Albanian Copyright Office Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy | Web site | |
Algeria | Copyright Office | National Office of Copyrights and Related Rights (ONDA) Ministry of Communication and Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) Ministry of Industry, Small and Medium Sized Entreprises and Investment Promotion | Web site | |
Andorra | Copyright Office | Ministry of Economy and Finance | |
Industrial Property Office | Trademarks Office of the Principality of Andorra Ministry of Economy and Finance | Web site | |
Angola | Copyright Office | National Institute for Cultural Industries (INIC) National Directorate of Entertainment and Copyright Ministry of Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | Angolan Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Geology, Mines and Industry | Web site | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Intellectual Property Offices | Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO) Ministry of Legal Affairs | Web site |
Argentina | Copyright Office | Directorate General of Copyright | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Institute of Industrial Property | Web site | |
Armenia | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia | |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia | Web site | |
Australia | Copyright Office | Business and Information Law Branch Attorney-General’s Department | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | IP Australia Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE) | Web site | |
Austria | Copyright Office | Federal Ministry of Justice | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | The Austrian Patent Office Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology | Web site | |
Azerbaijan | Copyright Office | The Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Objects Examination Center (AzPatent) | Web site | |
Industrial Property Office | State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents of the Republic of Azerbaijan | Web site | |
Bahamas | Copyright Office | Registrar General’s Department | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Registrar General’s Department | Web site | |
Bahrain | Copyright Office | Press and Publications Directorate Information Affairs Authority Ministry of Information | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Web site | |
Bangladesh | Copyright Office | Copyright Office Bangladesh Ministry of Cultural Affairs | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT) Ministry of Industries | Web site | |
Barbados | Intellectual Property Offices | Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) Ministry of International Business and International Transport | Web site |
Belarus | Copyright Office | National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) State Committee on Science and Technologies | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) State Committee on Science and Technologies | Web site | |
Belgium | Copyright Office | Office of Intellectual Property Directorate General Regulation and Market Organisation | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Office of Intellectual Property Directorate General Regulation and Market Organisation | Web site | |
Belize | Intellectual Property Offices | Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) | Web site |
Benin | Copyright Office | Beninese Copyright Office (BUBEDRA) Ministry of Culture and Communication | |
Industrial Property Office | National Industrial Property Center (CENAPI) Ministry of Industry and Commerce | ||
Bhutan | Intellectual Property Offices | Industrial Property Division (IPD) Ministry of Economic Affairs | Web site |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Copyright Office | Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural | Web site | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Copyright Office | Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Web site | |
Botswana | Copyright Office | Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Ministry of Trade and Industry | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Ministry of Trade and Industry | Web site | |
Brazil | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (INPI) | Web site | |
Brunei Darussalam | Copyright Office | Attorney General’s Chambers | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Attorney General’s Chambers | Web site | |
Industrial Property Office | Patent Registry Office (PRO) The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) | Web site | |
Bulgaria | Copyright Office | Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate Ministry of Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (BPO) | Web site | |
Burkina Faso | Copyright Office | Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA) Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | General Directorate of Industrial Property (DGPI) Ministry of Industrie, Trade and Craft | Web site | |
Burundi | Copyright Office | Department of Arts and Culture Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism | Web site | |
Cambodia | Copyright Office | Department of Copyright and Related rights | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Department of Industrial Property (DIP) Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy | Web site | |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Department (IPD) Ministry of Commerce | Web site | |
Cameroon | Copyright Office | Justice Section Ministry of Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | Directorate of Technological Development and Industrial Property (MINMIDT) Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technological Development | ||
Canada | Copyright Office | Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Industry Canada | Web site Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Industry Canada | Web site Web site | |
Cape Verde | Copyright Office | Institute of Intellectual Property of Cape Verde Installation Committee | |
Industrial Property Office | Institute of Intellectual Property of Cape Verde Installation Committee | ||
Central African Republic | Copyright Office | Centralafrican Copyright Office (BUCADA) Ministry of Tourism, the Arts and Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | National Industrial Property Service Directorate of Industrial Development and Handicraft Ministry of Industry, Commerce, SME-SMI | ||
Chad | Copyright Office | Chadian Copyright Office (BUTDRA) Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports | |
Industrial Property Office | National Liaison Office with OAPI (SNL / OAPI) Ministry of Commerce and Industry | ||
Chile | Copyright Office | Ministry of Education Intellectual Rights Department (DDI) Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Economy | Web site | |
China | Copyright Office | National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Patent Office State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples’ Republic of China (SIPO) | Web site | |
Industrial Property Office | Trademark Office State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (SAIC) | Web site Web site | |
Colombia | Copyright Office | Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor Unidad Administrativa Especial Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo | Web site | |
Comoros | Copyright Office | Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Press | |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Office (OCPI) Ministry of Energy, Mines, Industry and Handicrafts | ||
Congo | Copyright Office | Congolese Copyright Office (BCDA) Ministry of Culture and the Arts | |
Industrial Property Office | National Industrial Property Unit Directorate General of Industry (ANPI) Ministry of Industrial Development and Promotion of Private Sector | ||
Costa Rica | Copyright Office | Register of Copyright and Related Rights National Register Ministry of Justice and Peace | Web site Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Registro de la Propiedad Industrial Registro Nacional Ministerio de Justicia y Paz | Web site Web site | |
Côte d’Ivoire | Copyright Office | Ivorian Copyright Office Ministry of French Language and Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Ivorian Office of Intellectual Property (OIPI) Ministry for Industry and the Promotion of the Private Sector | ||
Croatia | Copyright Office | State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (SIPO) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (SIPO) | Web site | |
Cuba | Copyright Office | National Copyright Center (CENDA) Ministry of Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Cuban Industrial Property Office (OCPI) Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment | Web site | |
Cyprus | Copyright Office | Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism | Web site | |
Czech Republic | Copyright Office | Copyright Law Department Ministry of Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Office | Web site | |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Copyright Office | Copyright Office of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | |
Industrial Property Office | Invention Office of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | ||
Industrial Property Office | Trademark, Industrial Design and Geographical Indication Office (TIDGIO) of the DPR Korea State Administration for Quality Management of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (SAQM) | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Copyright Office | Secretariat General of Culture Directorate of Research, Planning and International Cultural Relations Ministry of Culture and the Arts | |
Industrial Property Office | Directorate of Industrial Property Secretariat for industry and small and medium enterprises (IPMEA) Ministry of Industry and SMEs | ||
Denmark | Copyright Office | Copyright Division Ministry of Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Danish Patent and Trademark Office Ministry of Trade and Industry | Web site | |
Djibouti | Copyright Office | Ministry of Communication and Culture, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications Copyright Office | |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Commerce and Industry Office of Industrial Property and Commerce (ODPIC) | Web site | |
Dominica | Intellectual Property Offices | Companies and Intellectual Property Office Ministry of Tourism and legal Affairs | |
Dominican Republic | Copyright Office | National Copyright Office (ONDA) Ministry of Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Office of Industrial Property (ONAPI) State Secretariat for Industry and Commerce | Web site | |
Ecuador | Copyright Office | Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI) National Directory of Copyrights and Related Rights | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property National Directory of Industrial Property | Web site | |
Egypt | Copyright Office | Permanent Office for the Protection of Copyright Supreme Council of Culture Ministry of Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | Egyptian Patent Office Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) Ministry of Scientific Research | Web site | |
Industrial Property Office | Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office Ministry of Trade and Industry | Web site | |
El Salvador | Copyright Office | National Center of Registries (CNR) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Center of Registries (CNR) | Web site | |
Equatorial Guinea | Copyright Office | Council of Scientific and Technological Research Presidency of the Government | |
Industrial Property Office | Council of Scientific and Tecnological Research Presidency of the Government | ||
Eritrea | Copyright Office | Department of Culture Ministry of Information and Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | Domestic Trade and Intellectual Property Ministry of Trade and Industry | ||
Estonia | Copyright Office | Estonian Ministry of Justice | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Estonian Patent Office | Web site | |
Ethiopia | Intellectual Property Offices | Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) | Web site |
Fiji | Copyright Office | Office of the Attorney-General Ministry of Justice | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Office of the Attorney-General Ministry of Justice | Web site | |
Finland | Copyright Office | Copyright Council Ministry of Education | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland | Web site | |
France | Copyright Office | Office of Literacy and Artistic Property Under-Directorate of Legal Affairs Directorate of General Administration Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Institute of Industrial Property | Web site | |
Gabon | Copyright Office | National Agency for the Promotion of the Arts and Culture (ANPAC) | |
Industrial Property Office | Center of Industrial Property of Gabon (CEPIG) Ministry of Commerce, Industry responsible for investment promotion and regional integration | Web site | |
Gambia | Copyright Office | National Centre for Arts and Culture Ministry of Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | Office of the Registrar General Attorney General’s Chambers Ministry for Justice | ||
Georgia | Copyright Office | National Intellectual Property Center (Sakpatenti) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Intellectual Property Center (Sakpatenti) | Web site | |
Germany | Copyright Office | Unit Copyright and Publishing Law Directorate IIIB Directorate-General III: Commercial and Economic Law Federal Ministry of Justice | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) | Web site | |
Ghana | Copyright Office | Copyright Department Ministry of Justice | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Registrar General’s Department Ministry of Justice | ||
Greece | Copyright Office | Hellenic Copyright Organization Ministry of Culture | Web site |
Intellectual Property Offices | Patent Office Industrial Property Organization (OBI) | Web site | |
Intellectual Property Offices | Trademark Office Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property General Secretary for Commerce | ||
Grenada | Intellectual Property Offices | Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) | |
Guatemala | Copyright Office | Register of Intellectual Property Ministry of Economic Affairs | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Registry of Intellectual Property Ministry of Economic Affairs | Web site | |
Guinea | Copyright Office | Guinean Copyright Office Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | National Service of Industrial Property Ministry of Trade, Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises | ||
Guinea-Bissau | Copyright Office | Guinean Copyright Society Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Youth and Sports | |
Industrial Property Office | General Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Energy, Industry and Natural Resources | ||
Guyana | Intellectual Property Offices | The Deeds Registry Ministry of Legal Affairs | |
Haiti | Copyright Office | Haitian Copyright Office (BHDA) Ministry of Culture and Communication | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Service Ministry of Trade and Industry | Web site | |
Holy See | Copyright Office | Judicial Office Central Offices | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Judicial Office Central Offices | Web site | |
Honduras | Intellectual Property Offices | Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DIGEPIH) | Web site |
Hungary | Copyright Office | Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) Copyright Department | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) | Web site | |
Iceland | Copyright Office | Office of Legal Affairs Ministry of Education, Science and Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Icelandic Patent Office Ministry of Economic Affairs | Web site | |
India | Copyright Office | Copyright Division Department of Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Office of the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Department of Industrial Policy Promotions Ministry of Commerce and Industry Government of India | Web site | |
Indonesia | Copyright Office | Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights Ministry of Law and Human Rights | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights Ministry of Law and Human Rights | Web site Web site Web site | |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Registrar of Copyright, Center for Cultural Studies and Research (CCSR) | |
Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Office Registration Organization of Deeds and Property of Islamic Republic of Iran | Web site Web site Web site | |
Iraq | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Department Central Organization for Standardization & Quality Control (COSQC) Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation | ||
Ireland | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Unit Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Patents Office Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Web site | |
Israel | Copyright Office | The Director General Ministry of Justice | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Israel Patent Office Ministry of Justice | Web site | |
Italy | Copyright Office | Service III – Copyright and supervision over S.I.A.E. General Direction for Library Heritage, Cultural Institutes and Copyright Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Italian Patent and Trademark Office Directorate General of Combating Counterfeiting Ministry of Economic Development | Web site | |
Jamaica | Copyright Office | Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) | Web site | |
Japan | Copyright Office | Japan Copyright Office (JCO) Agency for Cultural Affairs Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Japan Patent Office (JPO), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) | Web site | |
Jordan | Copyright Office | Department of the National Library Ministry of Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Protection Directorate Ministry of Industry and Trade | Web site | |
Kazakhstan | Copyright Office | Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan Committee of Intellectual Property Rights Republic State Enterprise “National Institute of Intellectual Property” | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan Committee of Intellectual Property Rights Republic State Enterprise “National Institute of Intellectual Property” | Web site | |
Kenya | Copyright Office | The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) The State Law Office (Office of the Attorney General) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) Ministry of Trade and Industry | Web site | |
Kiribati | Intellectual Property Offices | Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism | |
Kuwait | Copyright Office | Ministry of Commerce and Industry | |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade and Industry Trademarks and Patents Department | ||
Kyrgyzstan | Copyright Office | State Service of Intellectual Property and Innovation under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | State Service of Intellectual Property and Innovation under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) | Web site | |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Industrial Property Office | Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Science and Technology | Web site |
Latvia | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture, Legal Division | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia | Web site | |
Lebanon | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Office of Intellectual Property Department of Intellectual Property Directorate General of Economy and Trade Ministry of Economy and Trade | Web site | |
Lesotho | Copyright Office | Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs Registrar General’s Office | |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs Registrar General’s Office | ||
Liberia | Copyright Office | Liberia Copyright Office | |
Industrial Property Office | Liberia Industrial Property Office (LIPO) Ministry of Commerce and Industry | ||
Libya | Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Division National Bureau for Research and Development | |
Industrial Property Office | The Industrial Research Center (IRC) | ||
Liechtenstein | Copyright Office | Bureau of Intellectual Property Office of Economic Affairs | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Bureau of Intellectual Property Office of Economic Affairs | Web site | |
Lithuania | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, Copyright Division | |
Industrial Property Office | State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania | Web site | |
Luxembourg | Copyright Office | Ministère de l’économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Ministère de l’économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle | Web site | |
Madagascar | Copyright Office | Malagasy Copyright Office Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Malagasy Industrial Property Office | Web site | |
Malawi | Copyright Office | Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | Department of the Registrar General Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs | ||
Malaysia | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia | Web site | |
Maldives | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Unit Ministry of Economic Development | |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Unit Ministry of Economic Development | Web site | |
Mali | Copyright Office | Malian Copyright Office (BUMDA) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Malian Centre for the Promotion of Industrial Property (CEMAPI) Ministry of Trade and Industry | Web site | |
Malta | Copyright Office | The National IP Office of Malta Commerce Department Ministry for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers | Web site Web site |
Industrial Property Office | The National IP Office of Malta Commerce Department, Ministry for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers | Web site Web site | |
Mauritania | Copyright Office | Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department Directorate of Culture and Arts Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports | |
Industrial Property Office | Directorate of Industry Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Handicraft and Tourism | ||
Mauritius | Copyright Office | Mauritius Society of Authors (MASA) Ministry of Arts and Culture | Web site Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Office (IPO) Regional Integration and International Trade Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Web site | |
Mexico | Copyright Office | National Copyrights Institute (INDAUTOR) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Mexican Institute of Industrial Property | Web site | |
Monaco | Intellectual Property Offices | Intellectual Property Division Directorate of Economic Expansion Department of Finance and Economy | Web site |
Mongolia | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia | Web site | |
Montenegro | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro | Web site | |
Morocco | Copyright Office | Copyright Office of Morocco | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office | Web site | |
Mozambique | Copyright Office | Department of Copyright National Institute of Book and Records Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports | |
Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Institute (IPI) Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Web site | |
Myanmar | Copyright Office | Ministry of Information and Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | Department of Technical and Vocational Education Ministry of Science and Technology | ||
Namibia | Copyright Office | Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) Copyright Services | |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade and Industry Trade and Commerce Department | ||
Nauru | Copyright Office | Department of Justice Office of the Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright | |
Industrial Property Office | Department of Justice Office of the Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright | ||
Nepal | Copyright Office | Nepal Copyright Registrar’s Office Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Department of Industry Ministry of Industry | Web site | |
Netherlands | Copyright Office | Ministry of Justice Directorate of Legislation | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Bureau of Intellectual Property Aruba | ||
Industrial Property Office | Bureau of Intellectual Property Curaçao | Web site | |
Industrial Property Office | NL Patent Office NL Agency Ministry of Economic Affairs | Web site | |
New Zealand | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Policy Group Competition, Trade and Investment Branch Ministry of Economic Development | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) Ministry of Economic Development | Web site | |
Industrial Property Office | Office for Tokelau Affairs | ||
Nicaragua | Copyright Office | Office Nacion de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI) Ministerio de Formento, Industria y Comercio (MIFIC) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Registry (RPI) Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade (MIFIC) | Web site | |
Niger | Copyright Office | Niger Copyright Office (BNDA) Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Direction of Innovation and Industrial property Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Promotion of young entrepreneurs | ||
Nigeria | Copyright Office | Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) Federal Ministry of Information and Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment | ||
Norway | Copyright Office | Norwegian Ministry of Cultural Affairs Department of Media and Copyright | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Patentstyret (Norwegian Industrial Property Office) | Web site | |
Oman | Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Department Ministry of Commerce and Industry | Web site |
Pakistan | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) | Web site | |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) | Web site | |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) | Web site | |
Palau | Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Resources and Development | |
Panama | Copyright Office | Directorate General of Copyright Ministry of Commerce and Industries | |
Industrial Property Office | Directorate General of the Industrial Property Registry Ministry of Commerce and Industries | Web site Web site | |
Papua New Guinea | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade and Industry Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG) | Web site | |
Paraguay | Intellectual Property Offices | Ministry of Industry and Trade Directorate General of Intellectual Property | Web site |
Peru | Intellectual Property Offices | Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM), National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection (INDECOPI) | Web site |
Philippines | Intellectual Property Offices | Intellectual Property Office of Philippines (IPOPHIL) | Web site |
Poland | Copyright Office | The Intellectual Property and Media Department Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Legal Office | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Polish Patent Office | Web site | |
Portugal | Copyright Office | Bureau for Cultural Strategy, Planning and Assessment (GEPAC) | |
Industrial Property Office | Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Justice | Web site | |
Qatar | Copyright Office | Copyright Office, Competent administration Intellectual Property Center, Ministry of Justice | |
Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Office Trademarks, Industrial Designs & G.I. Competent administration Ministry of Business and Trade, Department of Commercial Registration and Licensing | ||
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Center Patents and Intergrated Circuits Competent administration Intellectual Property Center, Ministry of Justice | ||
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economy and Commerce | ||
Republic of Korea | Copyright Office | Directorate-General of Copyright Policy, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) | Web site | |
Republic of Moldova | Intellectual Property Offices | State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI) | Web site |
Romania | Copyright Office | Romanian Copyright Office (ORDA) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | State Office for Inventions and Trademarks | Web site | |
Russian Federation | Copyright Office | Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT) | Web site | |
Rwanda | Copyright Office | Office of the Registrar General Rwanda Development Board (RDB) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Rwanda Development Board (RDB) Office of the Registrar General | Web site | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Intellectual Property Offices | Intellectual Property Office The Registrar of IP | |
Saint Lucia | Copyright Office | Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property | |
Industrial Property Office | Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Copyright Office | Commerce and Intellectual Property Office | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Commerce and Intellectual Property Office | Web site | |
Samoa | Copyright Office | Registration of Companies and Intellectual Property Division (RCIP) Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Industrial Designs Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL) | ||
San Marino | Copyright Office | Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs Department of External Affairs | |
Industrial Property Office | Department of External Affairs State Office for Patents and Trademarks | ||
Sao Tome and Principe | Copyright Office | Directorate General of Culture Arts and Entertainment Promotion Center Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property National Service (SENAPI) Directorate of Industry Ministry of Planning and Development | Web site | |
Saudi Arabia | Copyright Office | General Administration of Copyright Ministry of Culture and Information | |
Intellectual Property Offices | The general Directorate of Industrial Property grants protection documents 1st innovation, layout designs and integrated circuits, plant varieties and industrial designs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) | ||
Intellectual Property Offices | Trade Mark Section Ministry of Commerce and Industry | ||
Senegal | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture, Gender and Living Environment Senegalese Copyright Office | |
Industrial Property Office | Senegalese Agency of Industrial Property and Innovation Techologique (ASPIT) Ministry of Trade, Industry and Handicraft | Web site | |
Serbia | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia Department for Copyright and Related Rights and International Cooperation | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia | Web site | |
Seychelles | Copyright Office | Cultural Property and Copyright Unit / Seychelles Authors and Composers Society (SACS), Ministry of Social Development and Culture, Department of Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | Registration Division Department of Legal Affairs President’s Office | ||
Sierra Leone | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Cultural Division), Sierra Leone Intellectual Property Organisation (SLIPO) | |
Industrial Property Office | Administrator and Registrar-General’s Department | ||
Singapore | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) | Web site | |
Slovakia | Copyright Office | Media, Audiovisual and Copyright Department, Ministry of Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic | Web site | |
Slovenia | Copyright Office | Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economic Development and Technology | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economic Development and Technology | Web site | |
Solomon Islands | Copyright Office | Ministry of Police and Justice Registrar-General’s Office | |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Police and Justice Registrar-General’s Office | ||
Somalia | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, Copyright Office | |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry, Patents and Trade Marks Office | ||
South Africa | Copyright Office | Department of Trade and Industry Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Department of Trade and Industry Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) | Web site | |
Spain | Copyright Office | Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports Directorate General of Cultural Industries, Policies and Books Deputy Directorate General for Intellectual Property | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism Spanish Patent and Trademark Office | Web site | |
Sri Lanka | Copyright Office | National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka | Web site | |
Sudan | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and Youth and Sports Federal Council for Literary and Artistic Works | |
Industrial Property Office | Registrar General of Intellectual Property Ministry of Justice | Web site | |
Suriname | Intellectual Property Offices | Bureau of Intellectual Property Ministry of Justice and Police | |
Swaziland | Copyright Office | Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade Intellectual Property Office | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade Intellectual Property Office | Web site | |
Sweden | Copyright Office | Division of Intellectual Property and Transport Law Ministry of Justice | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Swedish Patent and Registration Office (SPRO) | Web site | |
Switzerland | Copyright Office | Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property | Web site | |
Syrian Arab Republic | Copyright Office | Copyright Office Ministry of Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property Protection (DCIP) Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection | Web site Web site | |
Tajikistan | Copyright Office | Agency of Copyright and Related Rights, Ministry of Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | National Center for Patents and Information (NCPI) Ministry of Economic Development and Trade | Web site | |
Thailand | Copyright Office | Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) Ministry of Commerce | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) Ministry of Commerce | Web site Web site | |
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Copyright Office | Copyright and Related Rights Department, Ministry of Culture (MoC) | |
Industrial Property Office | State Office of Industrial Property (SOIP) | Web site | |
Timor-Leste | Intellectual Property Offices | Department of the Legal and Treaties Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Intellectual Property Offices | National Director of Human Rights and Citizenship Ministry of Justice | Web site | |
Togo | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Togolese Copyright Office (BUTODRA) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Institute for Industrial Property and Technology (INPIT) Ministry of Trade, Industry, Transport and Development of the Free Zone | ||
Tonga | Copyright Office | The Registry & Intellectual Property Office (RIPO) Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | The Registry & Intellectual Property Office (RIPO) Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries | Web site | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Intellectual Property Offices | Intellectual Property Office Ministry of Legal Affairs | Web site |
Tunisia | Copyright Office | Tunisian Organism for the Protection of Authors’ Rights | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI) Ministry of Industry and Technology | Web site | |
Turkey | Copyright Office | Directorate General for Copyright Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Web site Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Turkish Patent Institute | Web site | |
Turkmenistan | Intellectual Property Offices | Patent Department Ministry of Economy and Development | |
Tuvalu | Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Public Corporations | |
Uganda | Copyright Office | Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) | |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) | ||
Ukraine | Copyright Office | Ukranian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine (SIPS) | Web site | |
Industrial Property Office | Ukrainian Institute of Industrial Property (SE UIPV) | Web site | |
United Arab Emirates | Copyright Office | Copyright Department Ministry of Economy | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Department of Industrial Property Ministry of Economy | Web site | |
Industrial Property Office | Trademark Department Ministry of Economy | ||
United Kingdom | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Office Information Centre | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Office Information Centre | Web site | |
United Republic of Tanzania | Copyright Office | Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA) Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) Ministry of Industry and Trade | Web site |
Copyright Office | Copyright Society of Zanzibar (COSOZA), Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and Good Governance | ||
Industrial Property Office | Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) Ministry of Industry and Trade | Web site | |
Industrial Property Office | Registrar General’s Office Ministry of Justice and Constitutional’s Affairs | ||
United States of America | Copyright Office | Library of Congress Copyright Office | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | United States Department of Commerce United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) | Web site | |
Uruguay | Copyright Office | Copyright Council Ministry of Education and Culture | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining | Web site | |
Uzbekistan | Copyright Office | Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Uzbekistan | Web site Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Uzbekistan | Web site | |
Vanuatu | Copyright Office | The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Vanuatu, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry | |
Industrial Property Office | The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Vanuatu, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry | ||
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Copyright Office | Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property (SAPI) Ministry of Popular Power for Trade | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property (SAPI) Ministry of Popular Power for Trade | Web site | |
Viet Nam | Copyright Office | Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV) | Web site |
Industrial Property Office | National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment | Web site | |
Yemen | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture | |
Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry and Trade, General Department for Intellectual Property Protection | Web site | |
Zambia | Copyright Office | Copyright Administration Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services (MIBS) | |
Industrial Property Office | Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry | Web site | |
Zimbabwe | Copyright Office | Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office (ZIPO) Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs | |
Industrial Property Office | Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office (ZIPO) Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs |
Courtesy: WIPO