Type of Text | Title | Version | Dates | Subject Matter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Constitution/Basic Law
|
2011
|
Entry into force
:
June 23, 1993
Adopted
:
June 18, 1993
|
Other
|
Type of Text | Title | Version | Dates | Subject Matter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Main IP Laws
|
|
2015
|
Commenced
:
March 1, 2015
Published
:
April 28, 2014
Assented
:
April 25, 2014
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
|
Main IP Laws
|
|
2014
|
Commenced
:
August 1, 2014
Published
:
April 21, 2014
Assented
:
April 15, 2014
|
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
|
Implementing Rules/Regulations
|
|
2015
|
Commenced
:
April 20, 2015
Published
:
April 20, 2015
Issued
:
April 10, 2015
|
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
|
Implementing Rules/Regulations
|
|
2014
|
Entry into force
:
June 1, 2014
Adopted
:
May 30, 2014
|
Patents (Inventions)
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
Industrial Property
|
Implementing Rules/Regulations
|
|
2014
|
Commenced
:
October 27, 2014
Published
:
October 27, 2014
Issued
:
October 20, 2014
|
Geographical Indications
|
Implementing Rules/Regulations
|
|
2014
|
Commenced
:
October 27, 2014
Published
:
October 27, 2014
Issued
:
October 20, 2014
|
Industrial Designs
|
Implementing Rules/Regulations
|
|
2014
|
Commenced
:
October 27, 2014
Published
:
October 27, 2014
Issued
:
October 20, 2014
|
Trademarks
|
Implementing Rules/Regulations
|
|
2014
|
Commenced
:
October 27, 2014
Published
:
October 27, 2014
Issued
:
October 20, 2014
|
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
|
Implementing Rules/Regulations
|
|
2014
|
Commenced
:
October 27, 2014
Published
:
October 27, 2014
Issued
:
October 20, 2014
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2022
|
Entry into force
:
August 1, 2022
Published
:
June 20, 2022
Assented
:
June 13, 2022
Passed
:
May 25, 2022
|
Competition
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2014
|
Adopted
:
January 1, 1972
|
Trade Names
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other
Industrial Property
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2014
|
Entry into force
:
January 1, 1995
|
Trademarks
Trade Names
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2014
|
Entry into force
:
September 27, 2010
|
Patents (Inventions)
Trademarks
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2014
|
Adopted
:
February 1, 1955
|
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2012
|
Entry into force
:
July 2, 2012
Adopted
:
January 1, 2011
|
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2012
|
Entry into force
:
August 6, 2012
Adopted
:
July 24, 2012
|
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2010
|
Adopted
:
December 30, 2009
|
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2010
|
Adopted
:
November 9, 2010
|
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other
Industrial Property
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2005
|
Entry into force
:
April 1, 2005
Adopted
:
January 1, 2005
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
1996
|
Adopted
:
August 1, 1996
|
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
1969
|
Adopted
:
February 1, 1955
|
Other
|
Title | Host Institution | Date of Adoption (Treaty) | Entry into Force (Treaty) |
---|---|---|---|
Host Institution: African Economic Community (AEC)
|
June 3, 1991
|
May 12, 1994
|
|
Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
|
December 10, 1982
|
April 25, 1984
|
|
Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
|
December 9, 1976
|
February 15, 1978
|
|
Host Institution: African Union
|
July 11, 2000
|
May 26, 2001
|
|
Host Institution: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
|
June 6, 1975
|
February 12, 1976
|
|
Host Institution: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
|
November 5, 1993
|
December 8, 1994
|
|
Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
|
November 3, 2001
|
June 29, 2004
|
|
Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
|
December 6, 1951
|
October 2, 2005
|
|
Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
|
December 7, 1944
|
April 4, 1947
|
|
Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
|
June 8, 1977
|
December 7, 1978
|
|
Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
|
June 8, 1977
|
December 7, 1978
|
|
Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
|
August 12, 1949
|
October 21, 1950
|
|
Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
|
August 12, 1949
|
October 21, 1950
|
|
Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
|
August 12, 1949
|
October 21, 1950
|
|
Host Institution: Organization of African Unity (OAU)
|
July 5, 1976
|
September 19, 1990
|
|
Host Institution: Southern African Development Community (SADC)
|
August 17, 1992
|
September 30, 1993
|
|
Host Institution: United Nations (UN)
|
June 19, 2023
|
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Host Institution: United Nations (UN)
|
December 13, 2006
|
May 3, 2008
|
|
Host Institution: United Nations (UN)
|
June 17, 1994
|
December 26, 1996
|
|
Host Institution: United Nations (UN)
|
March 22, 1985
|
September 22, 1988
|
|
Host Institution: United Nations (UN)
|
December 10, 1982
|
November 16, 1994
|
|
Host Institution: United Nations (UN)
|
December 16, 1966
|
January 3, 1976
|
|
Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
|
June 10, 1958
|
June 7, 1959
|
|
|
October 20, 2005
|
March 18, 2007
|
|
|
October 17, 2003
|
April 20, 2006
|
|
|
November 16, 1972
|
December 17, 1975
|
|
|
November 14, 1970
|
April 24, 1972
|
|
|
May 14, 1954
|
August 7, 1956
|
|
Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
|
May 22, 2001
|
May 17, 2004
|
|
[IM]
Paris Agreement
|
|
December 12, 2015
|
November 4, 2016
|
|
December 11, 1997
|
February 16, 2005
|
|
|
May 9, 1992
|
March 21, 1994
|
|
Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)
|
May 21, 2003
|
February 27, 2005
|
|
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
|
June 24, 2012
|
April 28, 2020
|
|
[WIPO]
Patent Cooperation Treaty
|
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
|
June 19, 1970
|
January 24, 1978
|
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
|
July 14, 1967
|
April 26, 1970
|
|
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
|
March 20, 1883
|
July 7, 1884
|
|
Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)
|
April 15, 1994
|
January 1, 1995
|
|
Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)
|
April 15, 1994
|
January 1, 1995
|
|
Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat
|
October 29, 2010
|
October 12, 2014
|
|
Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat
|
January 29, 2000
|
September 11, 2003
|
|
Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat
|
June 5, 1992
|
December 29, 1993
|