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IP/N/1/PAN/P/4
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1. Notifying Member
Notifying Member
Panama
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Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
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Bahrain, Kingdom of
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Canada
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Chile
China
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Croatia
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Cyprus
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Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Eswatini
European Union
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France
Gabon
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Mozambique
Myanmar
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2. Subject matter
Copyright and related rights
Enforcement
Industrial property (general)
Geographical indications
Industrial designs
Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
Patents (including plant variety protection)
Trademarks
Undisclosed information
Other
3. Notification status
First notification
Amendment or revision to notified legal text(s)
Replacement or consolidation of legal text(s)
Previous notification(s) referred to if known
Uncertain
Law No. 17 of 27 April 2012, adopting the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (IP/N/1/PAN/P/2 - 11/07/2014)
Law No. 21 of 27 April 2012, adopting the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) (IP/N/1/PAN/P/3 - 11/07/2014)
Law No. 25 of 3 May 2012, adopting the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of 2 December 1961, revised at Geneva on 19 March 1991 (Act of 1991) (IP/N/1/PAN/P/4 - 11/07/2014)
Law No. 63 of 5 October 2012, amending Articles of Law No. 23 of 1997 on Guidelines for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (IP/N/1/PAN/P/1 - 01/07/2014)
Law No. 61 of 5 October 2012, amending Law No. 35 of 1996 on Industrial Property (IP/N/1/PAN/I/1/Add.2 - 10/07/2014)
Law No. 24 of 3 May 2012, adopting the Trademark Law Treaty (TLT) and the regulations thereunder (IP/N/1/PAN/T/1 - 10/07/2014)
Law No. 1 of 5 January 2004 which amends and adds provisions to the Criminal and Judicial Codes and to Law No. 35 of 1996, and revokes an article of the Criminal Code and Law No. 15 of 1994 on industrial property rights (IP/N/1/PAN/I/1/Add.1 - 07/04/2004)
Law No. 20 of 26 June 2000 on the Special Intellectual Property Regime with Respect to the Collective Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the Protection and Defence of their Cultural Identity and Traditional Knowledge (IP/N/1/PAN/C/3, IP/N/1/PAN/I/3 - 05/04/2004)
Executive Decree No. 273 of 27 December 2000 regulating the use of computer programs in State institutions (IP/N/1/PAN/C/4 - 05/04/2004)
Article 837 of the Administrative Code (IP/N/1/PAN/1/Add.1 - 29/03/2004)
Articles 4 and 153 of the Political Constitution of Panama (IP/N/1/PAN/1/Add.1 - 29/03/2004)
Article 66.10 and Article 75 of Executive Decree No. 261 of 3 October 1995 (IP/N/1/PAN/1/Add.1 - 29/03/2004)
Law No. 47 of 1946 and its amendment under Organic Law of the Ministry of Education No. 34 of 6 July 1995, more specifically Article 23.19 (IP/N/1/PAN/1/Add.1 - 29/03/2004)
Decree 618 of 9 April 1952 concerning the Organic Law on Education (IP/N/1/PAN/1/Add.1 - 29/03/2004)
Law No. 18 of 22 September 1918 adopting the Criminal Code of the Republic of Panama (IP/N/1/PAN/1/Add.1 - 29/03/2004)
Law No. 35 of 1996 on Industrial Property (Official Gazette No. 23,036) (IP/N/1/PAN/I/1 - 11/06/1998)
Law No. 23 of 1997, partially amending Law No. 35 of 1996 on Industrial Property (Official Gazette No. 23,340) (IP/N/1/PAN/I/1 - 11/06/1998)
Decree No. 261 of 1995, establishing regulations under Law No. 15 of 1994 concerning Copyright and Related Rights (Official Gazette No. 22.907) (IP/N/1/PAN/C/2 - 04/06/1998)
Executive Decree No. 7 of 1998, establishing regulations under Law No. 35 of 1996 concerning Industrial Property (Official Gazette No. 23,486) (IP/N/1/PAN/I/2 - 04/06/1998)
Law No. 15 of 1994 concerning Copyright and Related Rights (Official Gazette No. 22.598) (IP/N/1/PAN/C/1 - 03/06/1998)
Executive Decree No. 123 of 1996 concerning Border Control by the General Directorate of Customs of the Ministry of Finance (Official Gazette No. 23,175) (IP/N/1/PAN/E/1 - 03/06/1998)
Executive Decree No. 79 of 1997 concerning Border Control in the Colón Free Zone and other Free Zones or Processing Zones (Official Gazette No. 23,350) (IP/N/1/PAN/E/1 - 03/06/1998)
Law No. 29 of 1996 concerning the Defence of Competition, which establishes circuit courts and superior trade courts with jurisdiction in intellectual property matters (Official Gazette No. 22,966) (IP/N/1/PAN/E/2 - 03/06/1998)
4. Title of law or regulation
Law No. 25 of 3 May 2012, adopting the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of 2 December 1961, revised at Geneva on 19 March 1991 (Act of 1991)
5. Nature of notification
Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)
Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)
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7. Date of entry into force
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