...to establish uniform procedures of implementation. These international agreements inlcude the Paris Convention for the protection of industrial property; the Berne Convention for the protection of literary and artistic works; the Hague Convention for the registration of designs and industrial models;...

...programs, because under the regime of th« multilateral copyright treaties (the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic works, and the Universal Copyright Convention) a country which extends copyright protection to a computer program is obliged to grant protection,...

...intellectual property. He recalled that his country was also a member of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. He...

...this last inconsistent program were complete. 7. Protection of US Intellectual Property New Zealand is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, and the Berne Copyright and Universal Copyright Conventions. New Zealand has generally...

...inventions. Hungary is also a member of major intellectual property conventions, such as the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, and the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of...

...Copyright Office of the Cultural Affairs Agency, Ministry of Education. Under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Universal Copyright Convention, Japan provides protection for copyrighted works, including computer programs, for nationals of member...

...and patents, and provide stiff penalties for their infringement. Hong Kong has acceded to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, and the Universal Copyright Convention. Patents: Hong Kong does not grant...

...amendments that will provide world-class protection. China has also joined the Berne Convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Universal Copyright Convention anf has issued the necessary regulations to implement those conventions and relevant laws. We also...

...renewable for additional 10-year periods. Copyrights: Luxembourg is a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Universal Copyright Convention. Protection exists for the life of the author, plus 50 years after death. TAXATION Corporate Taxes:...

...Copyright Office of the Cultural Affairs Agency, Ministry of Education. Under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Universal Copyright Convention, Japan provides protection for copyrighted works, including computer programs, for nationals of member...