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Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version)- Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2006-1 (2006)
- Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2006-2 (2006)
- Trade Marks Act, Cap. 319 (2006)
- Copyright ( Amendment) Act, 2004-17 (2004)
- Protection of New Plant Varieties Act, Cap. 267 (consolidated as of 2002) (2002)
- Geographical Indications Act, Cap. 320 (consolidated as of 2002) (2002)
- Integrated Circuits Act, Cap. 320A (consolidated as of 2002) (2002)
- Integrated Circuits (Amendment) Act, 2001 - 15 (2001)
- Patents Act, Cap. 314 (2001)
- Copyright Act, Cap. 300 (1998)
- Registration of Business Names Act, Cap. 317 (consolidated as of 1989) (1989)
- Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office, Cap. 21A (1988)
- Industrial Designs Act (Chapter 309A) (1981-57, as last amended by Act 1988-6) (1988)
- Protection of the Olympic Symbol Act, Cap. 315A (1985)
- Intellectual Property Acts (Amendment) Act, 1984 - 20 (1984)
- Broadcasting Act, Cap.274B (consolidated as of 2002) (1980)
- National Emblems and National Anthem of Barbados (Regulation) Act, Cap. 300A (1976)
IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version)- International Commercial Arbitration Act, 2007-45 (2007)
- Fair Competition Act, Cap. 326C (codified as of 2002) (2003)
- Consumer Protection Act, Cap. 326D (2002)
- Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation Act, Cap. 276 (as consolidated 2002) (2002)
- Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, 2001 - 16 (2001)
- Telecommunications Act, Cap. 282B (2001)
- Protection against Unfair Competition Act, 1998 (1998)
- Publications (Legal Deposit) Act, Cap. 301A (1985)
- Barbados National Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Act, Cap. 325A (codified as of 1985) (1985)
- Control of Standards Act, Cap. 326A (consolidated as of 1985) (1985)
- Arbitration (Foreign Arbitral Awards) Act, Cap. 110A (Consolidated as of 1985) (1985)
- Arbitration Act, Cap. 110 (1967)
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Implementing Rules/Regulations | Intellectual Property (Date of current version)- Trade Marks Regulations 1984 (2006)
- Patents (Priority Protection) Order, S.I. 2005, No. 158 (2005)
- Copyright Tribunal Regulations, 2004 (2004)
- Copyright (Prohibited Imports) Regulations, 2004 (2004)
- Integrated Circuits Regulations, 2001 (2001)
- Protection of New Plant Varieties Order, 2001 (2001)
- Protection of New Plant Varieties Regulations, 2001 (2001)
- Proclamation S.I. 2001, No. 20 of February 16, 2001 of the Protection Against Unfair Competition Act (Act 1998-20) (2001)
- Proclamation S.I. 2001, No 21 of February 16, 2001 of the Integrated Circuits Act (Act 1998-21) (2001)
- Broadcasting Regulations 2000 (2001)
- Proclamation S.I. 1998, No. 106 of August 11, 1998 of the Copyright Act, 1998 (Act 1998-4) (1998)
- Proclamation S.I. 1984, No. 178 of November 20, 1984 of the Patents Act, 1981 (Act 1981-55) (1984)
- Proclamation S.I. 1984, No. 179 of November 20, 1984 of the Trade Marks Act, 1981 (Act 1981-56) (1984)
- Proclamation S.I. 1984, No. 180 of November 20, 1984 of the Industrial Designs Act, 1981 (Act 1981-57) (1984)
- Industrial Designs Regulations No. 83 of April 17, 1984 (1984)
- The Patents Regulations No. 84 of April 17, 1984 (1984)
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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 - Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol (February 28, 1986)
- Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (March 12, 1985)
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (March 12, 1985)
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (March 12, 1985)
- Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (September 18, 1983)
- Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (July 30, 1983)
- Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (July 29, 1983)
- Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (October 5, 1979)
IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party)- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (March 29, 2013)
- Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (January 2, 2009)
- Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (January 2, 2009)
- Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (January 2, 2009)
- Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (January 2, 2009)
- Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (January 2, 2009)
- WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (February 1, 2006)
- International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005)
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005)
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (September 5, 2004)
- Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (September 11, 2003)
- Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (July 10, 2002)
- Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (July 9, 2002)
- Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (July 9, 2002)
- 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 (June 21, 1994)
- Convention on Biological Diversity (March 10, 1994)
- Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (August 19, 1990)
- Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (August 19, 1990)
- Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (June 18, 1983)
- Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (June 18, 1983)
- Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific or Cultural Materials (January 2, 1982)
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (January 3, 1976)
- Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (November 30, 1966)
- Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (November 30, 1966)
- Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (November 30, 1966)
- Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (November 30, 1966)
- Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (November 30, 1966)
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