Constitution / Basic Law |
| Date of Text | Entity | Title |
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| September 17, 1787 | United States of America | The Constitution of the United States of America |
Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature |
| Date of Text | Entity | Title |
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| | United States of America | U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, 17. U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. |
| December 9, 2010 | United States of America | Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 |
| May 27, 2010 | United States of America | Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 |
| October 13, 2008 | United States of America | Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008, Public Law 110-403 |
| November 29, 1999 | United States of America | American Inventors Protection Act of 1999, Public Law 106-113, 113 Stat. 1501 |
IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature |
| Date of Text | Entity | Title |
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| January 5, 2011 | United States of America | United States - Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act |
| November 2, 2002 | United States of America | 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Pub. L. 107-273, 116 Stat. 1758 |
Implementing Rules/Regulations |
| Date of Text | Entity | Title |
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| January 20, 2010 | United States of America | 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. |
IP Legal Literature |
| Date of Text | Entity | Title |
|---|
| April 6, 1995 | United States of America | Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property (@ U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission 1995) |
WIPO-Administered Treaties |
| Entry into force for contracting party | Entity | Title |
|---|
| March 1, 1989 | United States of America | Berne Convention |
| March 7, 1985 | United States of America | Brussels Convention |
| March 10, 1974 | United States of America | Phonograms Convention |
| August 25, 1970 | United States of America | WIPO Convention |
| March 6, 2002 | United States of America | WIPO Copyright Treaty |
| May 20, 2002 | United States of America | WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty |
IP Regional Treaties |
| Entry into force for contracting party | Entity | Title |
|---|
| | United States of America | Inter-American Convention on the Rights of the Author in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works |
IP-related Multilateral Treaties |
| Entry into force for contracting party | Entity | Title |
|---|
| January 1, 1995 | United States of America | Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) |
| February 2, 1967 | United States of America | Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials |
| January 1, 1995 | United States of America | Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) |
| December 17, 1975 | United States of America | Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage |
| June 13, 2009 | United States of America | Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict |
| December 2, 1983 | United States of America | Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property |
| | United States of America | Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| November 28, 1968 | United States of America | Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States |
| November 15, 1989 | United States of America | Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific or Cultural Materials |
| September 16, 1955 | United States of America | Protocol 1 to Universal Copyright Convention 1952 |
| July 10, 1974 | United States of America | Protocol 1 to Universal Copyright Convention 1971 |
| September 16, 1955 | United States of America | Protocol 2 to Universal Copyright Convention 1952 |
| July 10, 1974 | United States of America | Protocol 2 to Universal Copyright Convention 1971 |
| December 6, 1954 | United States of America | Protocol 3 to Universal Copyright Convention 1952 |
| January 1, 1988 | United States of America | United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods |
| September 16, 1955 | United States of America | Universal Copyright Convention 1952 |
| July 10, 1974 | United States of America | Universal Copyright Convention 1971 |
IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties |
| Entry into force for contracting party | Entity | Title |
|---|
| January 11, 2006 | United States of America | 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 |
| March 23, 1978 | United States of America | 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 |
| July 1, 1999 | United States of America | Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua concerning Protection of Intellectual Property Rights |
| October 15, 1993 | United States of America | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Government of Ecuador Concerning the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights |
| October 25, 1996 | United States of America | Agreement between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Cambodia on Trade Relations and Intellectual Property Rights Protection |
| | United States of America | Agreement concerning the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Jamaica |
| November 9, 1994 | United States of America | Agreement on Intellectual Property between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Hungary |
| | United States of America | Agreement on Trade Relations between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Mongolian People's Republic |
| November 2, 1992 | United States of America | Agreement on Trade Relations between the Republic of Albania and the United States of America |
| April 7, 1992 | United States of America | Agreement on Trade Relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Armenia |
| August 13, 1993 | United States of America | Agreement on Trade Relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Georgia |
| February 18, 1993 | United States of America | Agreement on Trade Relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| January 1, 2005 | United States of America | Free Trade Agreement between Australia and United States of America |
| January 1, 2009 | United States of America | Free Trade Agreement between Oman and United States of America |
| February 1, 2009 | United States of America | Free Trade Agreement between Peru and United States of America |
| March 15, 2012 | United States of America | Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America |
| January 1, 2004 | United States of America | Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Chile |
| August 19, 1985 | United States of America | Free Trade Agreement between the United States of America and Israel |
| December 10, 2001 | United States of America | Free Trade Agreement between United States and Viet Nam |
| July 11, 2001 | United States of America | Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Honduras concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment |
| June 13, 2003 | United States of America | 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 |
| August 13, 1994 | United States of America | 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 |
| January 4, 1998 | United States of America | 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 |
| August 2, 2001 | United States of America | 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 |
| June 6, 2001 | United States of America | 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 20, 2001 | United States of America | 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 |
| August 17, 1997 | United States of America | 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 |
| May 31, 2001 | United States of America | 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 |
| March 3, 1989 | United States of America | Treaty between the United States of America and Grenada concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment |
| March 7, 1997 | United States of America | Treaty between the United States of America and Jamaica concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment |
| June 27, 1992 | United States of America | Treaty between the United States of America and the Arab Republic of Egypt concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments |
| October 20, 1994 | United States of America | Treaty between the United States of America and the Argentine Republic concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment |
| May 1, 1993 | United States of America | Treaty between the United States of America and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment |
| February 16, 1997 | United States of America | Treaty between the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Estonia for the Encouragement and the Reciprocal Protection of Investment |
| July 25, 1989 | United States of America | Treaty between the United States of America and the People's Republic of Bangladesh concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment |
| June 2, 1994 | United States of America | Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Bulgaria concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment |
| April 6, 1989 | United States of America | Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Cameroon concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment |
| May 11, 1997 | United States of America | Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Ecuador concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment |
| January 12, 1994 | United States of America | Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment |
| July 28, 1989 | United States of America | Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Zaire concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment |
| March 29, 1996 | United States of America | Treaty between United States of America and the Republic of Armenia concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment |
| January 12, 1994 | United States of America | Treaty between United States of America and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment |
| May 15, 2012 | United States of America | United States - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement |
| | United States of America | United States - Panama Trade Promotion Agreement |
Regional Economic Integration Treaties |
| Entry into force for contracting party | Entity | Title |
|---|
| January 1, 1994 | United States of America | North American Free Trade Agreement |