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.    

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

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

For additional information, visit the U.S. Department of State Investment Climate Statements.