IP law document

Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations was passed on October 26, 1961 at Rome. The Rome Convention includes 34 articles secures protection in performances for performer in phonograms for producers of phonograms and in broadcasts for broadcasting organizations. This Convention was built...

Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite was passed on May 21, 1974 at Brussels. Brussels comprises 12 articles providing for the obligation of each Contracting State to take adequate measures to prevent the unauthorized distribution on or from its territory of any programme-carrying...

Bern Convention for the Protection of Literacy and Artistic Works was adopted on September 9, 1886 and came into force in December, 1887. The Bern Convention is composed of 38 articles regulating issues on protecting of literary and artistic works and an appendix. This Convention deal with the protection...

Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs was adopted in July 2, 1999. The object relate to this Agreement is Industrial designs. Hague Agreement established an international system that is a crucial foundation to protect industrial designs in multiple countries with minial fomarlities. The provisions of this...

Trademark Law treaty was passed on October 27, 1994 consisting of 25 articles. The goal of this Treaty is to standardize and streamline national and regional trademark registration procedures by simplifying of certain features of those procedures. That reason why trademark applications and administration of trademark registrations in multiple...

Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks was adopted at Madrid on June 27, 1989. This is comprised of 16 articles. The system makes it possible to protect a mark in a large number of countries by obtaining an international registration that has effect...

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks was established in 1891 for the purpose of providing a mechanism that helps for international trademark registration to eliminate the need for filing, prosecuting or maintaining separate registrations in multiple countries. Registration of a mark under the Agreement provides for the...

Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure was passed on Budapest on April 28, 1977, and amended on September 26, 1980. Budapest Treaty includes 4 parts and 20 articles relating to patent procedure. The main feature of the Treaty is...

Patent Cooperation Treaty was passed on at Washington on June 19, 1970 and modified on February 3, 1984, and on October 3, 2001. PCT comprises 8 chapters and 69 articles and came in force on April 1, 2002. The Patent Cooperation Treaty assists applicants in finding protection internationally for...

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property was adopted in 1883. The Paris Convention applies to industrial property in widest sense, including patent, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks,  trade names, indication of source or appellation of origin, and the repression of unfair competition. The Paris Convention...

Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was signed at Stockholm on July 14, 1967 and as amended on September 28, 1979. Under article 3, the goal of this Organization is promoting the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through cooperation among States and ensure administrative cooperation...

Agreement on Trade – Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) is an international agreement negotiated within Uruguay Round which of The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1994. This Agreement is to reduce distortions and impediments to international trade, and taking into account the need...

Seed Ordinance was promulgated by National Assembly Standing Committee under No: 15/2004/PL-UBTVQH11. The purpose of this Ordinance is stipulating the management and preservation rules for plant genetic resources, research, selection, breeding, evaluation, on-site inspection, seed testing, release the new variety and protection of new plant varieties, selection and certification...

Under No. 44/2002/PL-UBTVQH10, Ordinance of handling of administrative violations was enacted. The goal of this Ordinance is to prescribes on handling of Administrative violations to prevent and combat administrative violations, contributing to maintaining the security, social order and safety, protecting the interest of State as well as legitimate rights...

Under no. 29/2006/PL-UBTVQH, Ordinance amending and supplementing a number of articles of Ordinance on procedures for the settlement of Administrative cases was promulgated. This Ordinance amends and supplements a number of articles of May 21, 1996 Ordinance on Procedures for the Settlement of Administrative case, which was amended and...