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Main IP Laws (6 texts)

Title Version Dates Subject Matter
2025
Amended up to :
January 1, 2025
Assented :
January 1, 1985
Patents (Inventions)
2025
Amended up to :
April 1, 2025
Assented :
January 1, 1985
Trademarks
2024
Status as of :
February 20, 2024
Amended up to :
April 27, 2023
Assented :
January 1, 1985
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2024
Status as of :
February 20, 2024
Amended up to :
November 5, 2018
Assented :
January 1, 1985
Industrial Designs
2024
Status as of :
February 20, 2024
Assented :
June 27, 1990
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
2023
Status as of :
February 8, 2023
Amended up to :
June 17, 2019
Assented :
June 19, 1990
Plant Variety Protection

Implementing Rules/Regulations (42 texts)

Title Version Dates Subject Matter
2025
Amended up to :
January 1, 2025
Issued :
March 12, 1993
Patents (Inventions)
2025
Amended up to :
January 1, 2024
Issued :
April 27, 1993
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
2022
Amended up to :
January 13, 2022
Issued :
January 26, 1998
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
2022
Amended up to :
October 3, 2022
Issued :
June 22, 2019
Patents (Inventions)
2019
Issued :
May 9, 1989
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Issued :
August 1, 2001
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP Regulatory Body
2019
Issued :
July 14, 2014
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Issued :
January 1, 1978
Patents (Inventions)
2019
Issued :
January 1, 1978
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Amended up to :
November 5, 2018
Issued :
June 12, 2018
Industrial Designs
2019
Amended up to :
June 17, 2019
Issued :
October 30, 2018
Trademarks
2019
Amended up to :
April 23, 2014
Issued :
May 9, 1989
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Amended up to :
May 19, 2017
Issued :
October 24, 1991
Plant Variety Protection
2019
Issued :
November 28, 1991
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP Regulatory Body
2019
Issued :
August 26, 1993
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Amended up to :
December 19, 2013
Issued :
November 1, 1994
Patents (Inventions)
2019
Amended up to :
April 23, 2014
Issued :
December 6, 1994
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Amended up to :
June 9, 2004
Issued :
March 19, 1997
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP Regulatory Body
2019
Amended up to :
June 2, 2007
Issued :
October 1, 1997
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Issued :
May 28, 1998
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Issued :
August 31, 1998
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Issued :
April 22, 1999
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Last Amended :
May 15, 2008
Issued :
July 28, 1999
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Amended up to :
May 15, 2008
Issued :
July 28, 1999
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Issued :
August 26, 1999
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2016
Amended up to :
December 17, 2007
Issued :
December 13, 2007
Trademarks
2015
Adopted :
January 1, 1978
Patents (Inventions)
Trademarks
Trade Names
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
2015
Adopted :
May 7, 1998
Patents (Inventions)
Trademarks
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
2014
Entry into force :
June 17, 2015
Adopted :
June 17, 2015
Patents (Inventions)
2014
Entry into force :
April 23, 2014
Adopted :
April 4, 2014
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2013
Issued :
October 18, 2012
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2008
Entry into force :
May 15, 2008
Issued :
May 15, 2008
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2008
Entry into force :
June 12, 2008
Adopted :
June 12, 2008
Patents (Inventions)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
2007
Entry into force :
June 2, 2007
Issued :
May 3, 2007
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2006
Entry into force :
October 5, 2006
Adopted :
October 5, 2006
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
Industrial Property
2006
Entry into force :
October 5, 2006
Adopted :
October 5, 2006
Patents (Inventions)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
2005
Last Amended :
May 14, 2005
Issued :
May 10, 2005
Patents (Inventions)
2000
Issued :
September 28, 2000
Patents (Inventions)
1994
Issued :
January 11, 1994
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
1993
Entry into force :
December 29, 1993
Adopted :
December 29, 1993
Industrial Designs
IP Regulatory Body
1993
Issued :
May 27, 1993
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
1988
Issued :
March 3, 1988
Patents (Inventions)

IP-related Laws (7 texts)

Title Version Dates Subject Matter
2024
Status as of :
February 20, 2024
Amended up to :
June 23, 2022
Assented :
December 13, 2018
IP Regulatory Body
2019
Adopted :
May 16, 2017
Patents (Inventions)
Trademarks
Other
2019
Entry into force :
December 17, 2007
Assented :
June 22, 2007
Trademarks
Trade Names
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
2015
Adopted :
February 25, 2015
Trademarks
Plant Variety Protection
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
Other
2014
Assented :
December 9, 2014
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Competition
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
Other
2010
Adopted :
January 1, 1985
Patents (Inventions)
Trade Names
Competition
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Industrial Property
2000
Adopted :
January 1, 1985
Patents (Inventions)

Framework Laws (5 texts)

Title Version Dates Subject Matter
2025
Amended up to :
April 8, 2025
Assented :
January 1, 1985
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
2025
Amended up to :
June 20, 2024
Assented :
June 27, 1985
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
2025
Amended up to :
December 18, 2019
Assented :
April 8, 1875
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
2024
Amended up to :
July 8, 2021
Assented :
January 1, 1982
Other
2024
Amended up to :
June 20, 2024
Assented :
December 12, 1970
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other Texts (57 texts)

Title Version Dates Subject Matter
2022
Status as of :
August 1, 2022
Entry into force :
November 5, 2018
Industrial Designs
IP Regulatory Body
2020
Entry into force :
September 1, 2019
Issued :
September 1, 2019
Geographical Indications
2020
Assented :
March 25, 2020
Patents (Inventions)
2020
Entry into force :
September 1, 2017
Issued :
August 4, 2017
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other
2020
Adopted :
January 1, 1985
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Other
2019
Adopted :
December 13, 2018
Patents (Inventions)
Trademarks
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP Regulatory Body
Other
2019
Entry into force :
October 20, 2003
Adopted :
October 20, 2003
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
2019
Amended up to :
August 6, 2015
Issued :
November 26, 2010
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Entry into force :
December 30, 2018
Adopted :
October 25, 2018
Trademarks
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
2019
Adopted :
December 8, 1997
Industrial Designs
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
2019
Adopted :
January 1, 1985
Patents (Inventions)
Industrial Designs
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
2019
Adopted :
June 23, 2015
Patents (Inventions)
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other
2019
Adopted :
June 23, 2015
Patents (Inventions)
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other
2019
Adopted :
May 10, 2001
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Other
2019
Adopted :
January 1, 1985
Trademarks
Plant Variety Protection
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
2019
Adopted :
April 22, 2004
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2019
Adopted :
December 12, 2017
Industrial Designs
Other
2019
Adopted :
December 12, 2002
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Other
2019
Entry into force :
June 28, 2006
Adopted :
June 6, 2006
Trademarks
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
2019
Adopted :
June 23, 1992
Competition
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
IP Regulatory Body
Other
2019
Adopted :
December 15, 1994
Other
Industrial Property
2015
Entry into force :
January 1, 1998
Issued :
December 8, 1997
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
IP Regulatory Body
2015
Entry into force :
August 6, 1993
Adopted :
August 5, 1993
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2015
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
2015
Adopted :
January 1, 1989
Trademarks
Trade Names
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
Industrial Property
2015
Adopted :
February 13, 1986
Patents (Inventions)
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
2015
Adopted :
January 1, 1979
Trademarks
Other
2015
Adopted :
January 1, 1985
Trademarks
Other
2015
Adopted :
February 26, 2015
Patents (Inventions)
Other
2015
Adopted :
January 1, 1985
Patents (Inventions)
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP Regulatory Body
2015
Adopted :
March 20, 1986
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Other
2015
Entry into force :
January 9, 1987
Issued :
January 9, 1987
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
IP Regulatory Body
Other
2014
Adopted :
June 19, 2014
Trademarks
Trade Names
Competition
Other
2014
Adopted :
December 16, 2014
Patents (Inventions)
Industrial Designs
Other
2013
Adopted :
February 1, 1991
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
2013
Entry into force :
July 6, 1997
Adopted :
July 5, 1997
Patents (Inventions)
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Transfer of Technology
Industrial Property
2013
Adopted :
June 26, 2013
Patents (Inventions)
Other
2013
Entry into force :
January 31, 1990
Issued :
January 25, 1990
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP Regulatory Body
2013
Entry into force :
September 18, 1986
Adopted :
September 18, 1986
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other
2013
Entry into force :
April 22, 1999
Adopted :
April 22, 1999
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
2012
Adopted :
January 1, 1985
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
2012
Entry into force :
July 6, 2012
Adopted :
June 29, 2012
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
Other
2011
Adopted :
June 26, 2000
Trademarks
Industrial Property
2010
Entry into force :
October 1, 1998
Adopted :
April 25, 1997
Trademarks
Trade Names
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
2009
Entry into force :
July 1, 2009
Adopted :
June 18, 2009
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Industrial Property
2009
Entry into force :
July 8, 2009
Adopted :
June 18, 2009
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Industrial Property
2008
Adopted :
June 3, 2006
Trademarks
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Industrial Property
2005
Entry into force :
July 7, 1988
Adopted :
July 7, 1988
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
Industrial Property
2005
Entry into force :
May 7, 2005
Adopted :
May 7, 2005
Trademarks
Industrial Property
2005
Entry into force :
May 1, 2005
Adopted :
May 1, 2005
Competition
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
2005
Entry into force :
June 26, 2000
Adopted :
June 21, 2000
Trademarks
Other
2004
Adopted :
July 5, 1997
Geographical Indications
Industrial Property
2002
Entry into force :
November 2, 2002
Adopted :
October 31, 2002
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Industrial Property
2002
Entry into force :
November 1, 2002
Adopted :
October 31, 2002
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
1997
Entry into force :
July 5, 1997
Issued :
July 4, 1997
Geographical Indications
1996
Adopted :
December 30, 1996
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Industrial Property
1995
Adopted :
January 1, 1980
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
Industrial Property

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