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IPR Toolkit for Paraguay

Overview of IPR Situation in Paraguay (IIPA)

Memorandum of Understanding on IPR between the U.S. and Paraguay

Paraguayan Laws and Decrees

Enforcement Agencies

Key Internet sites and relevant articles

Comments, Questions, Suggestions

Copyrights
The Registry of the National Copyright Office is public, and any interested person requesting it in written form, may have access to it in either its tangible or digital form.more

  • Ley N° 1.328/98 (Spanish only)
    Copyrights and Related Rights.
  • Ley Nº 1.582/00 - 08/08/00 (Spanish only)
    That approves the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaty on copyrights.
  • Decreto Nº 5.159/99 - 13/09/99 (Spanish only)
    Regulatory decree of Law Nº 1.328/98 of Copyrights and Related Rights.
  • Decreto Nº 603/03 - 20/10/03 (Spanish only)
    By which special measures are provided to prevent piracy and counterfeiting, and for the copyrights protection.

    Trademarks
    Registration of a trademark grants the owner not only the right of its exclusive use in all the territory of the Republic of Paraguay but also the right to distinguish the products or services from similar ones existent in all the country.more
  • Ley Nº 1.294/98 - 06/08/98 (Spanish only)
    Trademarks.
  • Ley Nº 912/96 - 01/08/96 (Spanish only)
    That approves the harmonization protocol of norms on intellectual property in MERCOSUR, regarding trademarks, indications of source, and denominations or origin.
  • Decreto Nº 22.365/98 - 14/08/98 (Spanish only)
    Regulates Law Nº 1.294/98 "Trademarks".

    Patents
    To obtain patent protection, an invention should comply with two requirements: it must have a practical use and a novelty element; that is to say, any new characteristic in its technical aspects that is not known in the existing body of knowledge, this is called “technical status”. The invention must provide an inventive step that may not be deducted by a person with a standard knowledge of technical scope.more
  • Ley Nº 1.630/00 - 29/11/00 (Spanish only)
    Patents of Invention.

    Industry Specific Issues
    In Paraguay a design or industrial model should be registered to be protected by the rights that govern them. As a general rule, to be able to be registered, the design or model must be “new” or “original”. In general, “new” means that there is not knowledge that there has previously existed an identical or very similar design or model.more
  • Ley Nº 868/81 - 02/11/81 (Spanish only)
    Industrial designs and models.

    • Electronic Journal

    Focus on Intellectual Property Rights
    Why do countries such as the United States, Japan, and The Netherlands protect inventions; literary and artistic works; and symbols, images, names, and designs used in commerce: the information and original expressions of creative individuals known as intellectual property (IP)? more