Turkmenistan Country Commercial Guide
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Protecting Intellectual Property
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Turkmenistan has been a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) since 1991, but it is not a member of the 1996 WIPO Copyright Treaty, the 1996 WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, or the 2000 Patent Law Treaty. In August 2020, however, Turkmenistan acceded to the 1961 WIPO Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms, and Broadcasting Organizations. In October 2020, Turkmenistan acceded to the 2013 WIPO Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. The State Agency for Intellectual Property reported that Turkmenistan intends to accede the 2000 WIPO Patent Law Treaty in 2020, but as of February 2021 had the country not yet done so.

Table: According to WIPO, Turkmenistan acceded to the following international agreements/treaties:  

Treaty

Instrument

In Force

Berne Convention

Accession: February 29, 2016

May 29, 2016

Hague Agreement

Accession: December 16, 2015

March 16, 2016

Locarno Agreement

Accession: March 7, 2006

June 7, 2006

Madrid Protocol

Accession: June 28, 1999

September 28, 1999

Marrakesh VIP Treaty

Accession: October 15, 2020

January 15, 2021

Nairobi Treaty

Accession: December 16, 2015

January 16, 2016

Nice Agreement

Accession: March 7, 2006

June 7, 2006

Paris Convention

Declaration of Continued Application: March 1, 1995

December 25, 1991

Patent Cooperation Treaty

Declaration of Continued Application: March 1, 1995

December 25, 1991

Patent Law Treaty

Accession: April 19, 2021

July 19, 2021

Rome Convention

Accession: August 31, 2020

November 30, 2020

Strasbourg Agreement

Accession: March 7, 2006

March 7, 2007

Vienna Agreement

Accession: March 7, 2006

June 7, 2006

WIPO Convention

Declaration of Continued Application: March 1, 1995

December 25, 1991

Source:  http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ShowResults.jsp?country_id=170C&start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&treaty_all=ALL&search_what=C

To access the Turkmenistan Investment Climate Statement, which includes information on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, visit the U.S. Department of State Investment Climate Statement website.

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