Governments on the WWW: Institutions in the Area "Intellectual Property"

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last change: 2000-10-31 -- Gunnar Anzinger <a@gksoft.com>

Andorra [ Andorra ]

National Institutions:

• Oficina de Marques del Principat d'Andorra [Trademark Office of the Principality of Andorra]

Argentina [ Argentina ]

Federal Institutions:

• Ministerio de Economía [Ministry of Economy]
  • Secretaría de Industria, Comercio y Minería (SICyM) [Secretariat of Industry, Commerce and Mining]
    • Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial (INPI) [National Institute of Industrial Property]

Australia

Federal Institutions:

• Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)
  • Intellectual Property (IP) Australia

Austria [ Österreich ]

Federal Institutions:

• Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (BMWA) [Federal Ministry for Economy and Labour]
  • Österreichisches Patentamt [Austrian Patent Office]

Belgium [ België - Belgique ]

Federal Institutions:

• Ministerie van Economische Zaken / Ministère des Affaires Economiques [Ministry of Economic Affairs]
  • Dienst voor de Industriële Eigendom / Office de la Propriété Industrielle [Office of Industrial Property]

Bolivia [ Bolivia ]

National Institutions:

• Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico (MDE) [Ministry of Economic Development]
  • Viceministerio de Industria y Comercio Interno [Vice Ministry of Industry and Internal Commerce]
    • Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) [National Service of Intellectual Property]

Bosnia and Herzegovina [ Bosna i Hercegovina ]

Federal Institutions:

• Zavod za Standardizaciju, Mjeriteljstvo i Patente Bosne i Hercegovine (ZSMP) [Institute for Standardization, Metrology and Patents of Bosnia and Herzegovina]

Brazil [ Brasil ]

Federal Institutions:

• Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio (MDIC) [Ministry of Development, Industry and Commerce]
  • Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) [National Institute of Industrial Property]

Bulgaria [ Balgarija ]

National Institutions:

• Bulgarian Patent Office

Canada [ Canada ]

Federal Institutions:

• Department of Industry / Ministère de l'Industrie
  • Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) / Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle du Canada (OPIC)

China (People's Republic) [ Zhongguo ]

National Institutions:

• Patent Office

China (Republic) [ ]

National Institutions:

• Ministry of Economic Affairs
  • Intellectual Property Office

Croatia [ Hrvatska ]

National Institutions:

• Drzavni Zavod za Intelektualno Vlasnistvo (DZIV) [State Office for Intellectual Property]

Cuba [ Cuba ]

National Institutions:

• Oficina Cubana de la Propiedad Industrial (OCPI) [Cuban Office of Industrial Property]

Czech Republic [ Cesko ]

National Institutions:

• Úrad prumyslového vlastnictví (ÚPV) [Office of Industrial Property]

Denmark [ Danmark ]

National Institutions:

• Erhvervsministeriet [Ministry of Business]
  • Patent- og Varemærkestyrelsen (PVS) [Patent and Trademark Agency]

European Union [ Europæiske Union - Europese Unie - Euroopan Unioni - Union Européenne - Europäische Union - Unione Europea - União Europeia - Unión Europea - Europeiska Unionen ]

Union Institutions:

• Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trademarks and Designs) (OHIM)

Finland [ Suomi ]

National Institutions:

• Kauppa- ja teollisuusministeriö (KTM) [Ministry of Trade and Industry]
  • Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus (PRH) [Patents and Registration Board]

France [ France ]

National Institutions:

• Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'Industrie [Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry]
  • Secrétariat d'État a l'Industrie [State Secretariat for Industry]
    • Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI) [National Institute of Industrial Property]

Germany [ Deutschland ]

Federal Institutions:

• Bundesministerium der Justiz (BMJ) [Federal Ministry of Justice]
  • Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA) [German Patent and Trademark Office]

Great Britain and Northern Ireland

National Institutions:

• Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
  • United Kingdom Patent Office

Greece [ Ellas ]

National Institutions:

• Ministry of Development
  • Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)

Hong Kong [ ]

Territory Institutions:

• Department of Finance
  • Commerce and Industry Bureau (CIB)
    • Intellectual Property Department (IPD)

Hungary [ Magyarország ]

National Institutions:

• Gazdasági Minisztérium (GM) [Ministry of Economy]
  • Magyar Szabadalmi Hivatal (MSZH) [Hungarian Patent Office]

Iceland [ Island ]

National Institutions:

• Einkaleyfastofan (ELS)

India [ Bharat ]

Federal Institutions:

• Ministry of Commerce and Industry / Vanijya aur Udyog Mantralaya
  • Department of Industrial Development (DID) / Audyogik Vikas Vibhag
• Ministry of Science and Technology / Vigyan aur Praudyogiki Mantralaya
  • Department of Science and Technology (DST) / Vigyan aur Praudyogiki Vibhag
    • Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)
      • Patent Facilitating Centre (PFC)

Italy [ Italia ]

National Institutions:

• Ministero dell'Industria, del Commercio e dell'Artigianato (MICA) [Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Handicraft]
  • Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi (UIBM) [Italian Patent and Trademark Office]

Japan [ Nippon ]

National Institutions:

• Ministry of International Trade and Industry
  • Japanese Patent Office

Korea (Republic) [ Taehan Min'guk ]

National Institutions:

• Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
  • Korean Industrial Property Office

Kyrgyzstan [ Kyrgyzstan ]

National Institutions:

• State Agency of Intellectual Property

Lithuania [ Lietuva ]

National Institutions:

• Valdymo Reformu ir Savivaldybiu Reikalu Ministerija [Ministry of Public Administration Reforms and Local Authorities]
  • Valstybinis Patentu Biuras (VPB) [State Patent Bureau]

Macedonia [ Makedonija ]

National Institutions:

• Ministry of Development
  • Industrial Property Protection Office

Moldova [ Moldova ]

National Institutions:

• Agentia de Stat pentru Protectia Proprietatii Industriale (AGEPI) [State Agency on Industrial Property Protection]

Monaco [ Monaco ]

National Institutions:

• Département des Finances et de l'Economie [Department of Economy and Finance]
  • Direction de l'Expansion Économique [Directorate of Economic Development]
    • Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle [Division of Intellectual Property]

Netherlands [ Nederland ]

National Institutions:

• Ministerie van Economische Zaken (EZ) [Minstry of Economic Affairs]
  • Bureau voor de Industriële Eigendom (Bureau I.E.) [Office for Industrial Property]

New Zealand [ Aotearoa ]

National Institutions:

• Ministry of Economic Development / Manatu Ohanga
  • Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ)

Peru [ Perú - Piruw ]

National Institutions:

• Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) [National Institute for the Defence of Competition and for the Protection of Intellectual Property]

Philippines [ Pilipinas ]

National Institutions:

• Department of Trade and Industry
  • Intellectual Property Office

Portugal [ Portugal ]

National Institutions:

• Ministério da Economia (ME) [Ministry of Economy]
  • Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) [National Institute of Industrial Property]

Romania [ Romania ]

National Institutions:

• Oficiul de Stat pentru Inventii si Marci (OSIM) [State Office for Inventions and Trademarks]

Singapore

National Institutions:

• Ministry of Law
  • Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

Slovakia [ Slovensko ]

National Institutions:

• Úrad Priemyselného Vlastníctva (ÚPV) [Office of Industrial Property]

Slovenia [ Slovenija ]

National Institutions:

• Ministrstvo za Znanost in Tehnologijo [Ministry of Science and Technology]
  • Urad Republike Slovenije za Intelektualno Lastnino [Slovene Office of Intellectual Property]

South Africa [ Suid Afrika - Ningizimu Afrika - Afrika Borwa - Afrika Borwa - Iningizimu Afrika - Afrika Dzonga - Aferika Borwa - Afurika Tshipembe - Umzantsi Afrika - Iningizimu Afrika ]

National Institutions:

• Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
  • Directorate Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright and Designs

Spain [ España ]

National Institutions:

• Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología [Ministry of Science and Technology]
  • Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas (OEPM) [Spanish Office of Patents and Trademarks]

Sweden [ Sverige ]

National Institutions:

• Näringsdepartementet (N) [Ministry of Economy]
  • Patent- och registreringsverket (PRV) [Patent and Registration Administration]

Switzerland [ Schweiz - Suisse - Svizzera ]

Federal Institutions:

• Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement (EJPD) / Département fédéral de Justice et Police (DFJP) / Dipartimento federale di Giustizia e Polizia (DFGP) [Federal Department of Justice and Police]
  • Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum (IGE) / Institut fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle (IPI) / Istituto federale della Proprietà Intellettuale (IPI) [Federal Institute for Intellectual Property]

Thailand [ Muang Thai ]

National Institutions:

• Ministry of Commerce
  • Department of Intellectual Property

Turkey [ Türkiye ]

National Institutions:

• Sanayi ve Ticaret Bakanligi [Ministry of Industry and Trade]
  • Türk Patent Enstitüsü (TPE) [Turkish Patent Institute]

United States of America

Federal Institutions:

• Department of Commerce (DoC)
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
• U.S. Copyright Office

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