Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2

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.)

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1. The Government of the Republic of Cuba has the honour to inform the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights that, in order to meet its obligations under Article 70.8 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba promulgated Decree Law No. 160 on 9 June 1995 (Special Official Gazette No. 2, year XCIII, page 3, of 10 June 1995). 2. Decree Law No. 160 allows submission to the National Office for Inventions, Technical Information and Trademarks (ONIITEM) of patent applications for inventions in the area of pharmaceutical and agricultural chemical products. 3. The formalities and official fees for patent applications for pharmaceutical and agricultural chemical products are the same as for all other patent applications. 4. Pursuant to Decree Law No. 160/95, on receiving patent applications for pharmaceutical and agricultural chemical products, the ONIITEM will determine whether they meet the requirements for publication at least 18 months and no later than 24 months after the submission date, or the priority date if this is requested. 5. It is recalled that the National Office for Inventions, Technical Information and Trademarks (ONIITEM) is located at: Calle Picota No. 15 entre Luz y Acosta, La Habana Vieja, Ciudad de La Habana, CP 10100, Republic of Cuba. The Office is open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 6. The text of Decree Law No. 160/95 is appended for the information of Members of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

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