Intellectual property in Cuba

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: In Cuba patents, trademarks and blueprints have to be lodged at the OCPI (Cuban Bureau of industrial property). Copyrights come under the National Copyrights Center, the CENDA.
Regional Organisations: No
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Law Decree no. 68. Inventions, scientific discoveries, blueprints, trademarks and brand names (March 14, 1983)	15 years
Trademark Law Decree no. 203 on brands and other distinctive signs (May 22, 2000)	15 years	Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Law Decree no. 68. Inventions, scientific discoveries, blueprints, trademarks and brand names (March 14, 1983)	5 years renewable for 5 more years
Copyright Law Decree No. 14 (December 28, 1977): Law governing copyrights.	50 years	WIPO Copyright Treaty
Industrial Models Law Decree no. 68. Inventions, scientific discoveries, blueprints, trademarks and brand names (March 14, 1983)	5 years renewable for 5 more years

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