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Legal framework of the Intellectual Property system of Uganda

Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (2005) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) The Trademarks Act, 2010 (2010) The Trade Secrets Protection Act, 2009 (2009) The Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2006 (2006) The Patents (Amendment) Act, 2002 (2002) The Patents Act (1993) The United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Act (1937) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) The Uganda Registration Services Bureau Act (2004) The Arbitration and Conciliation Act (2000) The Judicature Act (1996) The National Environment Act (1995) The Government Proceedings Act (1959) The Criminal Procedure Code Act (1950) The Penal Code Act (1950) The Civil Procedure Act (1929)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) The Judicature (Commercial Court Division) (Mediation) Rules, 2007 (2007) The National Environment (Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations, 2005 (2005) Uganda Registration Services Bureau Act (Commencement) Instrument, 2004 (2004)

IP Legal Literature	Guidelines for Accessing Genetic Resources And Benefit Sharing In Uganda (2007)

Treaty Membership	WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Summary Table of Membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Treaties Administered by WIPO, plus UPOV, WTO and UN Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances ... Patent Law Treaty ... Patent Cooperation Treaty (February 9, 1995) Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol (October 21, 1983) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (October 18, 1973) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (June 14, 1965) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States ... Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (August 13, 2009) Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (November 21, 2008) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (October 25, 2008) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (October 25, 2008) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (September 18, 2007) International Plant Protection Convention (August 29, 2007) Agreement for the establishment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust (September 14, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (October 18, 2004) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (June 29, 2004) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (September 11, 2003) Convention for the establishment of the Lake Victoria fisheries organization (May 24, 1996) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 1, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 1, 1995) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (November 16, 1994) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994) Convention on Biological Diversity (December 29, 1993) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (March 1, 1993) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (September 13, 1991) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (September 13, 1991) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (February 20, 1988) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (April 21, 1987) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (July 15, 1965) Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (July 14, 1965) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (November 18, 1964) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (November 18, 1964) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (November 18, 1964) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Banjul Protocol on Marks Within the Framework of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) (November 21, 2000) Cultural Charter for Africa (September 19, 1990) Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs Within the Framework of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) (April 25, 1984) Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) (August 8, 1978) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Constitutive Act of the African Union (May 26, 2001) Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (July 7, 2000) Treaty Establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (December 8, 1994) Abuja Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (AEC) (May 12, 1994) The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the "ACP Group"), since 1975 (ACP) (February 16, 1976)

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