WIPO Lex, Member Profile, Ghana

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Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Constitution/Basic Law	Constitution of the Republic of Ghana	1996	Entry into force : January 7, 1993 Adopted : May 8, 1992	Other

Laws/Regulations (30 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Main IP Laws	Plant Variety Protection Act, 2020	2020	Assented : December 29, 2020 Published : December 29, 2020	Plant Variety Protection
Main IP Laws	Copyright Act, 2005	2005	Published : June 3, 2005 Assented : May 17, 2004	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Traditional Cultural Expressions IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits Act, 2004	2004	Published : April 2, 2004 Assented : March 25, 2004	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Main IP Laws	Trade Marks Act, 2004	2004	Published : February 6, 2004 Assented : January 29, 2004	Trademarks Trade Names
Main IP Laws	Geographical Indications Act, 2003	2003	Assented : December 31, 2003 Published : December 31, 2003	Geographical Indications Trademarks
Main IP Laws	Industrial Designs Act, 2003	2003	Assented : December 31, 2003 Published : December 31, 2003	Industrial Designs
Main IP Laws	Patent Act, 2003	2003	Assented : December 31, 2003 Published : December 31, 2003	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Transfer of Technology
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright Regulations, 2010	2010	Entry into force : February 15, 2010 Adopted : January 25, 2010	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I 47)	2004	Entry into force : January 3, 2005 Adopted : June 1, 2004	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Court of Appeal (Amendment) Rules, 1999 (C.I 25)	1999	Adopted : May 31, 1999	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Court of Appeal Rules, 1997 (C.I 19) as amended up to the Court of Appeal (Amendment) Rules, 1999 (C.I 25)	1999	Adopted : July 24, 1997	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 1999 (C.I 24)	1999	Entry into force : May 31, 1999 Adopted : May 31, 1999	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Supreme Court Rules,1996 (C.I 16) as amended by Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 1999 (C.I 24)	1999	Entry into force : September 27, 1996 Adopted : September 11, 1996	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Court of Appeal (Amendment) Rules, 1998 (C.I 21) as amended by Court of Appeal (Amendment) Rules, 1999 (C.I 25)	1998	Adopted : March 9, 1998	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Courts Act, 1993 (Act 459) (as amended up to the Courts (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Act 674))	1993	Adopted : July 6, 1993	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Trade Marks (Amendment) Regulation, 1972 (L.I. 792)	1972	Entry into force : December 1, 1972 Adopted : November 27, 1972	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Trade Marks Regulations, 1970 (L.I. 667)	1970	Entry into force : December 4, 1970 Adopted : December 4, 1970	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 1954 (L.N.140A)	1954	Adopted : January 1, 1954	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851)	2012	Adopted : October 9, 2012	Trademarks Other
IP-related Laws	Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798)	2010	Entry into force : May 31, 2010 Adopted : May 31, 2010	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
IP-related Laws	Ghana Civil Aviation Act, 2004 (Act 678)	2004	Entry into force : November 12, 2004 Adopted : November 11, 2004	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29, as amended up to 2003)	2003	Entry into force : February 1, 1961 Adopted : January 12, 1961	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Criminal Procedure Code, 1960 (Act 30, as amended up to Juvenile Justice Act, 2003 (Act 653))	2003	Adopted : January 1, 1960	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Protection against Unfair Competition Act, 2000 (Act 589)	2000	Entry into force : December 22, 2000 Adopted : December 19, 2000	Trademarks Trade Names Competition Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000	2000	Entry into force : March 17, 2000 Adopted : February 28, 2000	Other
IP-related Laws	Food and Drugs Act, 1992 (as amended by the Food and Drugs (Amendment) Act, 1996)	1996	Entry into force : June 30, 1996 Adopted : December 30, 1992	Trademarks Other
IP-related Laws	Customs Excise and Preventive Service (Management) Act, 1993 (Act No. 330)	1993	Entry into force : June 11, 1993 Adopted : January 5, 1993	Trademarks Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Centre For Scientific Research into Plant Medicine Act, 1975	1975	Entry into force : July 18, 1975 Adopted : July 10, 1975	Patents (Inventions) Other
IP-related Laws	Standards Authority Act, 1973 ( N.R.C.D.173), made on 2nd May, 1973	1973	Entry into force : May 4, 1973 Adopted : May 2, 1973	Trademarks Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Transfer of Technology Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Seeds (Certification and Standards) Act, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 100), made on 30th August, 1972	1972	Entry into force : September 8, 1972 Adopted : August 30, 1972	Trademarks Other

Treaty as Treaty Host (72 records) go to Ghana as Treaty Party, above

Title	Host Institution	Date of Adoption (Treaty)	Entry into Force (Treaty)
[RE] Abuja Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (AEC)	Host Institution: African Economic Community (AEC)	June 3, 1991	May 12, 1994
[IR] Arusha Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants	Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	July 6, 2015
[IR] Swakopmund Protocol on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore within the Framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	August 9, 2010	May 11, 2015
[IR] Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs Within the Framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	December 10, 1982	April 25, 1984
[IR] Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	December 9, 1976	February 15, 1978
[IR] Charter for African Cultural Renaissance	Host Institution: African Union	January 24, 2006
[RE] Constitutive Act of the African Union	Host Institution: African Union	July 11, 2000	May 26, 2001
[RE] The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the 'ACP Group')	Host Institution: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)	June 6, 1975	February 12, 1976
[IM] Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	May 12, 2022
[IM] Convention on Cybercrime	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	November 23, 2001	July 1, 2004
[RE] Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)	Host Institution: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)	May 28, 1975	August 23, 1995
[IM] Agreement for the establishment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	October 4, 2003	October 21, 2004
[IM] International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	November 3, 2001	June 29, 2004
[IM] International Plant Protection Convention	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	December 6, 1951	October 2, 2005
[RE] Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries	Host Institution: Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries	April 13, 1988	April 19, 1989
[IM] Convention on International Civil Aviation	Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	December 7, 1944	April 4, 1947
[IM] Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	December 8, 2005	January 14, 2007
[IM] Protocol (I) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	June 8, 1977	December 7, 1978
[IM] Protocol (II) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	June 8, 1977	December 7, 1978
[IM] Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950
[IM] Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950
[IM] Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950
[IM] International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)	Host Institution: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)	December 2, 1961	August 10, 1968
[IR] Cultural Charter for Africa	Host Institution: Organization of African Unity (OAU)	July 5, 1976	September 19, 1990
[IM] Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	June 19, 2023
[IM] Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 13, 2006	May 3, 2008
[IM] United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	June 17, 1994	December 26, 1996
[IM] Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	March 22, 1985	September 22, 1988
[IM] United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 10, 1982	November 16, 1994
[IM] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 16, 1966	January 3, 1976
[IM] United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	December 20, 2018	September 12, 2020
[IM] United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	April 11, 1980	January 1, 1988
[IM] Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	June 10, 1958	June 7, 1959
[IM] Helsinki Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	March 17, 1992	October 6, 1996
[IM] Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 20, 2005	March 18, 2007
[IM] Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 17, 2003	April 20, 2006
[IM] Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 2, 2001	January 2, 2009
[IM] Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	March 26, 1999	March 9, 2004
[IM] Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 16, 1972	December 17, 1975
[IM] Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 14, 1970	April 24, 1972
[IM] Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	May 14, 1954	August 7, 1956
[IM] Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	May 14, 1954	August 7, 1956
[IM] Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to works of stateless persons and refugees	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955
[IM] Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention the works of certain international organizations	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955
[IM] Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955
[IM] Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	August 19, 1954
[IM] Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 22, 1950	May 21, 1952
[IM] Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	May 22, 2001	May 17, 2004
[IM] Paris Agreement	Host Institution: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 12, 2015	November 4, 2016
[IM] Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 11, 1997	February 16, 2005
[IM] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	May 9, 1992	March 21, 1994
[IM] WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control	Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)	May 21, 2003	February 27, 2005
[WIPO] Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 28, 2013	September 30, 2016
[WIPO] Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 24, 2012	April 28, 2020
[WIPO] Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 27, 2006	March 16, 2009
[WIPO] Patent Law Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 1, 2000	April 28, 2005
[WIPO] WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	December 20, 1996	May 20, 2002
[WIPO] WIPO Copyright Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	December 20, 1996	March 6, 2002
[WIPO] Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 27, 1989	December 1, 1995
[WIPO] Washington Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	May 26, 1989
[WIPO] Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	September 26, 1981	September 25, 1982
[WIPO] Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 29, 1971	April 18, 1973
[WIPO] Patent Cooperation Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 19, 1970	January 24, 1978
[WIPO] Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	July 14, 1967	April 26, 1970
[WIPO] Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	November 6, 1925	June 1, 1928
[WIPO] Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	September 9, 1886	December 4, 1887
[WIPO] Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 20, 1883	July 7, 1884
[IM] Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO)	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995
[IM] Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995
[IM] Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	October 29, 2010	October 12, 2014
[IM] Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	January 29, 2000	September 11, 2003
[IM] Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	June 5, 1992	December 29, 1993

Title

Host Institution

Date of Adoption (Treaty)

Entry into Force (Treaty)

[RE] Abuja Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (AEC)

Host Institution: African Economic Community (AEC)

June 3, 1991

May 12, 1994

[IR] Arusha Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

July 6, 2015

[IR] Swakopmund Protocol on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore within the Framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

August 9, 2010

May 11, 2015

[IR] Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs Within the Framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

December 10, 1982

April 25, 1984

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

Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

December 9, 1976

February 15, 1978

[IR] Charter for African Cultural Renaissance

Host Institution: African Union

January 24, 2006

[RE] Constitutive Act of the African Union

Host Institution: African Union

July 11, 2000

May 26, 2001

[RE] The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the 'ACP Group')

Host Institution: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)

June 6, 1975

February 12, 1976

[IM] Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

May 12, 2022

[IM] Convention on Cybercrime

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

November 23, 2001

July 1, 2004

[RE] Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Host Institution: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

May 28, 1975

August 23, 1995

[IM] Agreement for the establishment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

October 4, 2003

October 21, 2004

[IM] International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

November 3, 2001

June 29, 2004

[IM] International Plant Protection Convention

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

December 6, 1951

October 2, 2005

[RE] Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries

Host Institution: Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries

April 13, 1988

April 19, 1989

[IM] Convention on International Civil Aviation

Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

December 7, 1944

April 4, 1947

[IM] Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

December 8, 2005

January 14, 2007

[IM] Protocol (I) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

June 8, 1977

December 7, 1978

[IM] Protocol (II) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

June 8, 1977

December 7, 1978

[IM] Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

[IM] Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

[IM] Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

[IM] International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

Host Institution: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

December 2, 1961

August 10, 1968

[IR] Cultural Charter for Africa

Host Institution: Organization of African Unity (OAU)

July 5, 1976

September 19, 1990

[IM] Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction