Provides advice on IPR protection, including information on the registration of patents and trademarks.
Last Published: 7/4/2017
In any foreign market companies should consider several general principles for effective management of their intellectual property.  For background on these principles please link to our article on Protecting Intellectual Property and also Corruption.

For additional information about treaty obligations and points of contact at local IP offices, please see WIPO’s country profiles webpage.



 

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