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Primary Legislation

• ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (CAP. 290:01)

• COPYRIGHT ACT (CAP. 252)

• PATENTS ACT (CAP. 253)

• Patents (Amendment) Act (No. 40 of 2005)

• INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT (CAP. 254)

• PROTECTION OF NEW PLANT VARIETIES ACT (CAP. 255)

• PROTECTION OF LAYOUT-DESIGNS (TOPOGRAPHIES) OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ACT (CAP. 256)

• TRADE MARKS ACT (CAP. 257)

Subsidiary Legislation:

• ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 2005

• COPYRIGHT ORDERS (CAP. 252 S)

• PATENTS REGULATIONS (CAP. 253 S)

• REGISTRAR OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (APPOINTMENT) ORDER, 2005'

• PATENTS (GENERAL PROCEDURES) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (A.I. NO. 2 OF 2005)

• PATENTS (ELECTRONIC FILING) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (A.I. NO. 2 OF 2006)

• PATENTS (GENERAL PROCEDURES)(AMENDMENT) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (A.I. NO. 5 OF 2006)

• PATENTS (COSTS, EXPENSES AND ALLOWANCE) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (A.I. NO. 7 OF 2006)

• PATENTS (MANNER OF MAKING AMENDMENTS) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS, (No. 1 of 2007)

• INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS REGULATIONS (CAP. 254 S)

• INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS (GENERAL PROCEDURES) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (A.I. NO. 3 OF 2005)

• INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS (GENERAL PROCEDURES)(AMENDMENT) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (A.I. NO. 7 OF 2005)

• INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS (GENERAL PROCEDURES)(AMENDMENT) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (NO. 6. OF 2006)

• INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS (ELECTRONIC FILING) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (A.I. NO. 8 OF 2006)

• PROTECTION OF NEW PLANT VARIETIES REGULATIONS (CAP. 255 S)

• PROTECTION OF LAYOUT-DESIGNS (TOPOGRAPHIES) OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS REGULATIONS (CAP. 256 S)

• TRADE MARKS RULES (CAP. 257 S)

• TRADE MARKS (GENERAL PROCEDURES) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (A.I. NO. 1 OF 2005)

• TRADE MARKS (ELECTRONIC FILING) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (A.I. NO. 1 OF 2006)

• TRADE MARKS (GENERAL PROCEDURES)(AMENDMENT) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (A.I. NO. 3 OF 2006)

• TRADE MARKS (COSTS, EXPENSES AND ALLOWANCES) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS, 2006 (A.I. NO. 4 OF 2006)

• TRADEMARKS PRACTICE DIRECTION NO. 1 OF 2009
  

THE PCT E-PATENT: VIRTUAL DESTINATION BELIZE

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

ENTERING THE PCT NATIONAL PHASE IN BELIZE

WHAT IS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?

BELIZE I.P. ENFORCEMENT GUIDE (Copyright and Related Rights)

BELIZE I.P. ENFORCEMENT GUIDE (Industrial Property)

TRADEMARK LAW IN BELIZE - © Trademark Reporter 2004

TRADE MARKS: FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE NEW LAW

REGISTERING TRADEMARKS IN BELIZE

THE NATURE AND FUNCTIONING OF THE INTERNATIONAL PATENT SYSTEM

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT LAW- PART I: THE BERNE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF LITERARY AND ARTISTIC WORKS, 1886

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT LAW - PART II: THE ROME CONVENTION, 1961 (INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERFORMERS, PRODUCERS OF PHONOGRAMS AND BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS)

COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS

COPYRIGHT (Frequently Asked Questions)

TRADE MARKS - (Frequently Asked Questions)

PATENTS - (Frequently Asked Questions)

INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS - (Frequently Asked Questions)

*Belize is party to this treaty

CARIBBEAN/EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT *

www.wipo.int - website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

www.wipo.int/treaties/en/convention/index.html - Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization *

www.wipo.int/classifications/en/index.html - With links to Alphabetical List of Goods and Services of the NICE Classification, List of Categories under the International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks, Indication of Goods under the LOCARNO Classification and List of Sections under the International Patent Classification (See 'The Classifications')

www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/pct/ - The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), 1970 *

www.wipo.int/pct/en/ - Forms and fees for PCT international phase applications

www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/paris - The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, 1883 (as revised) *

www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne - The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, 1886 (as revised) *

www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/27-trips.pdf - The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) *

www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/hague/ - The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs, 1925 (The Hague Act, 1960) *

www.wipo.int/hague/en/ - Forms and fees for applications under the Hague Agreement