Type of Text | Title | Version | Dates | Subject Matter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Constitution/Basic Law
|
2014
|
Amended up to
:
October 13, 2014
Commenced
:
March 21, 1990
Published
:
March 21, 1990
Adopted
:
February 9, 1990
|
Other
|
Type of Text | Title | Version | Dates | Subject Matter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Main IP Laws
|
|
2018
|
Commenced
:
August 1, 2018
Amended
:
January 16, 2017
Published
:
March 23, 2012
Signature
:
February 28, 2012
|
Patents (Inventions)
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Geographical Indications
Trade Names
IP Regulatory Body
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
|
Main IP Laws
|
|
2017
|
Commenced
:
January 16, 2017
Published
:
August 25, 2016
Signature
:
August 12, 2016
|
IP Regulatory Body
|
Main IP Laws
|
|
2017
|
Amended
:
January 16, 2017
Commenced
:
March 15, 1996
Published
:
May 5, 1994
Signature
:
April 14, 1994
|
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
|
Implementing Rules/Regulations
|
|
2018
|
Entry into force
:
August 1, 2018
Issued
:
June 1, 2018
|
Patents (Inventions)
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP Regulatory Body
Industrial Property
|
Implementing Rules/Regulations
|
|
2003
|
Entry into force
:
January 1, 2003
Adopted
:
January 1, 2003
|
Patents (Inventions)
Industrial Designs
Trademarks
Competition
Plant Variety Protection
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other
Industrial Property
|
Implementing Rules/Regulations
|
|
2001
|
Entry into force
:
May 17, 2001
Adopted
:
May 17, 2001
|
Traditional Cultural Expressions
|
Implementing Rules/Regulations
|
|
1973
|
Entry into force
:
December 14, 1973
Adopted
:
December 14, 1973
|
Trademarks
IP Regulatory Body
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2010
|
Entry into force
:
April 14, 2010
Adopted
:
March 19, 2010
|
Trademarks
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Industrial Property
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2009
|
Entry into force
:
November 16, 2009
Adopted
:
October 28, 2009
|
Competition
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2007
|
Entry into force
:
December 28, 2007
Adopted
:
December 21, 2007
|
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2007
|
Entry into force
:
August 28, 2003
Adopted
:
August 13, 2003
|
Patents (Inventions)
Trademarks
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2005
|
Entry into force
:
May 11, 2005
Adopted
:
April 19, 2005
|
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2004
|
Entry into force
:
December 30, 2004
Enacted
:
December 19, 2004
|
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2004
|
Entry into force
:
December 24, 2004
Enacted
:
December 9, 2004
|
Trademarks
Trade Names
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2004
|
Entry into force
:
December 29, 2004
Adopted
:
December 19, 2004
|
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2003
|
Entry into force
:
August 19, 2003
Adopted
:
July 31, 2003
|
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Traditional Cultural Expressions
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2003
|
Entry into force
:
April 24, 2003
Enacted
:
April 3, 2003
|
Competition
Industrial Property
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2003
|
Entry into force
:
August 28, 2003
Adopted
:
August 13, 2003
|
Trademarks
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2000
|
Entry into force
:
December 22, 2000
Adopted
:
December 21, 2000
|
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Traditional Cultural Expressions
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
2000
|
Entry into force
:
December 28, 2000
Adopted
:
December 21, 2000
|
Traditional Cultural Expressions
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
1998
|
Entry into force
:
April 17, 1998
Adopted
:
April 3, 1998
|
Trade Names
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
1998
|
Entry into force
:
September 17, 1998
Adopted
:
September 3, 1998
|
Trademarks
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
1997
|
Entry into force
:
October 16, 1997
Adopted
:
October 6, 1997
|
Traditional Cultural Expressions
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
1991
|
Entry into force
:
July 21, 1962
Adopted
:
June 21, 1962
|
Patents (Inventions)
Industrial Designs
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
1991
|
Entry into force
:
June 19, 1991
Adopted
:
June 7, 1991
|
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
|
IP-related Laws
|
|
1991
|
Entry into force
:
December 17, 1991
Enacted
:
December 5, 1991
|
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
|
Type of Text | Title | Version | Dates | Subject Matter |
---|---|---|---|---|
IP Legal Literature
|
|
2019
|
Published
:
October 1, 2019
|
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Industrial Designs
Industrial Property
IP Regulatory Body
Patents (Inventions)
Trade Names
Trademarks
Utility Models
Competition
Traditional Cultural Expressions
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
Genetic Resources
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Transfer of Technology
|
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)
|
August 9, 2010
|
May 11, 2015
|
|
Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
|
November 19, 1993
|
March 6, 1997
|
|
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: Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
|
October 21, 2002
|
July 15, 2004
|
|
Host Institution: Southern African Development Community (SADC)
|
August 24, 1996
|
January 25, 2000
|
|
Host Institution: Southern African Development Community (SADC)
|
August 17, 1992
|
September 30, 1993
|
|
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 Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
|
March 17, 1992
|
October 6, 1996
|
|
|
October 20, 2005
|
March 18, 2007
|
|
|
October 17, 2003
|
April 20, 2006
|
|
|
November 2, 2001
|
January 2, 2009
|
|
|
November 16, 1972
|
December 17, 1975
|
|
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 28, 2013
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
|
June 24, 2012
|
April 28, 2020
|
|
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
|
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
|
June 27, 1989
|
December 1, 1995
|
|
[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)
|
November 6, 1925
|
June 1, 1928
|
|
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
|
April 14, 1891
|
July 15, 1892
|
|
Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
|
September 9, 1886
|
December 4, 1887
|
|
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
|