Intellectual Property in Egypt

Overview by Globlatrade.net:

National Organizations: Patents are protected by the Patents' Office which reports to the Education Department. Designs and trademarks are protected respectively by the Office of Designs and Models and Office of Trademarks which are departments of the Trade Register, an administrative service which comes under the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
It is possible to obtain licenses for using patents and trademarks, but the agreements to use patents which involve payments outside the country must be authorized by the General Authority for Investment (GAFI). As for copyrights, they are handled by authors' societies.
Regional Organizations: No regional regulation bodies for intellectual property.
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

National Regulation and International Agreements

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Law No. 82 of 2002 and the official orders for its application taken respectively in 2003 (no. 1366) and in 2005 (no. 497)	20 years as from the date of request submission	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Strasbourg agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification
Trademark Law no. 82 of 2002	Initial period of 10 years which can be extended indefinitely for similar periods	Trademark Law Treaty Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Law no. 82 of 2002	10 year protection which can be renewed for 5 years.
Copyright Law no. 82 of 2002	- For literary works and software programs: the lifetime of the author + 50 years - For registered works: 50 years from the registration date.	Berne convention Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Law on intellectual property no. 82	10 years validity renewable for 5 years.

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