Directory of Intellectual Property Offices
Alphabetical List of Intellectual Property Offices
| Country | Contact Details | Office | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Copyright Office | Ministry of Information and Culture | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Mines and Industries | ||
| Albania | Copyright Office | Albanian Copyright Office,
Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports | |
| Industrial Property Office | Albanian Patents and Trademarks Office (ALPTO),
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy, Directorate of Patents and Trademarks | web site  | |
| Algeria | Copyright Office | National Office of Copyright and Related Rights | |
| Industrial Property Office | Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) | web site | |
| Andorra | Copyright Office | Ministry of the Presidency | |
| Industrial Property Office | Trademarks Office of the Principality of Andorra | web site | |
| Angola | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture,
National Institute for Cultural Industries (INIC), National Directorate of Entertainment and Copyright | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry,
Angolan Institute of Industrial Property | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Copyright Office | Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Antigue and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO) | web site | |
| Argentina | Copyright Office | Directorate General of Copyright | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Production, Secretariat for Industry, Commerce and Mining, National Institute of Industrial Property | web site | |
| Armenia | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia | |
| Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia | web site | |
| Australia | Copyright Office | Assistant Secretary,
Copyright Law Branch, Attorney General's Department | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
IP Australia | web site | |
| Austria | Copyright Office | Federal Ministry of Justice | |
| Industrial Property Office | Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology Austrian Patent Office | web site | |
| Azerbaijan | Copyright Office | Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan | |
| Industrial Property Office | State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents | web site | |
| Bahamas | Copyright Office | Registrar General's Department | |
| Industrial Property Office | Registrar General's Department | ||
| Bahrain | Copyright Office | Ministry of Information Office of the Assistant Undersecretary for Press and Publications | |
| Industrial Property Office | Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Industry and Commerce | web site | |
| Bangladesh | Copyright Office | Ministry of Cultural Affairs,
Registry of Copyrights, Copyright Office | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industries,
The Patent Office, Department of Patents and Designs | ||
| Barbados | Copyright Office | Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) | web site | |
| Belarus | Copyright Office | National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) | web site | |
| Belgium | Copyright Office | Ministry of Justice Department of Civic Affairs | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Administration of Trade Policy, Industrial Property Office | web site | |
| Belize | Copyright Office | Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) | web site | |
| Benin | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture, Handicrafts and Tourism,
Beninese Copyright Office (BUBEDRA) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry,Commerce and Promotion of Employment (MICPE) National Industrial Property Center (CENAPI) | ||
| Bhutan | Copyright Office | Ministry of Economic Affairs
Intellectual Property Division | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Division
Ministry of Economic Affairs | web site | |
| Bolivia | Copyright Office | Ministerio de Producción y Microempresa
Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministerio de Producción y Microempresa
Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) | 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 | Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Department of the Registrar of Companies, Business Names, Trade Marks, Patents and Designs | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Department of the Registrar of Companies, Business Names, Trade Marks, Patents and Designs | ||
| Brazil | Copyright Office | General Coordination for Authors Rights/Coordenação-Geral de Direito Autoral, Ministry of Culture/Ministério da Cultura (MinC) | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | National Institute of Industrial Property/Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial | web site | |
| Brunei Darussalam | Copyright Office | Attorney General's Chambers | |
| Industrial Property Office: Marks | Ministry of Law Attorney General's Chambers Registrar of Trade Marks | ||
| Industrial Property Office: Patents | Ministry of Law Permanent Secretary Patents Office | ||
| Bulgaria | Copyright Office | Copyright and Related Rights Division Ministry of Culture Copyright Division | |
| Industrial Property Office | Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria | web site | |
| Burkina Faso | Copyright Office | Ministry of Communication and Culture,
Secretariat General, Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade, Promotion of Industry and Handicraft National Directorate of Industrial Property General Secretariat | ||
| Burundi | Copyright Office | Ministry of Education and Culture Department of Arts and Culture | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade and Industry | ||
| Cambodia | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Commerce,
Intellectual Property Division | ||
| Cameroon | Copyright Office | WIPOnet Coordinator Justice Section Ministry of Culture | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industrial and Commercial Development,
Directorate of Industrial Development, Industrial Property Sub-section | ||
| Canada | Industrial Property Office | Department of Industry Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) | web site web site |
| Cape Verde | Copyright Office | National Institute of Culture | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy,
General Directorate of Tourism, Industry and Commerce | ||
| Central African Republic | Copyright Office | Ministry of Tourism, the Arts and Culture Centralafrican Copyright Office (BUCADA) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry, Commerce, SME-SMI Directorate of Industrial Development and Handicraft National Industrial Property Service | ||
| Chad | Copyright Office | Chadian Copyright Office (BUTDRA) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Directorate General Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts | ||
| Chile | Copyright Office | Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums Intellectual Property Registry | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economic Affairs, Development and Reconstruction,
Industrial Property Department | web site | |
| China | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China | web site |
| Copyright Office | National Copyright Administration of China | web site | |
| Industrial Property Office | Government of Macao (SAR) Directorate of Economic Services | web site | |
| Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China | web site | |
| Industrial Property Office: Marks | State Administration for Industry and Commerce Trademark Office | web site | |
| Industrial Property Office: Patents | State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples' Republic of China (SIPO), Patent Office | web site | |
| Colombia | Copyright Office | Ministry of the Interior and of Justice,
Special Administrative Department, National Copyright Directorate | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economic Development,
Superintendence of Industry and Commerce, Industrial Property Delegation | ||
| Comoros | Copyright Office | Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Press | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economy, Commerce, Handicrafts and Investments | ||
| Congo | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and the Arts, responsible for Tourism,
Congolese Copyright Office (BCDA) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industrial Development,
Directorate General of Industry, National Industrial Property Unit | web site | |
| Cook Islands | Industrial Property Office | Department of Trade, Labour and Transport | |
| Costa Rica | Copyright Office | National Registry of Copyright and Neighboring Rights | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Justice National Registry Intellectual Property Registry | web site | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Copyright Office | Ministry of French Language and Culture,
Ivorian Copyright Office | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry for Industry and the Promotion of the Private Sector, Ivorian Office of Intellectual Property (OIPI) | ||
| Croatia | Copyright Office | State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia | |
| Industrial Property Office | State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia | web site | |
| Cuba | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture,
National Copyright Center (CENDA) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment Cuban Industrial Property Office | web site | |
| Cyprus | Copyright Office | Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism | |
| Industrial Property Office | Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism | web site | |
| Czech Republic | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Copyright Department | |
| Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic | web site | |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Copyright Office | Invention Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
| Industrial Property Office | Trademark and Industrial Design Department, State Administration for Quality Management of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (SAQM) | ||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and the Arts | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economic Affairs & Industry,
Secretariat for industry and small and medium enterprises (IPMEA), Directorate of Industrial Property | ||
| Denmark | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture,
Copyright Division | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade and Industry Danish Patent and Trademark Office | web site | |
| Djibouti | Copyright Office | Ministry of Communication and Culture, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications,
Government spokesman | |
| Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Unit Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts | ||
| Dominica | Copyright Office | Companies and Intellectual Property | |
| Industrial Property Office | Companies and Intellectual Property | ||
| Dominican Republic | Copyright Office | Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce National Copyright Office (ONDA) | |
| Industrial Property Office | State Secretariat for Industry and Commerce National Office of Industrial Property | web site | |
| Ecuador | Copyright Office | Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI) | web site | |
| Egypt | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture,
Supreme Council of Culture, Permanent Office for the Protection of Copyright | |
| Industrial Property Office: Marks | Commercial Registry Administration, Ministry of Trade and Industry | web site | |
| Industrial Property Office: Patents | Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) The Patent Office | web site | |
| El Salvador | Copyright Office | National Center of Registries | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | National Center of Registries | web site | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Copyright Office | Presidency of the Government Council of Scientific and Technological Research | |
| Industrial Property Office | Presidency of the Government Council of Scientific and Tecnological Research | ||
| Eritrea | Copyright Office | Department of Culture Ministry of Information and Culture | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade and Industry Domestic Trade and Intellectual Property | ||
| Estonia | Copyright Office | Estonian Ministry of Culture | |
| Industrial Property Office | The Estonian Patent Office | web site | |
| Ethiopia | Copyright Office | Copyright Directorate
Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) | ||
| Fiji | Copyright Office | Attorney-General's Chambers | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Justice,
Office of the Administrator-General | ||
| Finland | Copyright Office | Ministry of Education and Culture | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland | web site | |
| France | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs,
Directorate of General Administration, Under-Directorate of Legal Affairs, Office of Literacy and Artistic Property | |
| Industrial Property Office | National Institute of Industrial Property | web site web site | |
| Gabon | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and the Arts, National Agency for the Promotion of the Arts and Culture (ANPAC) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade and Industry, dealing with Promotion of Investments and Regional Integration Center of Industrial Property of Gabon | ||
| Gambia | Copyright Office | Copyright Office,
National Centre for Arts and Culture | |
| Industrial Property Office | Registrar General's Department Department of State for Justice | ||
| Georgia | Copyright Office | National Intellectual Property Centre (Sakpatenti) | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | National Intellectual Property Centre (Sakpatenti) | web site | |
| Germany | Copyright Office | Federal Ministry of Justice Copyright Section | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | German Patent and Trade Mark Office | web site | |
| Ghana | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture,
Copyright Office | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Justice Registrar General's Department | ||
| Greece | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture, Hellenic Copyright Office | web site |
| Industrial Property Office: Marks | Ministry of Development,
General Secretary for Commerce, Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property, Trademark Office | web site | |
| Industrial Property Office: Patents | Industrial Property Organization (OBI),
Patent Office | web site | |
| Grenada | Copyright Office | Registrar's Office,
Supreme Court Registry | |
| Industrial Property Office | Registrar's Office,
Supreme Court Registry | ||
| Guatemala | Copyright Office | Register of Intellectual Property Section of Copyright and Related Rights | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Registry of Intellectual Property Ministry of Economic Affairs | web site | |
| Guinea | Copyright Office | Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture Guinean Copyright Office | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade Industrial Property Department (SPI) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Copyright Office | Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sports Directorate of Culture and Sports Copyright Office Guinean Copyright Society | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministério de Comércio, Energia, Indústria e Artesanato
Secretaria de Estado da Indústria e Artesanato Direcçâo da Propriedade Industrial | ||
| Guyana | Copyright Office | The Deeds Registry | |
| Industrial Property Office | The Deeds Registry | ||
| Haiti | Copyright Office | Haitian Copyright Office,
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Directorate of Legal Affairs Intellectual Property Service | ||
| Holy See | Copyright Office | Governorate of the Vatican City Legal Office | |
| Industrial Property Office | Governorate of the Vatican City Legal Office | ||
| Honduras | Copyright Office | Directorate General of Intellectual Property | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Directorate General of Intellectual Property | web site | |
| Hungary | Copyright Office | Hungarian Patent Office, Legal and International Department, Copyright Section | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Hungarian Patent Office | web site | |
| Iceland | Copyright Office | Ministry of Education, Science and Culture | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Icelandic Patent Office | web site | |
| India | Copyright Office | Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Secondary Education & Higher Education | web site web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Office of the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks
Government of India | web site 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 | |
| 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 | Registration Organization of Deeds and Property of Islamic Republic of Iran Registration Office for Companies and Industrial Property | ||
| Iraq | Copyright Office | Ministry of Information and Culture | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Planning Industrial Property Division Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control | ||
| Ireland | Copyright Office | Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Patent Office | web site | |
| Israel | Copyright Office | Ministry of Justice | |
| Industrial Property Office | Israel Patent Office Ministry of Justice | web site | |
| Italy | Copyright Office | Ministry of Cultural Goods and Activities,
Secretariat General Department XI, Copyright and Oversight S.I.A.E (Italian Secretariat of Foreign Affairs) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Production Activities Directorate General of Industrial Production Italian Patent and Trademark Office | web site | |
| Jamaica | Copyright Office | Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) | web site | |
| Japan | Copyright Office | Japan Copyright Office (JCO), International Affairs Division, Government of Japan | |
| Industrial Property Office | Japan Patent Office (JPO) | web site | |
| Jordan | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture,
Department of the National Library | |
| Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Protection Directorate Ministry of Industry and Trade | web site | |
| Kazakhstan | Copyright Office | Committee for Intellectual Property Rights,
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Committee for Intellectual Property Rights,
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan | web site | |
| Industrial Property Office | Republic State Enterprise "National Institute on Intellectual Property" of the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan | web site | |
| Kenya | Copyright Office | Attorney-General's Chambers,
Department of the Registrar-General | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade and Industry Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) | ||
| Kiribati | Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism | |
| Kuwait | Copyright Office | Ministry of Information | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Patent & Trade Marks Department | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Copyright Office | State Patent Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | State Patent Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) | web site | |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Copyright Office | Ministry of Information and Culture National Commission (International Organizations) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Department of Intellectual Property, Standardization and Metrology Science, Technology and Environment Agency Prime Minister's Office | web site | |
| Latvia | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture, Copyright and Neighboring Rights Division | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia | web site | |
| Lebanon | Copyright Office | Ministry of Economy and Trade,
Intellectual Property Protection Office | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economy and Trade,
Intellectual Property Protection Office | ||
| Lesotho | Copyright Office | Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs | ||
| Liberia | Copyright Office | Liberia Copyright Office | |
| Industrial Property Office | Liberia Industrial Property Office | ||
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Copyright Office | The Secretariat of the People's Public Committee National Board for Scientific Research | |
| Industrial Property Office | National Bureau for Research and Development (NBRD) | ||
| Liechtenstein | Copyright Office | Office of Trade and Transport, Intellectual Property | |
| Industrial Property Office | Office of Trade and Transport, Intellectual Property | ||
| 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 | Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication Malagasy Copyright Office (O.M.D.A.) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Malagasy Industrial Property Office (OMAPI) | web site | |
| Malawi | Copyright Office | Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Justice Department of the Registrar General | ||
| Malaysia | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) | web site | |
| Maldives | Copyright Office | Department of Information and Broadcasting | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economic Development and Trade | web site | |
| Mali | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and Communication,
Malian Copyright Office | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry and Trade,
Centre for the Promotion of Industrial Property in Mali (CEMAPI) | ||
| Malta | Copyright Office | Ministry for Competitiveness and Communications, Commerce Division | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry for Competitiveness and Communications, Commerce Division | web site | |
| Mauritania | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and Islamic Orientation,
Directorate of Culture, Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department | |
| Industrial Property Office | Division of Industrial Property, Ministry of Commerce and Industry | ||
| Mauritius | Copyright Office | The Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Education, Culture and Human Resources | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade | web site | |
| Mexico | Copyright Office | Secretariat of Public Education National Institute of Copyright | |
| Industrial Property Office | Mexican Institute of Industrial Property | web site | |
| Monaco | Copyright Office | Ministry of Finance and Economy,
Department of Economic Expansion, Intellectual Property Division | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Department of Finance and Economy Directorate of Economic Expansion Intellectual Property Division | web site | |
| Mongolia | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia | web site | |
| Montenegro | Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro | |
| Morocco | Copyright Office | Civil Company under the Supervision of the Ministry of Communications,
Spokesman for the Government | |
| Industrial Property Office | Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office | web site | |
| Mozambique | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture,
National Institute of Book and Records, Department of Copyright | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Industrial Property Institute (IPI) | web site | |
| Myanmar | Copyright Office | Ministry of Home Affairs | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development | ||
| Namibia | Copyright Office | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Copyright Services | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Industry and Internal Trade | ||
| 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 | Ministry of Culture and State Restructuring | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies Department of Industries | web site | |
| Netherlands | Copyright Office | Bureau for Intellectual Property | |
| Copyright Office | Bureau of Intellectual Property | ||
| Copyright Office | Ministry of Justice Directorate of Legislation | ||
| Industrial Property Office | Bureau for Intellectual Property | ||
| Industrial Property Office | Bureau of Intellectual Property | ||
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands Patent Office | web site | |
| New Zealand | Copyright Office | Ministry of Economic Development | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economic Development | web site | |
| Industrial Property Office | Office for Tokelau Affairs | ||
| Nicaragua | Copyright Office | Ministry for Economy and Development, General Directorate for Industry, National Copyright Office | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry for Economy and Development, General Directorate for Industry, Office of the Industrial Property Registry | web site | |
| Niger | Copyright Office | Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture Niger Copyright Office (BNDA) | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Commerce and the Private Sector,
Directorate of Industrial Development | ||
| Nigeria | Copyright Office | Federal Ministry of Information and Culture Nigerian Copyright Commission | |
| Industrial Property Office | Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Registry of Trade Marks, Patents and Designs | ||
| Norway | Copyright Office | Royal Ministry of Cultural Affairs | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Norwegian Industrial Property Office | web site | |
| Oman | Copyright Office | Ministry of Commerce and Industry | |
| Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Department Ministry of Commerce and Industry | ||
| Pakistan | Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan | web site |
| Palau | Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Resources and Development | |
| Panama | Copyright Office | Ministry of Education,
Copyright Office | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Commerce and Industries,
Directorate General of the Industrial Property Registry | ||
| Papua New Guinea | Copyright Office | Attorney-General's Department | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade and Industry Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG) | ||
| Paraguay | Copyright Office | Ministry of Education | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry and Commerce,
Directorate of Industrial Property | ||
| Peru | Copyright Office | Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Trade Negotiations The Peruvian Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Trade Negotiations National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection | web site | |
| Philippines | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Office (IPO) | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Office of the President Intellectual Property Office (IPO) | web site | |
| Poland | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and National Heritage,
Legal Office | |
| Industrial Property Office | Patent Office of the Republic of Poland | web site | |
| Portugal | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture,
Directorate of Copyright and Related Rights | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economy and Innovation, Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Minister of Economy, to the Industry and Innovation, National Institute of Industrial Property | web site | |
| Qatar | Copyright Office | Copyright Office,
Ministry of Economy and Commerce | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economy and Commerce,
Department of Commerce, Trade Marks Office | ||
| Republic of Korea | Copyright Office | Copyright Division,
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea | |
| Industrial Property Office | Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) | web site | |
| Republic of Moldova | Copyright Office | State Agency on Intellectual Property | |
| Industrial Property Office | State Agency on Intellectual Property | ||
| Romania | Copyright Office | Government of Romania - Romanian Office for Copyright | |
| Industrial Property Office | State Office for Inventions and Trademarks | ||
| Russian Federation | Copyright Office | Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent), Russian Federation | |
| Industrial Property Office | Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT), Russian Federation | ||
| Rwanda | Copyright Office | Ministry of Sports and Culture | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Trade, Industry,
Rwanda Commercial Services Registraiton Agency (RCSRA) | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Copyright Office | The Registrar of the Supreme Court | |
| Industrial Property Office | The Registrar of the Supreme Court | ||
| 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 | Registrar
Commerce and Intellectual Property Office | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Registrar
Commerce and Intellectual Property Office | web site | |
| Samoa | Copyright Office | Department of Justice | |
| Industrial Property Office | Justice Department,
Patents, Trade Marks and Companies Section | ||
| San Marino | Copyright Office | Department of External Affairs Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs | |
| Industrial Property Office | Department of External Affairs State Office for Patents and Trademarks | ||
| Sao Tome and Principe | Copyright Office | Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports | |
| Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property National Service (SENAPI)
Serviço Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (SENAPI) | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Copyright Office | Ministry of Information General Administration of Copyright | |
| Industrial Property Office: Marks | Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Trade Mark Section | ||
| Industrial Property Office: Patents | General Directorate of Patents King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) | ||
| Senegal | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and Communication,
Senegalese Copyright Office | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts,
Industrial Property and Technology Service | ||
| Serbia | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Office - Copyright and Related Rights Department | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Office | web site | |
| Seychelles | Copyright Office | Ministry of Arts, Sports and Culture | |
| Industrial Property Office | Registration Division
President's Office Department of Legal Affairs | ||
| 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 | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) | web site | |
| Slovakia | Copyright Office | Media and Copyright Division, Ministry of Culture | |
| Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic | web site | |
| Slovenia | Copyright Office | Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economy | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economy | 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 Registration Office (CIPRO) | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Department of Trade and Industry Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) | web site | |
| Spain | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture, Under-Directorate General of Intellectual Property | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce. 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 Information,
Federal Council of Artistic and Literary Works | |
| Industrial Property Office | Registrar General, Intellectual Property Department, Ministry of Justice | web site | |
| Suriname | Copyright Office | Bureau for Intellectual Property | |
| Industrial Property Office | Bureau for Intellectual Property | ||
| Swaziland | Copyright Office | Ministry of Justice Registrar General's Office | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Justice Registrar General's Office | ||
| Sweden | Copyright Office | Copyright Legislation: Ministry of Justice,
Division of Intellectual Property and Transport Law | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Industrial Property - legislation: Ministry of Justice (address and contact information as for Copyright Office); 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 | Ministry of Culture,
Copyright Office | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Economy and Trade, Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property Protection (DCIP) | 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) | ||
| Thailand | Copyright Office | Ministry of Commerce,
Department of Intellectual Property | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Commerce,
Department of Intellectual Property | web site | |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Copyright Office | Copyright and Related Rights Protection,
Ministry of Culture | |
| Industrial Property Office | State Office of Industrial Property (SOIP) | web site | |
| Togo | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport,
Togolese Copyright Office | |
| 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 | Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Copyright Office | Intellectual Property Office
Ministry of Legal Affairs | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Intellectual Property Office
Ministry of Legal Affairs | web site | |
| Tunisia | Copyright Office | Tunisian Organism for the Protection of Authors' Rights | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry and Energy and SMEs, National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI) | web site | |
| Turkey | Copyright Office | Directorate General of Copyrights and Cinema Ministry of Culture | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Turkish Patent Institute | web site | |
| Turkmenistan | Industrial Property Office | Patent Department,
Ministry of Economy and Finance | |
| 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 Department of Intellectual Property | web site | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ukrainian Industrial Property Institute | web site | |
| United Arab Emirates | Copyright Office | Ministry of Information and Culture, Copyright Department | |
| Industrial Property Office: Marks | Ministry of Economy, Trade Mark Section | ||
| Industrial Property Office: Patents | Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Economy and Commerce | web site | |
| United Kingdom | Copyright Office | The UK Intellectual Property Office, The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), Copyright and Enforcement Directorate | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | The UK Intellectual Property Office, The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) | 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 | Ministry of Industry and Trade,
Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) | ||
| Industrial Property Office | 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 | Copyright Office | Library of Congress Copyright Office | web site |
| Copyright Office | United States Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Office of International Relations | web site | |
| Industrial Property Office | United States Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) | web site | |
| Uruguay | Copyright Office | Ministry of Education and Culture,
Copyright Council | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining National Directorate of Industrial Property | web site | |
| Uzbekistan | Copyright Office | Uzbek Republican Agency for Copyright | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | State Patent Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan | web site | |
| Vanuatu | Copyright Office | The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission | |
| Industrial Property Office | The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission | ||
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Copyright Office | Ministry of Justice National Copyright Directorate Autonomous General Service Directorate for Intellectual Property (SAPI) | web site |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Industry and Trade,
Autonomous Service for Intellectual Property | web site | |
| Viet Nam | Copyright Office | Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV) | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) | ||
| 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 | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services, Copyright Administration | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry,
Patents and Companies Registration Office (PACRO) | ||
| Zimbabwe | Copyright Office | Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Office of the Controller of Patents, Trade Marks and Industrial Designs | |
| Industrial Property Office | Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Office of the Controller of Patents, Trade Marks and Industrial Designs |
Regional Offices
| Acronym | Contact Details | Office | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAPI | Regional Office | African Intellectual Property Organization | web site |
| ARIPO | Regional Office | African Regional Intellectual Property Organization | web site |
| ASBU | Regional Office | Arab States Broadcasting Union | web site |
| BOIP | Regional Office | Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property | web site |
| EAPO | Regional Office | Eurasian Patent Organization | web site |
| EPO | Regional Office | European Patent Organisation | web site |
| UPOV | Regional Office | International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants | web site |
| ICPIP | Regional Office | Interstate Council on the Protection of Industrial Property | |
| OHIM | Regional Office | Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) | web site |
| GCC Patent Office | Regional Office | Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf | web site |
