RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/N/3
14February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0393)
Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFCONTACT POINTS
UNDER ARTICLE 69OFTHE AGREEMENT
Note bytheSecretariat
Atitsmeeting of21September 1995, theCouncil forTRIPS agreed toinvite eachMember
tonotify, by1January 1996, information relating tothecontact point, oreachofthecontact points,
established forthepurposes ofArticle 69oftheAgreement, inparticular thename(s), address(es),
telephone andtelefax number(s) and,where appropriate, E-mail reference(s), oftheauthorit(y)(ies)
inquestion, including, where appropriate, thecontact official ateachcontact point.
Thepresent document compiles theinformation received andwillbekeptuptodatethrough
addenda andcorrigenda andperiodic revisions.
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Antigua andBarbuda
Argentina
Australia
Contact point forcopyright, layout-designs ofintegrated circuits andtheprotection ofundisclosed
information
Attorney-General 'sDepartment
Business LawDivision
International Trade LawandIntellectual Property Branch
Robert Garran Offices
National Circuit
Barton ACT 2600
Telephone: +6162506666
Telefax: +6162505913
TheheadoftheInternational Trade LawandIntellectual Property Branch isMr.Chris Creswell,
Assistant Secretary.IP/N/3
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Austria
General contact point
Federal Ministry forEconomic Affairs
European Integration andMultilateral Trade Affairs
Division I/6-WTO
Stubenring 1
A-1011 Vienna
Telephone: +43171100-5085
Telefax: +4317159651
Contact point forborder measures
Federal Ministry ofFinance
Integration andCustoms
Division III.3a -Prohibitions andRestrictions
Himmelpfortgasse 4-8
A-1015 Vienna
Telephone: +43151433-1215
Telefax: +4315120927
Thiscontact point isanadditional contact point forspecial requirements related toborder
measures (concerning e.g.theimportation ofpirated goods)
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Contact point forPartII,Sections 2-8andPartIII,Section 4oftheTRIPS Agreement
Office delaPropriété industrielle
BdE.Jacqmain 154
B-1210 Bruxelles
Telephone: +3222064819/18
Telefax: +3222065750IP/N/3
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Contact point forPartII,Section 1andPartIII,Sections 1,2,3and5oftheTRIPS Agreement
Ministère delaJustice
Administration delaLégislation civile etdesCultes
BddeWaterloo 115
B-1000 Bruxelles
Telephone: +3225426744
Telefax: +3225427006
Boththeabove-mentioned authorities havebeendesignated ascontact points fortheremaining Parts
oftheTRIPS Agreement (Parts IandIVtoVII). Afinaldecision astotheauthority responsible will
bemade casebycaseaccording tothenature oftheprovisions concerned.
Belize
Bolivia
Industrial property
Lic.Bernd Abendroth
Subsecretario deIndustria
Dra.Keiko Shimojio
Responsable deIndustria
Address: Av.Camacho 1488, LaPaz
Telephone: +591 2372046/367453/367454 Extension 135Industrial Property
+591 2372043/367453/367454 Extension 102Under-Secretary 'sOffice for
Industry
Telefax: +591 2370936 Under-Secretary 'sOffice forIndustry
+591 2372046 Industrial Property Office
P.O.Box: 4430 LaPaz,Bolivia
Copyright andrelated rights
Lic.Carlos Osterman Stumpf
Subsecretario dePatrimonio Cultural
Secretaria Nacional deCultura
Dr.Alejandro Antezana
Asesor Legal deSecretaria Nacional deCultura
Address: Ayacucho esq.Potosí "Palacio Chico", LaPaz
Telephone: +591 2378128/373298/373632
Telefax: +591 2361798
P.O.Box: 7846 LaPaz,Bolivia
BotswanaIP/N/3
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Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Attorney General
c/oAttorney General 'sChambers
Ministry ofLaw
Bandar SeriBegawan 2016
Brunei Darussalam
Telephone: +673 2244872
Telefax: +673 2223100
Contact official: Mrs. Magdalene Chong
Principal Counsel
c/oAttorney General 'sChambers
Bandar SeriBegawan 2016
Brunei Darussalam
Telephone: +673 2244872(ext.127)
+673 202225917
Telefax: +673 2223100
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chile
Servicio Nacional deAduanas
Dirección Nacional
Plaza Sotomayor No.60
Valparaiso
Telephone: +5632217911
Telefax: +5632230591IP/N/3
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Colombia
Copyright
Dirección Nacional deDerechos deAutor
Sr.Fernando Zapata López
Director General
Address: Carrera 13No.27-00, oficina 617
Santafé deBogotá
Telephone: +5713418177
Telefax: +5712860813
E-mail: uac-dnda @
Industrial property
Superintendencia Delegada paralaPropiedad Industrial
Sr.Giancarlo Marcenaro Jiménez
Superintendente Delegado (E)
Dirección: Carrera 13No,27-00, piso5
Santafé deBogotá
Telephone: +5713418177
Telefax: +5712860813
Plant varieties
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario
Sr.Miguel Diago Ramírez
Gerente General
Address: Calle 37No.8-43, piso5
Santafé deBogotá
Telephone: +5712322181
Telefax: +5712884169
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech RepublicIP/N/3
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Denmark
TheDanish Patent Office
Helgesh øjAllé81
DK-2630 Taastrup
Denmark
Telephone: +4543508000
Telefax: +4543508001
Telex: 16046 DPO DK
E-mail: X400: S-patentdirektoratet; P=dkpto; A=dk400; C=dk
Internet: patentdirektoratet @dkpto.dk400.dk
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
European Communities
European Commission
DGI/D-3
200Ruedelaloi
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
Telephone: +3222992205/0152
Telefax: +3222990587
Egypt
ElSalvador
FijiIP/N/3
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Finland
Contact point forcopyright andrelated rights
Ministry ofEducation andCulture
Meritullinkatu 10
P.O.Box 293
FIN-00171 Helsinki
Telephone: +358 0134171
Telefax: +358 01359 335
Contact point fortrademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, patents, layout-designs
(topographies) ofintegrated circuits andprotection ofundisclosed information
Ministry ofTrade andIndustry
Industry Department
Aleksanterinkatu 4
P.O.Box230
FIN-00171 Helsinki
Telephone: +358 01601
Telefax: +358 01603666
France
1. Ministère del'Economie etdesFinances
-DREE (M.deRicolfis)
139,ruedeBercy
75572 Paris Cedex 12
Telephone: +33153188271
Telefax: +33153189601
2. Ministère del'Agriculture, delaPêche etdel'Alimentation
-DPE/SRI (Mme Legendre)
3,rueBarbet deJouy
75700 Paris
Telephone: +33149554503
Telefax: +33149555504
3. Ministère del'Industrie, desPostes etTelecommunications
-INPI (Mme Lightbourne)
26,bisruedeSaint Petersbourg
75800 Paris Cedex 08
Telephone: +33142945709
Telefax: +33143877468IP/N/3
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4. Ministère delaCulture
-DAG (Mme deMontluc)
4,rued'Aboukir
75002 Paris
Telephone: +33140157778
Telefax: +33140157779
Gabon
Germany
Contact point forTRIPS-related questions ofageneral nature
Bundesministerium derJustiz
Referat IIIB5
53170 Bonn
Telephone: +49228584325
Telefax: +49228584525
Contact point forquestions ontrade ininfringing goods
Bundesministerium derFinanzen
Referat IIIB7
53117 Bonn
Telephone: +492286822391
Telefax: +492286822555
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea Bissau
Guinea, Rep. of
Guyana
HaitiIP/N/3
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Honduras
Hong Kong
Head oftheIntellectual Property Investigation Bureau
Customs andExcise Department
M/F, 2Rumsey Street
Central
Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 2851 1611
Telefax: +852 2850 6415
Hungary
Iceland
Einkaleyfastofan (Icelandic Patent Office)
Lindargötu 9
150Reykjavík
Telephone: +354 5609450
Telefax: +354 5629434
E-mail: asta.valdimarsdottir@els.stjr.is
India
Indonesia
Mr.Bambang Kesowo
ViceCabinet Secretary
ThePresidential Commission onIPR
Office ofthePresident/State Secretariat
Jl.Veteran 17
Jakarta 10110
Telephone: +62213848590
Telefax: +62213501522
Ireland
Israel
ItalyIP/N/3
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Jamaica
Ministry ofForeign Affairs &Foreign Trade
21Dominica Drive
Kingston 5
Jamaica
Telephone: +18099296890
Telefax: +18099296733
Japan
1. Mr.Norihito Hokke
Special Officer forIntellectual Property Rights
Customs Clearance Division
Customs andTariff Bureau
Ministry ofFinance
3-1-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100Japan
Telephone: +8133581-3041
Telefax: +8135251-2125
2. Mr.Noriaki Oka
Assistant Director
International Trade Organizations Division
Customs andTariff Bureau
Ministry ofFinance
3-1-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100Japan
Telephone: +8133581-3825
Telefax: +8135251-2123
3. Mr.KojiMinamino
Assistant Director
Customs Clearance Division
Customs andTariff Bureau
Ministry ofFinance
3-1-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100Japan
Telephone: +8133581-3041
Telefax: +8135251-2125IP/N/3
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4. Mr.Kunihiko Shimano
Assistant Director
FirstInternational Organizations Division
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
2-2-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100Japan
Telephone: +8133581-3813
Telefax: +8133581-9470
Kenya
Korea
Kuwait
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Office ofNational Economy
Kirchstrasse 7
9490 Vaduz
Telephone: +41752366871
Telefax: +41752366889
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
MaliIP/N/3
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Malta
1. Industrial Property Office
Lascaris, Valletta
Contact official: Mr.Anthony Camenzuli
Controller ofIndustrial Property
Telephone: +356 232718 (Office)
+356 242270/7 (Department)
Telefax: +356 246800
2. Customs Department
Customs House
Valletta
Contact official: Mr.Joseph Galea Maucieri
Head, Central Services
Telephone: +356 233824 (Office)
+356 235721 (Department)
Telefax: +356 246150
Mauritania
Mauritius
ThePermanent Secretary
Ministry ofTrade andShipping
NewGovernment Centre, Level 4
PortLouis
Mauritius
Telephone: +230 2011985
Fax: +230 2126368
Mexico
1. Dirección General delDerecho deAutor
Secretaría deEducación Pública
Mariano Escobedo 438
Col.Nueva Anzures
11590 México D.F.
Telephone: +5252500291and2500380
Telefax: +5252507573IP/N/3
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2. Instituto Mexicano delaPropiedad Industrial
Periférico Sur3106
Col.Jardines delPedregal
01900 México D.F.
Telephone: +5256240401and02
Telefax: +5256240406
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Netherlands
Main contact point
Ministry ofEconomic Affairs
Legal Department/Division forIntellectual Property
20,Bezuidenhoutseweg
P.O.Box20101
2500 ECTheHague
Telephone: +31703796514
Telefax: +31703796815
Specific contact points
1. Issues related tocopyright, neighbouring rights andcivilremedies:
Ministry ofJustice
Directorate ofLegislation
P.O.Box20301
2500 EHTheHague
Telephone: +31703707911
Telefax: +31703707932
2. Issues related topatents, trademarks, industrial designs andintegrated circuits:
Netherlands Industrial Property Office
Public Information Service
P.O.Box5820
2280 HVRijswijk
Telephone: +31703986699
Telefax: +31703986606IP/N/3
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3. Issues related toborder measures andcustoms authorities:
Customs Authorities
Parallelweg 2
3131 DGVlaardingen
P.O.Box1005
3130 EEVlaardingen
Telephone: +31104455700
Telefax: +31104341020
NewZealand
TheDirector
Trade Negotiations Division
Ministry ofForeign Affairs andTrade
Private Bag18901
Wellington
NewZealand
Telephone: +6444948500
Telefax: +6444948518
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Main contact point
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
GATT/WTO Division
P.O.Box8114 Dep.
N-0032 Oslo
Telephone: +4722243600
Telefax: +4722249580
Thecontact point willliaise withadditional contact points inrelevant Ministries.IP/N/3
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Additional contact points
1. Ministry ofCulture
P.O.Box8030 Dep.
N-0030 Oslo
Attn: Ms.Trude Sveen
Telephone: +4722248023
Telefax: +4722248039
E-mail: G=trude;S=sveen;O=kd;P=dep;A=telemax;C=no
2. Ministry ofJustice
P.O.Box8005 Dep.
N-0030 Oslo
Attn: Mr.RolfChr.Trolle Andersen
Telephone: +4722245368
Telefax: +4722242725
E-mail: rolfa@felicia.jd.depno
3. TheNorwegian Patent Office
P.O.Box8160 Dep.
N-0033 Oslo
Attn: Mr.PerLossius
Telephone: +4722387300/7569
Telefax: +4722387655
E-mail: G=per;S=lossius;P=npo;A=telemax;C=no
4. Onplant breeder 'srights/UPOV:
Ministry ofAgriculture
P.O.Box8007
N-0030 Oslo
Attn: Mr.Nordahl Roaldsöy
Telephone: +4722249310
Telefax: +4722249557
E-mail: S=fimapost;O=ld;P=dep;A=telemax;C=no
Pakistan
Paraguay
PeruIP/N/3
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Philippines
Bureau ofPatents, Trademarks, andTechnology Transfer
Trade andIndustry Building
361Senator GilJ.Puyat
Puyat Avenue, Makati
Philippines
Poland
Contact point onindustrially-related aspects ofTRIPS
Patent Office oftheRepublic ofPoland
Al.Niepodleglosci 188/192
00-950 Warsaw
Telephone: +4822250581
Telefax: +4822250581
Contact officer: Ms.Grazyna Lachowicz
Chief Expert
Executive Office
Thecontact point willcollaborate withthePolish customs authorities tobeabletoprovide
information ontrade incounterfeit trademark goods andpirated copyright goods.
Portugal
DirecçaodeServiçosdeRegula çãoAduaneira
Direcçao-Geral dasAlfândegas
RuadaAlfândega, 5
1194 Lisboa Codex
Telephone: +351 18868185
+351 18860537
Telefax: +351 18880979
QatarIP/N/3
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Romania
General Customs Directorate
Surveillance andCustoms
Control Division
Matei Millo Str.,no.13
Sector 1-Bucharest
Romania
Telephone: +4012104096
+4012104093
Telefax: +4013112491
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent &Gren.
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
TheChief Executive Officer
TheSingapore Trade Development Board
230,Victoria Street,
#09-00,
Bugis Junction Officer Tower
Singapore 188024
Telephone: +653376628
Telefax: +653376898
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Intellectual Property Office oftheRepublic ofSlovenia
Ljubljana
Kotnikova 6
Slovenia
Telephone: +386 61327086
Telefax: +386 61318983
Responsible official: Dr.Bojan Pretnar, DirectorIP/N/3
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South Africa
Spain
SriLanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Kommerskollegium
(National Board ofTrade)
TRIPS Contact Point
Box1209
S-111 82Stockholm
Telephone: +4687910500
Telefax: +468246739
Contact official: Mr.Martin Brodén
Telephone: +4687910591
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Royal ThaiPolice
1. Pol.Maj. Gen. Vinai Powintara
Commander
Economic Crime Investigation Division
Central Investigation Police Bureau
Royal ThaiPolice
North Sathorn Road, Bangrak
Bangkok 10500
Telephone: +6622352827
Telefax: +6622346806IP/N/3
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2. Pol.Col.Peeraphan Prempooti
Superintendent ofSub-Division 3
Economic Crime Investigation Division
Central Investigation Police Bureau
Royal ThaiPolice
North Sathorn Road, Bangrak
Bangkok 10500
Telephone: +6622341064-9 ext.117
Telefax: +6622667855
TheRoyal ThaiCustoms Department
Mr.Rapee Asumpinpong
Director, Bureau ofPolicy andPlanning
TheRoyal ThaiCustoms Department
Ministry ofFinance
Sunthornkosa Road, Klong Toey
Bangkok 10110
Telephone: +6622490431-40
+6622402617 (direct)
Telefax: +6622494016
Telex: 82355 DEPCUSTTH
Department ofIntellectual Property
Mr.Weerawit Weeraworawit
Director ofTechnical andPlanning Division
Department ofIntellectual Property
Ministry ofCommerce
338Rachadapisek Road, Huay-kwang
Bangkok 10320
Telephone: +6622760056, 2760148-9
Telefax: +6622760058, 2760055
Togo
Trinidad andTobagoIP/N/3
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Tunisia
I. Issuesrelatingtotheprotectionofindustrialpropertytitlesandtheregistrationoflicence
contracts:
Contact point: Institut National delaNormalisation etdelaPropriété
Industrielle (INNORPI)
Contact official: Monsieur AliBenGaied
Address: CitéElKhadhra parRueAlain Savary
1003 Tunis-Belvédère
PB23-1012 Tunis Belvédère-Tunis
Telephone: +216 1785922
Telefax: +216 1781563
II. Issues relating tocopyright protection ofaudiovisual works:
Contact point: Etablissement delaRadiodiffusion Télévision Tunisienne (ERTT)
1. Contact official: Monsieur Mokhtar Moustaisser
(DirectiondesAffairesAdministrativesetFinancières)
Address: 71,Avenue delaLiberté
1002 -Tunis
Telephone: +216 1287300
Telefax: +216 1781058
2. Contact official: Monsieur Noureddine BenChadly
(Département Juridique)
Address: 92,RuedePalestine
1002 -Tunis
Telephone: +216 1781687
Telefax: +216 1781297
III. Issuesrelatingtotheprotectionofartisticandintellectualpropertyrightsandcopyright:
Contact point: Centre desMusiques Arabes etMéditerranéennes
Contact official: Monsieur Hatem Touil
Address: Palais duBaron d'Erlanger
8Ruedu2mars 1934
2026 SidiBouSaid-Tunis
Telephone: +216 1746051/740 102
Telefax: +216 1746490IP/N/3
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IV. Customs issues:
Contact point: Direction Générale desDouanes
(Bureau delaCoopération Internationale)
Contact official: Madame Nour ElHouda Mekkaoui
Address: 5RueIchbilia
1002 -Tunis
Telephone: +261 1343742
Telefax: +261 1353257
Turkey
Uganda
Customs andExcise Department
Uganda Revenue Authority
PostOffice BoxNo.7279
Plot3,Parliament Avenue
Kampala
Telephone: +256 41243967 or230923
Telefax: +256 41236786
United Kingdom
Mr.Phillip Thorpe
Intellectual Property Policy Directorate
ThePatent Office
Cardiff Road
Newport
Gwent NP91RH
Telephone: +441633814734
Telefax: +441633814504
United States
UruguayIP/N/3
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Venezuela
1. Instituto deComercio Exterior (ICE)
Dr.Francisco Astudillo
Asesor
Address: Av.Libertador, Centro Comercial LosCedros, PentHouse,
LaFlorida, Apartado Postal 1050, Caracas, Venezuela
Telephone: +5827621810/7623881/7626771
Telefax: +5827312348
TheVenezuelan Foreign Trade Institute (ICE) isresponsible forliaison inallmatters
relating totheMarrakesh Agreement anditsAnnexes.
2. Servicio Autónomo delRegistro delaPropiedad Industrial (SARPI)
Dr.Roland Vega
Director General Sectorial
Ministerio deFomento
Address: Centro Simón Bolívar, Torre Sur,Piso7,ElSilencio,
Apartado Postal 1844, Caracas, Venezuela
Telephone: +5824813063/4816478/4811245/4811174
Telefax: +5824831391
TheSARPI, anindependent bodylinked totheMinistry ofDevelopment, isresponsible
fortheregistration andadministration ofprovisions concerning industrial property in
Venezuela.
3. Dirección Nacional delDerecho deAutor
Dra.Magdaly Sánchez Aranguren
Directora General Sectorial
Ministerio deJusticia
Address:
1) Edificio París, piso1,Oficina 1-5,Plaza LaCandelaria,
Caracas, Venezuela
2) Ministerio deJusticia, Torre Norte, Centro Simón Bolívar,
ElSilencio, Caracas, Venezuela
Telephone: +5825725252
Telefax: +5825725252/4818016
TheDirección Nacional delDerecho deAuto (National Copyright Office), attached
totheMinistry ofJustice, isresponsible fortheadministrative tasks ofregistration,
monitoring andinspection, aswellasotherfunctions provided forunder theVenezuelan
Copyright Law.
ADraft LawonIndustrial Property iscurrently under consideration bytheVenezuelan National
Congress. Thisbillenvisages thecreation ofaspecialized bodyresponsible fortheactivities
contained within Article 69oftheTRIPS Agreement.IP/N/3
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Zambia
Zimbabwe