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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) The Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda (1981) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Patents Act 2003 (2003) Copyright Act 2003 (2003) Geographical Indications Act 2003 (2003) Industrial Designs Act 2003 (2003) Integrated Circuits Topography Act 2003 (2003) Trade Marks Act 2003 (2003) Intellectual Property Office Act 2003 (2003) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) International Trust Act 2007 (2007) Investment Authority Act 2006 (2006) Customs (Control and Management) Act, 1993 (1993) Unfair Contract Terms Act, 1987 (Cap. 451) (1987) Arbitration Act, 1975 (Cap. 33) (1975) Medical Act 1938 (Cap. 269) (1938)

Pending IP legislations	Pending IP Legislation of Antigua and Barbuda

Treaty Membership	WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Summary Table of Membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Treaties Administered by WIPO, plus UPOV, WTO and UN Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (March 17, 2000) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (March 17, 2000) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (March 17, 2000) Patent Cooperation Treaty (March 17, 2000) Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (March 17, 2000) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ... Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity ... Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (July 25, 2013) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (September 3, 2006) International Plant Protection Convention (January 24, 2006) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (May 17, 2004) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (December 9, 2003) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 1, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 1, 1995) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (November 16, 1994) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994) Convention on Biological Diversity (December 29, 1993) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (April 6, 1987) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (April 6, 1987) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (February 1, 1984) Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit (November 1, 1981) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (November 1, 1981) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (November 1, 1981) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (November 1, 1981) Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (November 1, 1981) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the "ACP Group"), since 1975 (ACP) ... Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas Establishing the Caribbean Community Including the Caricom Single Market and Economy (February 4, 2002) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and Antigua and Barbuda concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (February 28, 2001) Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (June 12, 1987)

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