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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana 1980 (1996) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Trademarks Act (Cap. 90:01) (1973) Patents and Designs Act (Cap. 90:03) (1973) Copyright Act 1956 (Cap. 74) (1956) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Competition and Fair Trading Act 2006 (2006) Business Names (Registration) Act (Cap. 90:05) (2000) Deeds Registry Authority Act (Cap. 5:11) (1999) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) The Copyright (British Guiana) Order 1966 (Act No. 79 of 1966) (1966)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Patents Regulations (1970) Trade Marks Rules (R. 1/1955 No. 4 of 1972) (1955) Designs Regulations (Reg. 14/9/1947) (1937)

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 (October 25, 1994) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (October 25, 1994) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (October 25, 1994) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (March 21, 2010) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (March 14, 2010) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (June 16, 2008) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (December 11, 2007) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (December 14, 2005) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) 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) Convention on Biological Diversity (November 27, 1994) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (November 27, 1994) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (November 16, 1994) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (July 18, 1988) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (July 18, 1988) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (September 20, 1977) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (May 15, 1977) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (May 26, 1966) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (May 26, 1966) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (May 26, 1966) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas Establishing the Caribbean Community Including the Caricom Single Market and Economy (February 4, 2002) Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (May 4, 1989) Panama Convention establishing the Latin American Economic System (SELA) (June 7, 1976) The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the "ACP Group"), since 1975 (ACP) (February 12, 1976)

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