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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) The Constitution of the United States of America (1787) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) An Act to Correct and Improve Certain Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and Title 35, United States Code (Public Law No. 112-274) (2013) U.S. Patent Law, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (2013) U.S. Trademark Law, Rules of Practice, 37 C.F.R. 2 et seq. & Federal Statues, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq. and 35. U.S.C. 1 (2012) Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) (2011) Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 (2010) Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (2010) Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010, Pub. Law No. 111-146, 124 Stat. 66 (2010) (2010) U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, 17. U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. (2009) Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008, Public Law 110-403 (2008) Plant Variety Protection Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 2321 et seq. (2005) American Inventors Protection Act of 1999, Public Law 106-113, 113 Stat. 1501 (1999) Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, 17 U.S.C. §§ 901-914 (1984) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (2011) United States– Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (2011) United States–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (2011) United States - Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (2011) Section 355 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.§ 355 (2010) Consolidated Antitrust Laws from the United States Code, 15 U.S.C §§ 1-7 (Sherman Act); 15 U.S.C. §§ 12-27 and 29 U.S.C. §§ 52-53 (Clayton Act); 15 U.S.C. §§ 41-58 (The Federal Trade Commission Act); 15 U.S.C. § 13 (Robinson-Patman Act) (2010) Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009, Public Law 111–148, 124 Stat. 119 (2009) Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. § 1030 (2009) Federal Alcohol Administration Act, 27 U.S.C. § 205 (2009) National Stolen Property Act of 1948, 18 U.S.C. § 2314 (2009) Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007, Public Law 110-85, 121 Stat. 823 (2007) Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. § 1337 (2007) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq. (2004) 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Pub. L. 107-273, 116 Stat. 1758 (2002) Nuclear Regulatory Legislation (2002) Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act of 2000, Public Law 106497, 114 Stat. 2219 (2000) Economic Espionage Act of 1996, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1831 et seq. (1996) Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. (1990)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) U.S. Trademark Law, Rules of Practice, 37 C.F.R. 2 et seq. & Federal Statues, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq. and 35. U.S.C. 1 (2012) Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases (2012) Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program (2012) Disclosure of Information for Certain Intellectual Property Rights Enforced at the Border (2012) Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System (2011) Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes under the Changes Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (2011) Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Image File Wrapper System or the Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners (2011) Rules of Practice in Patent Cases, 37 C.F.R. 1 (2010) U.S. Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments (2010) Copyright Office and Procedures, 37 C.F.R. §§ 201.1 et seq., and Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel Rules and Procedures, 37 C.F.R. §§ 251.1 et seq. (2010) Regulations and Rules of Practice, Plant Variety Protection, 7 C.F.R. §§ 97.1 et seq. (1997)

Geographical Indications	Laws / Regulations (Date of current version) Geographical Indications Laws and Regulations, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45, 1052 and 1125, 27 U.S.C. § 205 (1996)

IP Legal Literature	Indian Arts and Crafts Act, Know the Law (Brochure) America Invents Act: Effective Dates (30 Sept 2011) (2011) Table of State Laws Governing Protection of Undisclosed Information and Listing of State Adoptions of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (2010) Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (Sixth Edition, Revision 1, Oct. 2009) (2009) Listing of Some United States Code Sections Protecting Specific Names, Terms, and Marks (16 Jan 2009) (2009) Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (Eighth Edition, Revision 7, July 2008) (2008) Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transnational Disputes, © 2008 by The American Law Institute. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. (2008) To Promote Innovation: The Proper Balance of Competition and Patent Law and Policy: A Report by the Federal Trade Commission (Oct. 2003) (2003) Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property (@ U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission 1995) (1995) Restatement (Third) of Unfair Competition, Chapter 4, Appropriation of Trade Values, Topic 2. Trade Secrets (Sections 39-40) © 1995 by The American Law Institute. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. (1995) Uniform Trade Secrets Act, model law, as amended in 1985 (© The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 1985) (1985) Restatement (First) of Torts § 757 - Liability for Disclosure or Use of Another’s Trade Secret—General Principle (© American Law Institute 1939-2010) (1939)

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 Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances ... Patent Law Treaty ... Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (March 16, 2009) Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (November 2, 2003) WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (May 20, 2002) WIPO Copyright Treaty (March 6, 2002) Trademark Law Treaty (August 12, 2000) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (March 1, 1989) Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Program-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite (March 7, 1985) Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (August 19, 1980) Patent Cooperation Treaty (January 24, 1978) Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (October 7, 1975) Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (March 10, 1974) Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (May 25, 1972) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (August 25, 1970) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (May 30, 1887) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on Biological Diversity ... Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ... International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ... Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ... Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts ... Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts ... Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants ... United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade ... WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ... Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (June 13, 2009) Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (September 8, 2007) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 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) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994) Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific or Cultural Materials (November 15, 1989) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (January 1, 1988) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (December 2, 1983) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (November 8, 1981) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (December 17, 1975) Protocol 1 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of Stateless persons and refugees (July 10, 1974) Protocol 2 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of certain international organizations (July 10, 1974) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (July 10, 1974) Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States (November 28, 1968) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (February 2, 1967) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (February 2, 1956) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (February 2, 1956) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (February 2, 1956) Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to works of stateless persons and refugees (September 16, 1955) Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention the works of certain international organizations (September 16, 1955) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (September 16, 1955) Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention (December 6, 1954) Protocol on Uniformity of Powers of Attorney which are to be Utilized Abroad (April 16, 1942) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Inter-American Convention on the Rights of the Author in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works ... General Inter-American Convention for Trade Mark and Commercial Protection (February 17, 1931) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) North American Free Trade Agreement Between the Government of Canada, the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the United States of America (of December 8, 1993) (NAFTA) (January 1, 1994) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement concerning the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Jamaica ... Agreement on Trade Relations between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Mongolian People's Republic ... United States - Panama Trade Promotion Agreement ... United States - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (May 15, 2012) Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America (March 15, 2012) Free Trade Agreement between Peru and United States of America (February 1, 2009) Free Trade Agreement between Oman and United States of America (January 1, 2009) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Uruguay concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (February 1, 2006) Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the United States of America on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area (January 11, 2006) Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Morocco (January 1, 2006) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Mozambique concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (March 3, 2005) Free Trade Agreement between Australia and United States of America (January 1, 2005) Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Singapore (January 1, 2004) Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Chile (January 1, 2004) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (June 13, 2003) Free Trade Area between the United States and Jordan (December 17, 2001) Free Trade Agreement between United States and Viet Nam (December 10, 2001) Treaty between the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (November 11, 2001) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (August 2, 2001) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Honduras concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (July 11, 2001) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Croatia concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (June 20, 2001) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (June 6, 2001) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the State of Bahrain concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (May 31, 2001) Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua concerning Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (July 1, 1999) Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the Establishment of Copyright Relations (December 23, 1998) Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America - Intellectual property (October 14, 1998) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Albania concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (January 4, 1998) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Georgia concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (August 17, 1997) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Ecuador concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (May 11, 1997) Treaty between the United States of America and Jamaica concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (March 7, 1997) Treaty between the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Estonia for the Encouragement and the Reciprocal Protection of Investment (February 16, 1997) Treaty between the United States of America and Mongolia concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (January 1, 1997) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (December 26, 1996) Treaty between the United States of America and Ukraine concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (November 16, 1996) Agreement between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Cambodia on Trade Relations and Intellectual Property Rights Protection (October 25, 1996) Treaty between United States of America and the Republic of Armenia concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (March 29, 1996) Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Latvia on Trade Relations and Intellectual Property Rights Protection (January 20, 1995) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Moldova concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (November 25, 1994) Agreement on Intellectual Property between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Hungary (November 9, 1994) Treaty between the United States of America and the Argentine Republic concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (October 20, 1994) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's Republic of the Congo concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (August 13, 1994) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland concerning Business and Economic Relations (August 6, 1994) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Bulgaria concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (June 2, 1994) Treaty between the United States of America and the Government of Romania concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (January 15, 1994) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (January 12, 1994) Treaty between United States of America and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (January 12, 1994) Agreement Between the United States of America and the Government of Ecuador Concerning the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (October 15, 1993) Agreement on Trade Relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Georgia (August 13, 1993) Treaty between the United States of America and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (May 1, 1993) Agreement on Trade Relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan (February 18, 1993) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Tunisia concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (February 7, 1993) Treaty between the United States of America and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (December 19, 1992) Agreement on Trade Relations between the Republic of Albania and the United States of America (November 2, 1992) Treaty between the United States of America and the Arab Republic of Egypt concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments (June 27, 1992) Agreement on Trade Relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Armenia (April 7, 1992) Agreement on the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights between the United States of America and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (October 19, 1991) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Panama concerning the Treatment and Protection of Investment (May 30, 1991) Treaty between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Marocco concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (May 29, 1991) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Senegal concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (October 25, 1990) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (May 18, 1990) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Zaire concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (July 28, 1989) Treaty between the United States of America and the People's Republic of Bangladesh concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (July 25, 1989) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Cameroon concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (April 6, 1989) Treaty between the United States of America and Grenada concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (March 3, 1989) Free Trade Agreement between the United States of America and Israel (August 19, 1985) Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria on Exchanges and Cooperation in Cultural, Scientific, Educational, Technological and Other Fields (March 23, 1978) Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea (November 7, 1957) Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and the Italian Republic (July 26, 1949)

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