Provides advice on IPR protection, including information on the registration of patents and trademarks.
Last Published: 7/2/2019

In any foreign market,  companies should consider several general principles for effective management of their intellectual property.  For background, please link to our article on Protecting Intellectual Property and Stopfakes.gov for more resources.  The Ministry of Industry takes the lead on intellectual property, but the Ministry of Youth and Youth Employment covers copyright issues.  For more information, contact the U.S. International Trade Administration’s Office of Intellectual Property Rights Director, Stevan Mitchell at
Stevan.Mitchell@trade.gov. 

IP Attaché Contact:

John Stark (After June 2019: Rowan Canter)
Economic and Commercial Officer
BP  603, Transversale 2 Ratoma
+224655104428
starkjr2@state.gov  (after June 2019: CanterRA@state.gov)

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