Intellectual property in Panama

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The Directorate General of the Industrial Property Registry. Panama signed the General Inter-American Convention for Trade Mark and Commercial Protection of 1929.
The new intellectual Property Law, approved in April 1996 fulfils the WTO requirements. The law strongly punishes brand name and patent piracy and provides for speedy proceedings in the case of conflict.
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)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Law 35 of May 10th 1996	Validity period of 20 years (Spanish only)	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Law 35 of May 10th 1996	10 years, renewable for 10 years (Spanish only)
Design Law 35 of May 10th 1996	10 years, period can be extended up to 5 more years (Spanish only)
Copyright Law 15 on copyright 1994	Lifetime right for the author and his heirs as provided by the text.	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Law 35 of May 10th 1996	10 years, see text

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