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| Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg introduces Graph Search features during a presentation January 15, 2013 in Menlo Park. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) |
Facebook introduced a new version of search on the site called
Graph Search on the 15 January, 2013. The new graph
search lets Facebook users search in real time for information based on its
association with other people. For example, if you were in the mood to watch a new
movie you could ask Facebook to recommend “new movies that my friends like.
Facebook patent applications can help us out in understanding
the secrets as to how do the Facebook’s graph search works. Below is a list of
Facebook patent applications mentioning search which may include relevant
material, but it must be remembered that it takes 18 months for a filed
application to be published.
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SERIAL NO.
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PUBLICATION DATE
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TITLE
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PUBLICATION NO.
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1
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2013-01-10
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PROVIDING CONTEXT RELEVANT SEARCH FOR A USER BASED ON LOCATION
AND SOCIAL INFORMATION
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2
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2012-12-20
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CLIENT-SIDE MODIFICATION OF SEARCH RESULTS BASED ON SOCIAL
NETWORK DATA
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3
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2012-12-13
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PRESENTING IMAGES AS SEARCH RESULTS
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4
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2012-12-06
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CONTEXT-BASED RANKING OF SEARCH RESULTS
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5
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2012-11-29
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SOCIAL DATA OVERLAY
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6
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2012-10-18
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DISPLAY SHOWING INTERSECTION BETWEEN USERS OF A SOCIAL
NETWORKING SYSTEM
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7
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2012-07-12
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MAPPING A THIRD-PARTY WEB PAGE TO AN OBJECT IN A SOCIAL
NETWORKING SYSTEM
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8
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2012-07-05
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DISTRIBUTED CACHE FOR GRAPH DATA
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9
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2012-07-05
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COMPOSITE TERM INDEX FOR GRAPH DATA
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10
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2012-06-28
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PROVIDING RELEVANT NOTIFICATIONS FOR A USER BASED ON LOCATION
AND SOCIAL INFORMATION
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11
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2012-06-28
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PRICING RELEVANT NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED TO A USER BASED ON
LOCATION AND SOCIAL INFORMATION
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12
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2012-06-21
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RANKING OF ADDRESS BOOK CONTACTS BASED ON SOCIAL PROXIMITY
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13
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2012-05-22
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AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING NODES AND EDGES IN AN INTEGRATED
SOCIAL GRAPH
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14
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2012-05-15
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DYNAMICALLY GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON SOCIAL GRAPH
INFORMATION
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15
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2012-02-23
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LOCATION RANKING USING SOCIAL GRAPH INFORMATION
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16
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2012-02-23
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DYNAMIC PLACE VISIBILITY IN GEO-SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM
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17
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2011-10-27
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SOCIAL GRAPH THAT INCLUDES WEB PAGES OUTSIDE OF A SOCIAL
NETWORKING SYSTEM
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18
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2011-06-09
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SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL OF OBJECTS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM
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19
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2011-04-21
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RANKING SEARCH RESULTS BASED ON THE FREQUENCY OF ACCESS ON THE
SEARCH RESULTS BY USERS OF A SOCIAL-NETWORKING SYSTEM
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20
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2011-03-16
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METHODS FOR AUTHORIZING TRANSMISSION OF CONTENT FROM FIRST TO
SECOND INDIVIDUAL AND AUTHENTICATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL BASED ON AN
INDIVIDUAL'S SOCIAL NETWORK
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21
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2010-05-27
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LEVERAGING A SOCIAL GRAPH FROM A SOCIAL NETWORK FOR SOCIAL
CONTEXT IN OTHER SYSTEMS
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Table 1. List of Patents
behind Facebook’s Graph Search
Out of above 21 published patents
it seems that inventorship to 4-5 published patents goes to the Indian
inventors.
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A really thorough & exhaustive search of the patent literature is best left to the experts, such as patent information specialists and patent agents. They have the know-how required to undertake the exhaustive trawl through the many electronic databases, hard copy and the expertise to understand what they find. The Internet has opened up the whole area of patents to anybody by providing the ability to search and view worldwide for free. It is possible to do a reasonable search on the Internet if you spend time at the appropriate websites and understand something of the patent system.
This blog post covers handy oveview of the patent search that any searcher needs to be aware of. please check out presentation for more.
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Hi IP MADs,
It is a well-known fact that free intellectual property databases are available over the Internet and anyone can access these databases. But when it comes to search one has to go through many hyperlinks to get the proper intellectual property office links. In this post I has given a one-stop links to all countrywise intellectual property office hyperlinks in table format with due help from WIPO website. I hope this will help you all to conduct your search and get rid of tedious, repeated searching through various links over the web.
Alphabetical List of Intellectual Property Offices
COUNTRY
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CONTACT
DETAILS
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OFFICE
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Afghanistan
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Ministry of Information and
Culture (MoIC)
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Afghanistan Intellectual Property
Board
Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Albania
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Albanian Copyright Office
Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports |
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General Directorate of Patents and
Trademarks
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy |
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Algeria
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National Office of Copyrights and
Related Rights
Ministry of Communication and Culture |
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Algerian National Institute of
Industrial Property
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Andorra
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Ministry of Economy and Finance
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Trademarks Office of the
Principality of Andorra
Ministry of Economy and Finance |
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Angola
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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 Industry |
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual
Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO)
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Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual
Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO)
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Argentina
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Directorate General of Copyright
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National Institute of Industrial
Property
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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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Intellectual Property Agency of
the Republic of Armenia
Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia |
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Australia
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Copyright Law Branch
Attorney-General's Department |
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IP Australia
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE) |
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Austria
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Federal Ministry of Justice
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The Austrian Patent Office
Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology |
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Azerbaijan
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The Copyright Agency of the
Republic of Azerbaijan
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State Committee on
Standardization, Metrology and Patents
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Bahamas
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Registrar General's Department
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Registrar General's Department
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Bahrain
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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
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Copyright Registrars Office
Ministry of Cultural Affairs |
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Department of Patents, Designs and
Trademarks
Ministry of Industries |
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Barbados
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Corporate Affairs and Intellectual
Property Office (CAIPO)
Ministry of International Business and International Transport |
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Corporate Affairs and Intellectual
Property Office (CAIPO)
Ministry of International Business and International Transport |
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Belarus
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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
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SPF Économie, PME, Classes
moyennes et Énergie
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L'Office belge de la propriété
intellectuelle
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Belize
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Belize Intellectual Property
Office (BELIPO)
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Belize Intellectual Property
Office (BELIPO)
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Benin
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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
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Intellectual Property
Division
Ministry of Economic Affairs |
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Industrial Property Division
Ministry of Economic Affairs |
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Attorney General's Chambers
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Attorney General's Chambers
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Attorney General's Chambers
Patent Registry Office (PRO) |
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Bulgaria
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Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
Directorate
Ministry of Culture |
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Patent Office of the Republic of
Bulgaria
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Burkina Faso
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Burkinabé Copyright Office
(BBDA)
Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism |
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General Directorate of Industrial
Property
Ministry of Trade, Promotion of Companies and Handicraft |
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Burundi
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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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Cambodia
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Department of Copyright and
Related rights
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Intellectual Property Department
(IPD)
Ministry of Commerce |
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Department of Industrial Property
(DIP)
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy |
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Cameroon
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WIPOnet Coordinator
Justice Section Ministry of Culture |
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Directorate of Technological
Development and Industrial Property
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technological Development |
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Canada
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Canadian Intellectual Property
Office (CIPO) Industry Canada
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Canadian Intellectual Property
Office (CIPO)
Industry Canada |
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Cape Verde
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Heritage and Cultural Research
Institute
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General Directorate of Tourism,
Industry and Commerce
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy |
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Central African Republic
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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
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Chadian Copyright Office
(BUTDRA)
Directorate of Culture Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports |
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Directorate General
Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Chile
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Intellectual Property
Registry
Intellectual Rights Department Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums |
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National Institute of Industrial
Property
Ministry of Economy |
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China
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National Copyright Administration
of China (NCAC)
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Trademark Office
State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China (SAIC) |
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Patent Office
State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples' Republic of China (SIPO) |
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Colombia
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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
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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
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Congolese Copyright Office
(BCDA)
Ministry of Culture and the Arts |
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National Industrial Property
Unit
Directorate General of Industry Ministry of Industrial Development and Promotion of Private Sector |
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Costa Rica
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Registro de Derecho de Autor y
Derechos Conexos
Registro Nacional Ministerio de Justicia y Paz de Costa Rica |
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Registro de la Propiedad
Industrial
Registro Nacional Ministerio de Justicia y Paz |
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Côte d'Ivoire
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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
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State Intellectual Property Office
of the Republic of Croatia
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State Intellectual Property Office
of the Republic of Croatia
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Cuba
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National Copyright Center
(CENDA)
Ministry of Culture |
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Cuban Industrial Property
Office
Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment |
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Cyprus
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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
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Copyright Law Department
Ministry of Culture |
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Industrial Property Office
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Democratic People's Republic of
Korea
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Copyright Office of the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea
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Trademark and Industrial Design
Department
State Administration for Quality Management of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (SAQM) |
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Invention Office of the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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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
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Copyright Division
Ministry of Culture |
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Danish Patent and Trademark
Office
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Djibouti
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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
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Companies and Intellectual
Property Office
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Companies and Intellectual
Property Office
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Dominican Republic
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National Copyright Office
(ONDA)
Ministry of Culture |
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National Office of Industrial
Property
State Secretariat for Industry and Commerce |
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Ecuador
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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
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Permanent Office for the
Protection of
Copyright Supreme Council of Culture Ministry of Culture |
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Trademarks and Industrial Designs
Office
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Egyptian Patent Office
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) Ministry of Scientific Research |
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El Salvador
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National Center of Registries
(CNR)
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National Center of Registries
(CNR)
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Equatorial Guinea
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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
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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
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Estonian Ministry of Justice
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The Estonian Patent Office
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Ethiopia
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Ethiopian Intellectual Property
Office (EIPO)
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Ethiopian Intellectual Property
Office (EIPO)
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Fiji
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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
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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
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National Agency for the Promotion
of the Arts and Culture (ANPAC)
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Center of Industrial Property of
Gabon
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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 Office
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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Trademark Office
Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property General Secretary for Commerce |
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Patent Office
Industrial Property Organization (OBI) |
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Grenada
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Corporate Affairs and Intellectual
Property
Registrar’s Office Ministry of Legal Affairs |
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Corporate Affairs and Intellectual
Property
Registrar’s Office Ministry of Legal Affairs |
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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
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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
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Guinean Copyright Society
Copyright Office Directorate of Culture and Sports Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports |
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General Directorate of Industrial
Property
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Guyana
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The Deeds Registry
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The Deeds Registry
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Haiti
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Haitian Copyright Office
Ministry of Culture and Communication |
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Intellectual Property
Service
Directorate of Legal Affairs Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Holy See
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Judicial Office
Central Offices |
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Judicial Office
Central Offices |
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Honduras
|
Directorate General of
Intellectual Property
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Directorate General of
Intellectual Property
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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
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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
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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)
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Ministry of Culture and Islamic
Guidance,
Registrar of Copyright, Center for Cultural Studies and Research (CCSR) |
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Industrial Property Office
Registration Organization of Deeds and Property of Islamic Republic of Iran |
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Iraq
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Ministry of Culture
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Industrial Property
Department
Central Organization for Standardization & Quality Control (COSQC) Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation |
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Ireland
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Intellectual Property Unit
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
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Patents Office
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
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Israel
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The Director General
Ministry of Justice |
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Israeli Patent Office
Ministry of Justice |
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Italy
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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
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Jamaica Intellectual Property
Office (JIPO)
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Jamaica Intellectual Property
Office (JIPO)
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Japan
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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
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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
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Ministry of Justice of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
Committee of Intellectual Property Rights Republic State Enterprise "National Institute of Intellectual Property" |
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Ministry of Justice of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
Committee of Intellectual Property Rights Republic State Enterprise "National Institute of Intellectual Property" |
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Kenya
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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
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Ministry of Commerce, Industry and
Tourism
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Kuwait
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry
|
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Ministry of Trade and
Industry
Trademarks and Patents Department |
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Kyrgyzstan
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State Intellectual Property
Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent)
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State Intellectual Property
Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent)
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Department of Intellectual
Property,
Standardisation & Metrology Science, Technology & Environment Agency Prime Minister's Office. |
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Latvia
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Ministry of Culture, Legal
Division
|
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Patent Office of the Republic of
Latvia
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Lebanon
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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
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Ministry of Law and Constitutional
Affairs
|
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Ministry of Law and Constitutional
Affairs
|
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Liberia
|
The Liberia Copyright Office
|
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Liberia Industrial Property Office
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Libya
|
Intellectual Property
Division
National Bureau for Research and Development |
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The Industrial Research Center
(IRC)
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Liechtenstein
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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
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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
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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
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Malagasy Copyright Office
Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication |
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Malagasy Industrial Property Office
(OMAPI)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
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Malawi
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Copyright Society of Malawi
(COSOMA)
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture |
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Department of the Registrar
General
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs |
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Malaysia
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Intellectual Property Corporation
of Malaysia
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Intellectual Property Corporation
of Malaysia
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Maldives
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Intellectual Property Unit
Ministry of Economic Development |
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Intellectual Property Unit
Ministry of Economic Development |
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Mali
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Malian Copyright Office
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Centre for the Promotion of
Industrial Property in Mali (CEMAPI)
Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade |
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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
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Cultural Cooperation and
Intellectual Property Department
Directorate of Culture Ministry of Culture and Islamic Orientation |
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Directorate of Industry
Ministry of Industry and Mines |
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Mauritius
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The Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Education, Culture and Human Resources |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Regional Integration and International Trade
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Mexico
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National Copyrights Institute
(INDAUTOR)
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Mexican Institute of Industrial
Property
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Monaco
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Intellectual Property
Division
Directorate of Economic Expansion Department of Finance and Economy |
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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
|
||
Mozambique
|
Department of Copyright
National Institute of Book and Records Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports |
|
Industrial Property Institute
(IPI)
Ministry of Industry and Commerce |
||
Myanmar
|
Ministry of Science and Technology
|
|
Industrial Property Office
Ministry of Science and Technology |
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Namibia
|
Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting
Copyright Services |
|
Ministry of Trade and
Industry,
Industry and Internal Trade |
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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, Commerce and Supplies |
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Netherlands
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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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Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Agriculture and Innovation;
NL Patent Office |
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New Zealand
|
Intellectual Property Policy
Group
Competition, Trade and Investment Branch Ministry of Economic Development |
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Intellectual Property Office of
New Zealand (IPONZ)
Ministry of Economic Development |
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Office for Tokelau Affairs
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Nicaragua
|
Ministerio de Formento, Industria
y Comercio,
Dirección General de Competencia y Transparencia en los Mercados, Dirección de Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual, Office Nacion de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos |
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Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y
Comercio,
Dirección General de Competencia y Transparencia en los Mercados, Dirección de Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI) |
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Niger
|
Niger Copyright Office
(BNDA)
Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture |
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Directorate of Industrial
Development
Ministry of Commerce and the Private Sector |
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Nigeria
|
Nigerian Copyright
Commission
Federal Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Federal Ministry of Commerce and
Industry
Registry of Trademarks, Patents and Designs |
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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
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Intellectual Property Department
Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Intellectual Property
Department
Ministry of Commerce and Industry Directorate General of Commerce |
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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
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Ministry of Resources and
Development
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Panama
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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
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Intellectual Property Office of
Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG)
|
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Ministry of Trade and Industry
Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG) |
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Paraguay
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Ministry of Industry and Trade
|
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Ministry of Industry and
Commerce,
Directorate of Industrial Property |
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Peru
|
Presidencia del Consejo de
Ministros (PCM),
Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) |
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Presidencia del Consejo de
Ministros (PCM),
Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) |
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Philippines
|
Intellectual Property Office of
Philippines (IPOPHL)
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Intellectual Property Office of
Philippines (IPOPHL)
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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
|
Ministry of Culture,
Directorate of Copyright and Related Rights |
|
National Institute of Industrial
Property
Secretary of State for Justice and Judicial Modernization Ministry of Justice |
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Qatar
|
Copyright Office,
Competent administration Intellectual Property Center, Ministry of Justice |
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Ministry of Economy and Commerce
|
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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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Republic of Korea
|
Directorate-General of Copyright
Policy,
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea |
|
Korean Intellectual Property
Office (KIPO)
|
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Republic of Moldova
|
State Agency on Intellectual
Property
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State Agency on Intellectual
Property
|
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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
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The Registrar of the Supreme Court
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The Registrar of the Supreme Court
|
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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
|
Registrar of Companies and
Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labor
|
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Justice Department,
Patents, Trade Marks and Companies Section |
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San Marino
|
Department of External Affairs
Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs |
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Department of External Affairs
State Office for Patents and Trademarks |
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Minister of Education, Culture,
Youth and Sports
|
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Industrial Property National
Service (SENAPI)
Serviço Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (SENAPI) |
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Saudi Arabia
|
Ministry of Culture and
Information
|
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Trade Mark Section
|
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General Directorate of Industrial
Property
King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) |
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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 |
|
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 Economy |
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Slovenian Intellectual Property
Office (SIPO)
Ministry of Economy |
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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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Department of Trade and
Industry
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) |
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Spain
|
Ministry of Culture
Under-Directorate General of 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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Office of the Registrar General of
Sudan
Intellectual Property Department Ministry of Justice |
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Suriname
|
Bureau of Intellectual
Property
Ministry of Justice and Police |
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Bureau 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 |
|
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
|
Ministry of Culture,
Copyright Office |
|
Ministry of Economy and Trade,
Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property Protection (DCIP)
|
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Tajikistan
|
Agency of Copyright and Related
Rights,
Ministry of Culture |
|
National Center for Patents and
Information (NCPI)
|
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Thailand
|
Department of Intellectual
Property (DIP)
Ministry of Commerce |
|
Department of Intellectual
Property (DIP)
Ministry of Commerce |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia
|
Copyright and Related Rights
Protection,
Ministry of Culture |
|
State Office of Industrial
Property (SOIP)
|
||
Timor-Leste
|
Department of the Legal and
Treaties Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
|
National Director of Human Rights
and Citizenship
Ministry of Justice |
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Togo
|
Ministry of Culture, Youth and
Sport,
Togolese Copyright Office |
|
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 |
|
The Registry & Intellectual
Property Office (RIPO)
Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries |
||
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Intellectual Property Office
Ministry of Legal Affairs |
|
Intellectual Property Office
Ministry of Legal Affairs |
||
Tunisia
|
Tunisian Organism for the
Protection of Authors' Rights
|
|
National Institute for
Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI)
Ministry of Industry and Technology |
||
Turkey
|
Directorate General of Copyrights
and Cinema
Ministry of Culture |
|
Turkish Patent Institute
|
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Turkmenistan
|
Patent Department
Ministry of Economy and Development |
|
Tuvalu
|
Ministry of Trade, Commerce and
Public Corporations
|
|
Uganda
|
Ministry of Justice and
Constitutional Affairs, Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)
|
|
Ministry of Justice and
Constitutional Affairs
Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) |
||
Ukraine
|
Ukranian Agency of Copyright and
Related Rights
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine |
|
State Intellectual Property
Service of Ukraine (SIPS)
|
||
Ukrainian Institute of Industrial
Property
|
||
United Arab Emirates
|
Ministry of Publishing and
Copyright Department
|
|
Ministry of Economy, Trade Mark
Section
|
||
Directorate of Industrial
Property, Ministry of Economy and Commerce
|
||
United Kingdom
|
Intellectual Property Office
Information Centre |
|
Intellectual Property Office
Information Centre |
||
United Republic of Tanzania
|
Copyright Society of Tanzania
(COSOTA)
Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) Ministry of Industry and Trade |
|
Copyright Society of Zanzibar
(COSOZA),
Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and Good Governance |
||
Ministry of Industry and
Trade,
Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) |
||
Registry of Trade Marks and
Patents
(Office in Zanzibar) Ministry of State in the President's Office Constitutional Affairs and Good Governance Zanzibar Revolutionary Government |
||
United States of America
|
Library of Congress
Copyright Office |
|
United States Department of
Commerce
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) |
||
Uruguay
|
Copyright Council
Ministry of Education and Culture |
|
National Directorate of Industrial
Property
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining |
||
Uzbekistan
|
Agency on Intellectual Property of
the Republic of Uzbekistan
|
|
Agency on Intellectual Property of
the Republic of Uzbekistan
|
||
Vanuatu
|
The Intellectual Property Office
of the Republic of Vanuatu, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry
|
|
The Intellectual Property Office
of the Republic of Vanuatu, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry
|
||
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
Ministère du pouvoir populaire
pour le commerce
Service autonome de la propriété intellectuelle (SAPI) |
|
Ministère du pouvoir populaire
pour le commerce
Service autonome de la propriété intellectuelle (SAPI) |
||
Viet Nam
|
Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV)
|
|
National Office of Intellectual
Property (NOIP)
Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment |
||
Yemen
|
Ministry of Culture
|
|
Ministry of Industry and Trade,
General Department for Intellectual Property Protection
|
||
Zambia
|
Copyright Administration
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services |
|
Patents and Companies Registration
Agency (PACRA)
Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry |
||
Zimbabwe
|
Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office
(ZIPO)
Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs |
|
Zimbabwe Intellectual Property
Office (ZIPO)
Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs |
Regional Offices
ACRONYM
|
CONTACT
DETAILS
|
OFFICE
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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
|
|
OHIM
|
Office for Harmonization in the
Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
|
|
GCC Patent Office
|
Patent Office of the Cooperation
Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
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