Intellectual property in Azerbaijan

Intellectual Property

National Organisations

After the declaration of independence of Azerbaijan from the USSR in 1991, the country created in 1993 the department of patents and trademarks under the aegis of the Committee of Technology and Sciences (Patent and License Department of the State Committee of Science and Technology). The country also founded the Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents.

Regional Organisations

Azerbaijan is a member of the Eurasian Patent Organization.

International Membership

Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)