Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Law No. 1.449 of February 15, 1993, regulating the professional practice of engineering and related activities, in all branches and activities thereof, as well as intellectual property matters relating to technical documents

Year of current version:	1993
Date of entry into force of original text:	February 15, 1993
Date of Text (Enacted):	February 10, 1993
Type of Text:	IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Other
Notes:	See Chapter IV:Intellectual property. Art. 25. “The technical documents such as maps, blueprints, drawings, calculations, models, reports or other documents, are copyrighted to their professional author.” Art. 26. “For any of the technical documents referred to in the preceding article to have any effect in any office of the Public Administration and its content to be enforced in whole or in part by any person or public or private entity, it must be signed by its author, the respective professional field.” Courtesy translation of Art °25, °26.
Available Texts:
Spanish	Ley N° 1.449 del 15 de febrero de 1993, por el que se regula el ejercicio de la profesión de la ingeniería y actividades afines, en todas sus ramas y actividades, así como la propiedad intelectual sobre los documentos técnicos (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Law No.1322 of April 13, 1992 on Copyright (BO005)
WIPO Lex No.:	BO017