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Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

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 Dates Entry into force: November 13, 2004 Amended: August 13, 2004 Amended: November 27, 1996 Amended: December 12, 1986 Amended: December 10, 1982 Adopted: December 9, 1976 [ Lusaka ] Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Utility Models, Industrial Designs, Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Trade Names, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Available Texts Treaty Text (3 Texts) Treaty Text (3 Texts) Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) as amended on November 27, 1996 Dates Entry into force: January 1, 2000 Date of Text: November 27, 1996 Available Texts English  Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) as amended on November 27, 1996  PDF  HTML French  Accord de Lusaka sur la création de l'Organisation régionale africaine de la propriété industrielle (ARIPO) modifié le 27 novembre 1996  PDF  HTML

Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) as amended on August 13, 2004 Dates Entry into force: November 13, 2004 Date of Text: August 13, 2004 Available Texts English  Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) as amended on August 13, 2004  PDF

Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) (2016 Edition) Dates Date of Text: March 1, 2016 Available Texts English  Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) (2016 Edition)  PDF Portuguese  Acordo de Lusaka sobre a criação da Organização Regional Africana de Propiedade Intelectual (ARIPO) (Edição de 2016)  PDF