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Country	Contact Details	Office	URL
Afghanistan	Copyright Office	Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Afghanistan Intellectual Property Board Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Albania	Copyright Office	Albanian Copyright Office Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports	web site
	Industrial Property Office	General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy	web site
Algeria	Copyright Office	National Office of Copyrights and Related Rights Ministry of Communication and Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property	web site
Andorra	Copyright Office	Ministry of Economy and Finance
	Industrial Property Office	Trademarks Office of the Principality of Andorra Ministry of Economy and Finance	web site
Angola	Copyright Office	National Institute for Cultural Industries (INIC) National Directorate of Entertainment and Copyright Ministry of Culture
	Industrial Property Office	Angolan Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry	web site
Antigua and Barbuda	Copyright Office	Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO)	web site
Argentina	Copyright Office	Directorate General of Copyright	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Institute of Industrial Property	web site
Armenia	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia	web site
Australia	Copyright Office	Copyright Law Branch Attorney-General's Department	web site
	Industrial Property Office	IP Australia Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE)	web site
Austria	Copyright Office	Federal Ministry of Justice	web site
	Industrial Property Office	The Austrian Patent Office Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology	web site
Azerbaijan	Copyright Office	The Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan	web site
	Industrial Property Office	State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents	web site
Bahamas	Copyright Office	Registrar General's Department	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Registrar General's Department	web site
Bahrain	Copyright Office	Press and Publications Directorate Ministry of Culture and Information	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry and Commerce	web site
Bangladesh	Copyright Office	Copyright Office Registry of Copyrights Ministry of Cultural Affairs	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Ministry of Industries
Barbados	Copyright Office	Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) Ministry of International Business and International Transport	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) Ministry of International Business and International Transport	web site
Belarus	Copyright Office	National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) State Committee on Science and Technologies	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) State Committee on Science and Technologies	web site
Belgium	Copyright Office	SPF Économie, PME, Classes moyennes et Énergie	web site
	Industrial Property Office	L'Office belge de la propriété intellectuelle	web site
Belize	Copyright Office	Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO)	web site
Benin	Copyright Office	Beninese Copyright Office (BUBEDRA) Ministry of Culture and Communication
	Industrial Property Office	National Industrial Property Center (CENAPI) Ministry of Industry and Commerce	web site
Bhutan	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Division Ministry of Economic Affairs	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Industrial Property Division Ministry of Economic Affairs	web site
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Copyright Office	Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural	web site
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Copyright Office	Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina	web site
Botswana	Copyright Office	Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Ministry of Trade and Industry	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Ministry of Trade and Industry	web site
Brazil	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (INPI)	web site
Brunei Darussalam	Copyright Office	Attorney General's Chambers	web site
	Industrial Property Office: Marks	Attorney General's Chambers	web site
Bulgaria	Copyright Office	Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate Ministry of Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria	web site
Burkina Faso	Copyright Office	Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA) Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Trade, Promotion of Companies and Handicraft
Burundi	Copyright Office	Department of Arts and Culture Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism	web site
Cambodia	Copyright Office	Department of Copyright and Related rights	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Department (IPD) Ministry of Commerce	web site
	Industrial Property Office: Patents	Department of Industrial Property (DIP) Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy	web site
Cameroon	Copyright Office	WIPOnet Coordinator Justice Section Ministry of Culture
	Industrial Property Office	Directorate of Technological Development and Industrial Property Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technological Development
Canada	Copyright Office	Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Industry Canada	web site web site
	Industrial Property Office	Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Industry Canada	web site web site
Cape Verde	Copyright Office	Heritage and Cultural Research Institute
	Industrial Property Office	General Directorate of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
Central African Republic	Copyright Office	Centralafrican Copyright Office (BUCADA) Ministry of Tourism, the Arts and Culture
	Industrial Property Office	National Industrial Property Service Directorate of Industrial Development and Handicraft Ministry of Industry, Commerce, SME-SMI
Chad	Copyright Office	Chadian Copyright Office (BUTDRA) Directorate of Culture Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
	Industrial Property Office	Directorate General Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Chile	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Registry Intellectual Rights Department Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Economy	web site
China	Copyright Office	National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC)	web site
	Industrial Property Office: Marks	Trademark Office State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China (SAIC)	web site web site
	Industrial Property Office: Patents	Patent Office State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples' Republic of China (SIPO)	web site
Colombia	Copyright Office	Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor Unidad Administrativa Especial Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo	web site
Comoros	Copyright Office	Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Press
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Office (OCPI) Ministry of Energy, Mines, Industry and Handicrafts
Congo	Copyright Office	Congolese Copyright Office (BCDA) Ministry of Culture and the Arts
	Industrial Property Office	National Industrial Property Unit Directorate General of Industry Ministry of Industrial Development and Promotion of Private Sector
Costa Rica	Copyright Office	Registro de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos Registro Nacional Ministerio de Justicia y Paz de Costa Rica	web site web site
	Industrial Property Office	Registro de la Propiedad Industrial Registro Nacional Ministerio de Justicia y Paz	web site web site
Côte d'Ivoire	Copyright Office	Ivorian Copyright Office Ministry of French Language and Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ivorian Office of Intellectual Property (OIPI) Ministry for Industry and the Promotion of the Private Sector
Croatia	Copyright Office	State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia	web site
	Industrial Property Office	State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia	web site
Cuba	Copyright Office	National Copyright Center (CENDA) Ministry of Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Cuban Industrial Property Office Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment	web site
Cyprus	Copyright Office	Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism	web site
Czech Republic	Copyright Office	Copyright Law Department Ministry of Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Industrial Property Office	web site
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Copyright Office	Copyright Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
	Copyright Office	Invention Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
	Industrial Property Office	Trademark and Industrial Design Department State Administration for Quality Management of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (SAQM)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Copyright Office	Secretariat General of Culture Directorate of Research, Planning and International Cultural Relations Ministry of Culture and the Arts
	Industrial Property Office	Directorate of Industrial Property Secretariat for industry and small and medium enterprises (IPMEA) Ministry of Industry and SMEs
Denmark	Copyright Office	Copyright Division Ministry of Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Danish Patent and Trademark Office Ministry of Trade and Industry	web site
Djibouti	Copyright Office	Ministry of Communication and Culture, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications Copyright Office
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Commerce and Industry Office of Industrial Property and Commerce (ODPIC)	web site
Dominica	Copyright Office	Companies and Intellectual Property Office
	Industrial Property Office	Companies and Intellectual Property Office
Dominican Republic	Copyright Office	National Copyright Office (ONDA) Ministry of Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Office of Industrial Property State Secretariat for Industry and Commerce	web site
Ecuador	Copyright Office	Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI) National Directory of Copyrights and Related Rights	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property National Directory of Industrial Property	web site
Egypt	Copyright Office	Permanent Office for the Protection of Copyright Supreme Council of Culture Ministry of Culture
	Industrial Property Office: Marks	Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office Ministry of Trade and Industry	web site
	Industrial Property Office: Patents	Egyptian Patent Office Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) Ministry of Scientific Research	web site
El Salvador	Copyright Office	National Center of Registries (CNR)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Center of Registries (CNR)	web site
Equatorial Guinea	Copyright Office	Council of Scientific and Technological Research Presidency of the Government
	Industrial Property Office	Council of Scientific and Tecnological Research Presidency of the Government
Eritrea	Copyright Office	Department of Culture Ministry of Information and Culture
	Industrial Property Office	Domestic Trade and Intellectual Property Ministry of Trade and Industry
Estonia	Copyright Office	Estonian Ministry of Justice	web site
	Industrial Property Office	The Estonian Patent Office	web site
Ethiopia	Copyright Office	Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO)
	Industrial Property Office	Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO)
Fiji	Copyright Office	Office of the Attorney-General Ministry of Justice	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Office of the Attorney-General Ministry of Justice	web site
Finland	Copyright Office	Copyright Council Ministry of Education	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland	web site
France	Copyright Office	Office of Literacy and Artistic Property Under-Directorate of Legal Affairs Directorate of General Administration Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Institute of Industrial Property	web site
Gabon	Copyright Office	National Agency for the Promotion of the Arts and Culture (ANPAC)
	Industrial Property Office	Center of Industrial Property of Gabon	web site
Gambia	Copyright Office	National Centre for Arts and Culture Ministry of Culture
	Industrial Property Office	Office of the Registrar General Attorney General’s Chambers Ministry for Justice
Georgia	Copyright Office	National Intellectual Property Center (Sakpatenti)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Intellectual Property Center (Sakpatenti)	web site
Germany	Copyright Office	Unit Copyright and Publishing Law Directorate IIIB Directorate-General III: Commercial and Economic Law Federal Ministry of Justice	web site
	Industrial Property Office	German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA)	web site
Ghana	Copyright Office	Copyright Office Ministry of Justice	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Registrar General's Department Ministry of Justice
Greece	Copyright Office	Hellenic Copyright Organization Ministry of Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office: Marks	Trademark Office Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property General Secretary for Commerce
	Industrial Property Office: Patents	Patent Office Industrial Property Organization (OBI)	web site
Grenada	Copyright Office	Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Registrar’s Office Ministry of Legal Affairs
	Industrial Property Office	Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Registrar’s Office Ministry of Legal Affairs
Guatemala	Copyright Office	Register of Intellectual Property Ministry of Economic Affairs	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Registry of Intellectual Property Ministry of Economic Affairs	web site
Guinea	Copyright Office	Guinean Copyright Office Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture
	Industrial Property Office	National Service of Industrial Property Ministry of Trade, Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises
Guinea-Bissau	Copyright Office	Guinean Copyright Society Copyright Office Directorate of Culture and Sports Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports
	Industrial Property Office	General Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Trade and Industry
Guyana	Copyright Office	The Deeds Registry
	Industrial Property Office	The Deeds Registry
Haiti	Copyright Office	Haitian Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Communication	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Service Directorate of Legal Affairs Ministry of Trade and Industry
Holy See	Copyright Office	Judicial Office Central Offices	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Judicial Office Central Offices	web site
Honduras	Copyright Office	Directorate General of Intellectual Property	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Directorate General of Intellectual Property	web site
Hungary	Copyright Office	Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) Copyright Division	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO)	web site
Iceland	Copyright Office	Office of Legal Affairs Ministry of Education, Science and Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Icelandic Patent Office Ministry of Economic Affairs	web site
India	Copyright Office	Copyright Division Department of Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Office of the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Department of Industrial Policy Promotions Ministry of Commerce and Industry Government of India	web site
Indonesia	Copyright Office	Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights Department of Law and Human Rights	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights Ministry of Law and Human Rights	web site
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Registrar of Copyright, Center for Cultural Studies and Research (CCSR)
	Industrial Property Office	Industrial Property Office Registration Organization of Deeds and Property of Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture
	Industrial Property Office	Industrial Property Department Central Organization for Standardization & Quality Control (COSQC) Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation
Ireland	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Unit Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Patents Office Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment	web site
Israel	Copyright Office	The Director General Ministry of Justice	web site
	Industrial Property Office: Patents	Israeli Patent Office Ministry of Justice	web site
Italy	Copyright Office	Service III - Copyright and supervision over S.I.A.E. General Direction for Library Heritage, Cultural Institutes and Copyright Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Italian Patent and Trademark Office Directorate General of Combating Counterfeiting Ministry of Economic Development	web site
Jamaica	Copyright Office	Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO)	web site
Japan	Copyright Office	Japan Copyright Office (JCO) Agency for Cultural Affairs Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Japan Patent Office (JPO), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)	web site
Jordan	Copyright Office	Department of the National Library Ministry of Culture
	Industrial Property Office	Industrial Property Protection Directorate Ministry of Industry and Trade	web site
Kazakhstan	Copyright Office	Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan Committee of Intellectual Property Rights Republic State Enterprise "National Institute of Intellectual Property"	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan Committee of Intellectual Property Rights Republic State Enterprise "National Institute of Intellectual Property"	web site
Kenya	Copyright Office	The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) The State Law Office (Office of the Attorney General)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) Ministry of Trade and Industry	web site
Kiribati	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Kuwait	Copyright Office	Ministry of Commerce and Industry
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Trade and Industry Trademarks and Patents Department
Kyrgyzstan	Copyright Office	State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent)	web site
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Copyright Office	Department of Intellectual Property, Standardisation & Metrology Science, Technology & Environment Agency Prime Minister's Office.	web site
Latvia	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture, Legal Division	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia	web site
Lebanon	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Office of Intellectual Property Department of Intellectual Property Directorate General of Economy and Trade Ministry of Economy and Trade	web site
Lesotho	Copyright Office	Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs
Liberia	Copyright Office	The Liberia Copyright Office
	Industrial Property Office	Liberia Industrial Property Office
Libya	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Division National Bureau for Research and Development
	Industrial Property Office: Patents	The Industrial Research Center (IRC)
Liechtenstein	Copyright Office	Bureau of Intellectual Property Office of Economic Affairs	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Bureau of Intellectual Property Office of Economic Affairs	web site
Lithuania	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, Copyright Division
	Industrial Property Office	State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania	web site
Luxembourg	Copyright Office	Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction de la propriété intellectuelle	web site
Madagascar	Copyright Office	Malagasy Copyright Office Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Malagasy Industrial Property Office (OMAPI) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry	web site
Malawi	Copyright Office	Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture
	Industrial Property Office	Department of the Registrar General Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
Malaysia	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia	web site
Maldives	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Unit Ministry of Economic Development
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Unit Ministry of Economic Development	web site
Mali	Copyright Office	Malian Copyright Office	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Centre for the Promotion of Industrial Property in Mali (CEMAPI) Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade
Malta	Copyright Office	The National IP Office of Malta Commerce Department Ministry for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers	web site web site
	Industrial Property Office	The National IP Office of Malta Commerce Department, Ministry for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers	web site web site
Mauritania	Copyright Office	Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department Directorate of Culture Ministry of Culture and Islamic Orientation
	Industrial Property Office	Directorate of Industry Ministry of Industry and Mines
Mauritius	Copyright Office	The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Culture and Human Resources	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade	web site
Mexico	Copyright Office	National Copyrights Institute (INDAUTOR)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Mexican Institute of Industrial Property	web site
Monaco	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Division Directorate of Economic Expansion Department of Finance and Economy	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Division Directorate of Economic Expansion Department of Finance and Economy	web site
Mongolia	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia	web site
Montenegro	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro	web site
Morocco	Copyright Office	Copyright Office of Morocco	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office	web site
Mozambique	Copyright Office	Department of Copyright National Institute of Book and Records Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
	Industrial Property Office	Industrial Property Institute (IPI) Ministry of Industry and Commerce	web site
Myanmar	Copyright Office	Ministry of Science and Technology
	Industrial Property Office	Industrial Property Office Ministry of Science and Technology
Namibia	Copyright Office	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Copyright Services
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Trade and Industry, Industry and Internal Trade
Nauru	Copyright Office	Department of Justice Office of the Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright
	Industrial Property Office	Department of Justice Office of the Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright
Nepal	Copyright Office	Nepal Copyright Registrar's Office Parliamentary Affairs and Culture Constituent Assembly Ministry of Federal Affairs	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Department of Industry Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies	web site
Netherlands	Copyright Office	Ministry of Justice Directorate of Legislation	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Bureau of Intellectual Property Aruba
	Industrial Property Office	Bureau of Intellectual Property Curaçao	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation; NL Patent Office	web site
New Zealand	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Policy Group Competition, Trade and Investment Branch Ministry of Economic Development	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) Ministry of Economic Development	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Office for Tokelau Affairs
Nicaragua	Copyright Office	Ministerio de Formento, Industria y Comercio, Dirección General de Competencia y Transparencia en los Mercados, Dirección de Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual, Office Nacion de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio, Dirección General de Competencia y Transparencia en los Mercados, Dirección de Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI)	web site
Niger	Copyright Office	Niger Copyright Office (BNDA) Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Directorate of Industrial Development Ministry of Commerce and the Private Sector
Nigeria	Copyright Office	Nigerian Copyright Commission Federal Ministry of Information and Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry Registry of Trademarks, Patents and Designs
Norway	Copyright Office	Norwegian Ministry of Cultural Affairs Department of Media and Copyright	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Patentstyret (Norwegian Industrial Property Office)	web site
Oman	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Department Ministry of Commerce and Industry	web site
	Industrial Property Office: Patents	Intellectual Property Department Ministry of Commerce and Industry Directorate General of Commerce
Pakistan	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan)	web site
	Industrial Property Office: Marks	Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan)	web site
	Industrial Property Office: Patents	Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan)	web site
Palau	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Resources and Development
Panama	Copyright Office	Directorate General of Copyright Ministry of Commerce and Industries
	Industrial Property Office	Directorate General of the Industrial Property Registry Ministry of Commerce and Industries	web site web site
Papua New Guinea	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Trade and Industry Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG)	web site
Paraguay	Copyright Office	Ministry of Industry and Trade	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Directorate of Industrial Property	web site
Peru	Copyright Office	Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM), Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM), Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI)	web site
Philippines	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Office of Philippines (IPOPHL)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Office of Philippines (IPOPHL)	web site
Poland	Copyright Office	The Intellectual Property and Media Department Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Legal Office
	Industrial Property Office	Polish Patent Office	web site
Portugal	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture, Directorate of Copyright and Related Rights
	Industrial Property Office	National Institute of Industrial Property Secretary of State for Justice and Judicial Modernization Ministry of Justice	web site
Qatar	Copyright Office	Copyright Office, Competent administration Intellectual Property Center, Ministry of Justice
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Center Patents and Intergrated Circuits Competent administration Intellectual Property Center, Ministry of Justice
	Industrial Property Office: Marks	Industrial Property Office Trademarks, Industrial Designs & G.I. Competent administration Ministry of Business and Trade, Department of Commercial Registration and Licensing
	Industrial Property Office: Marks	Ministry of Economy and Commerce
Republic of Korea	Copyright Office	Directorate-General of Copyright Policy, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)	web site
Republic of Moldova	Copyright Office	State Agency on Intellectual Property	web site
	Industrial Property Office	State Agency on Intellectual Property	web site
Romania	Copyright Office	Romanian Office for Copyright	web site
	Industrial Property Office	State Office for Inventions and Trademarks	web site
Russian Federation	Copyright Office	Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT)	web site
Rwanda	Copyright Office	Office of the Registrar General Rwanda Development Board (RDB)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Rwanda Development Board (RDB) Office of the Registrar General	web site
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Copyright Office	The Registrar of the Supreme Court
	Industrial Property Office	The Registrar of the Supreme Court
Saint Lucia	Copyright Office	Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property
	Industrial Property Office	Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Copyright Office	Commerce and Intellectual Property Office	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Commerce and Intellectual Property Office	web site
Samoa	Copyright Office	Registries of Companies and Intellectual Properties, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labor
	Industrial Property Office	Justice Department, Patents, Trade Marks and Companies Section
San Marino	Copyright Office	Department of External Affairs Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs
	Industrial Property Office	Department of External Affairs State Office for Patents and Trademarks
Sao Tome and Principe	Copyright Office	Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports
	Industrial Property Office	Industrial Property National Service (SENAPI) Serviço Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (SENAPI)
Saudi Arabia	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture and Information
	Industrial Property Office: Marks	Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Trade Mark Section
	Industrial Property Office: Patents	General Directorate of Industrial Property King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
Senegal	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture, Gender and Living Environment Senegalese Copyright Office
	Industrial Property Office	Senegalese Agency of Industrial Property and Innovation Techologique (ASPIT) Ministry of Trade, Industry and Handicraft	web site
Serbia	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia Department for Copyright and Related Rights and International Cooperation	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia	web site
Seychelles	Copyright Office	Cultural Property and Copyright Unit / Seychelles Authors and Composers Society (SACS), Ministry of Social Development and Culture, Department of Culture
	Industrial Property Office	Registration Division Department of Legal Affairs President's Office
Sierra Leone	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Cultural Division), Sierra Leone Intellectual Property Organisation (SLIPO)
	Industrial Property Office	Administrator and Registrar-General's Department
Singapore	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)	web site
Slovakia	Copyright Office	Media, Audiovisual and Copyright Department, Ministry of Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic	web site
Slovenia	Copyright Office	Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO Ministry of Economy	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economy	web site
Solomon Islands	Copyright Office	Ministry of Police and Justice Registrar-General's Office
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Police and Justice Registrar-General's Office
Somalia	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, Copyright Office
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Industry, Patents and Trade Marks Office
South Africa	Copyright Office	Department of Trade and Industry Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Department of Trade and Industry Companies and Intellectual Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)	web site
Spain	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture Under-Directorate General of Intellectual Property	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism Spanish Patent and Trademark Office	web site
Sri Lanka	Copyright Office	National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka	web site
Sudan	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture and Youth and Sports Federal Council for Literary and Artistic Works
	Industrial Property Office	Office of the Registrar General of Sudan Intellectual Property Department Ministry of Justice	web site
Suriname	Copyright Office	Bureau of Intellectual Property Ministry of Justice and Police
	Industrial Property Office	Bureau Intellectual Property Ministry of Justice and Police
Swaziland	Copyright Office	Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade Intellectual Property Office	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade Intellectual Property Office	web site
Sweden	Copyright Office	Division of Intellectual Property and Transport Law Ministry of Justice	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Swedish Patent and Registration Office (SPRO)	web site
Switzerland	Copyright Office	Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property	web site
Syrian Arab Republic	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture, Copyright Office
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Economy and Trade, Directorate of Commercial and Industrial Property Protection (DCIP)	web site web site
Tajikistan	Copyright Office	Agency of Copyright and Related Rights, Ministry of Culture
	Industrial Property Office	National Center for Patents and Information (NCPI)	web site
Thailand	Copyright Office	Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) Ministry of Commerce	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) Ministry of Commerce	web site web site
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	Copyright Office	Copyright and Related Rights Protection, Ministry of Culture
	Industrial Property Office	State Office of Industrial Property (SOIP)	web site
Togo	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Togolese Copyright Office	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Institute for Industrial Property and Technology (INPIT) Ministry of Trade, Industry, Transport and Development of the Free Zone
Tonga	Copyright Office	Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries
Trinidad and Tobago	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Office Ministry of Legal Affairs	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Office Ministry of Legal Affairs	web site
Tunisia	Copyright Office	Tunisian Organism for the Protection of Authors' Rights	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI) Ministry of Industry and Technology	web site
Turkey	Copyright Office	Directorate General of Copyrights and Cinema Ministry of Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Turkish Patent Institute	web site
Turkmenistan	Industrial Property Office	Patent Department Ministry of Economy and Development
Tuvalu	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Public Corporations
Uganda	Copyright Office	Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)
Ukraine	Copyright Office	Ukranian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine	web site
	Industrial Property Office	State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine (SIPS)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ukrainian Institute of Industrial Property	web site
United Arab Emirates	Copyright Office	Ministry of Publishing and Copyright Department
	Industrial Property Office: Marks	Ministry of Economy, Trade Mark Section
	Industrial Property Office: Patents	Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Economy and Commerce	web site
United Kingdom	Copyright Office	Intellectual Property Office Information Centre	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Office Information Centre	web site
United Republic of Tanzania	Copyright Office	Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA) Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) Ministry of Industry and Trade	web site
	Copyright Office	Copyright Society of Zanzibar (COSOZA), Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and Good Governance
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Industry and Trade, Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Registry of Trade Marks and Patents (Office in Zanzibar) Ministry of State in the President's Office Constitutional Affairs and Good Governance Zanzibar Revolutionary Government
United States of America	Copyright Office	Library of Congress Copyright Office	web site
	Industrial Property Office	United States Department of Commerce United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)	web site
Uruguay	Copyright Office	Copyright Council Ministry of Education and Culture	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining	web site
Uzbekistan	Copyright Office	Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Uzbekistan	web site web site
	Industrial Property Office	Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Uzbekistan	web site
Vanuatu	Copyright Office	The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Vanuatu, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry
	Industrial Property Office	The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Vanuatu, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	Copyright Office	Ministère du pouvoir populaire pour le commerce Service autonome de la propriété intellectuelle (SAPI)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	Ministère du pouvoir populaire pour le commerce Service autonome de la propriété intellectuelle (SAPI)	web site
Viet Nam	Copyright Office	Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV)	web site
	Industrial Property Office	National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment	web site
Yemen	Copyright Office	Ministry of Culture
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Industry and Trade, General Department for Intellectual Property Protection	web site
Zambia	Copyright Office	Copyright Administration Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services
	Industrial Property Office	Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry	web site
Zimbabwe	Copyright Office	Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office (ZIPO) Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
	Industrial Property Office	Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office (ZIPO) Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs

Regional Offices

Acronym	Contact Details	Office	URL
OAPI	Regional Office	African Intellectual Property Organization	web site
ARIPO	Regional Office	African Regional Intellectual Property Organization	web site
ASBU	Regional Office	Arab States Broadcasting Union	web site
BOIP	Regional Office	Benelux Office for Intellectual Property	web site
EAPO	Regional Office	Eurasian Patent Organization	web site
EPO	Regional Office	European Patent Organisation	web site
UPOV	Regional Office	International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants	web site
ICPIP	Regional Office	Interstate Council on the Protection of Industrial Property
OHIM	Regional Office	Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)	web site
GCC Patent Office	Regional Office	Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf	web site