WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/3/Rev.3
10 November 1998
(98-4422)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OF CONTACT POINTS
UNDER ARTICLE 69 OF THE AGREEMENT
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
At its meeting of 21 September 1995, the Council for TRIPS agreed to invite each Member to
notify, by 1 January 1996, information relating to the contact point, or each of the contact points,
established for the purposes of Article 69 of the Ag reement, in particular the name(s), address(es),
telephone and telefax number(s) and, where appropriate, E-mail reference(s), of the authorit(y)(ies) inquestion, including, where appropriate, the contact official at each contact point.
The present revised document compiles the information received to date and contained in
documents IP/N/3/Rev.2 and Addenda 1-10.  It also includes updated information subsequently received
from the delegation of the European Communities con cerning their contact point.  Future updates will
be circulated through addenda and corrigenda to the present document or further revisions.
In each case where a Member has not supplied information on its contact point(s), this is
reflected in the present document as well.
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ANGOLA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
ARGENTINA
Contact point for trade in general
Secretaría de Comercio e Inversiones
Lic. Marcelo Regúnaga (Secretario)
H. Yrigoyen 250, 5° Piso, Of. 526
Buenos Aires
Telephone: +54 1 349 5414
+54 1 349 5416
Telefax: +54 1 349 5422IP/N/3/Rev.3
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Contact point for border measures
Administracíon Naci onal de Aduanas
Lic. Walter Defortuna (Administrador)Azopardo 350, 1er Piso
Buenos Aires
Telephone: +54 1 331 7635
+54 1 331 7606
Telefax: +54 1 334 5044
AUSTRALIA
The DirectorIntellectual Property and Investment Section
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Canberra, ACT
Telephone: +61 6 261 2470
Telefax: +61 6 261 3514
AUSTRIA
General contact point
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs
European Integration and Multilateral Trade Affairs
Division I/6 - WTO
Stubenring 1
A - 1011 Vienna
Telephone: +43 1 71100 5320
Telefax: +43 1 715 9651
Contact point for border measures
Federal Ministry of Finance
Integration and Customs
Division III.3a - Prohib itions and Restrictions
Himmelpfortgasse 4-8A - 1015 Vienna
Telephone: +43 1 51433 1215
Telefax: +43 1 512 0927
This contact point is an additional contact point for special requirements related to border
measures (concerning e.g. th e importation of pirated goods).IP/N/3/Rev.3
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BAHRAIN
1. Ministry of Commerce
Agencies and Industria l Property Directorate
Industrial Property OfficeP.O. Box 5479
Manama
a) Mr. Mohamed Dhrar Al-Shaer
Acting Director of Agenci es and Industrial Property
Telephone: +973 530 335
Telefax: +973 536 479
b) Miss Lona Abdulla Al-Moataz
Head of Industrial Property
Telephone: +973 522 900
Telefax: +973 536 479
2. Customs & Port Affairs
Directorate General of Customs
Mr. Ali Ibrahim Al-Mahmeed
P.O. Box 15
Manama
Telephone: +973 729 347
Telefax: +973 827 312
3. Ministry of Information
Section of Printing Control a nd Intellectual Property Rights
Mr. Abd El-Raheem Al-Kashaff
P.O. Box 253
Manama
Telephone: +973 290 210
Telefax: +973 292 678
BANGLADESH
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
BARBADOS
The Ministry of International Trade and Business
Permanent Secretary
Nº 1 Culloden Road
St. MichaelIP/N/3/Rev.3
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BELGIUM
Contact point for Part II, Sections 2-8,  and Part III, Section 4 of the TRIPS Agreement
Office de la propriété industrielle
Bd E. Jacqmain 154
B - 1210 Bruxelles
Telephone: +32 2 206 48 19/18
Telefax: +32 2 206 57 50
Contact point for Part II, Secti on 1,  and Part III, Sections 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the TRIPS Agreement
Ministère de la justice
Administration de la législation civile et des cultes
Bd de Waterloo 115
B - 1000 Bruxelles
Telephone: +32 2 542 67 44
Telefax: +32 2 542 70 06
Both the above-mentioned authorities have been desi gnated as contact points for the remaining Parts of
the TRIPS Agreement (Parts I and IV to VII).  A final decision as to the authority responsible will be
made case by case according to the nature of the provisions concerned.
BELIZE
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
BENIN
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]IP/N/3/Rev.3
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BOLIVIA
Contact point for industrial property
Lic. Bernd Abendroth
Subsecretario de Industria
Dra. Keiko Shimojio
Responsable de Industria
Av. Camacho 1488
P.O. Box 4430
La Paz
Telephone: +591 2 372046)
+591 2 367453)   (ext. 135 Industrial Property)
+591 2 367454)
+591 2 372043)
+591 2 367453) (ext. 102 Under-Secr etary's Office for Industry)
+591 2 367454)
Telefax: +591 2 372046  (Industrial Property Office)
+591 2 370936  (Under-Secretary's Office for Industry)
Contact point for copyright and related rights
Lic. Carlos Osterman Stumpf
Subsecretario de Patrimonio Cultural
Secretaría Nacional de Cultura
Dr. Alejandro Antezana
Asesor Legal de Secretaría Nacional de Cultura
Ayacucho esq. Potosí "Palacio Chico"
P.O. Box 7846La Paz
Telephone: +591 2 378128
+591 2 373298
+591 2 373632
Telefax: +591 2 361798
BOTSWANA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]IP/N/3/Rev.3
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BRAZIL
Main contact point
Divisão de Política Comercial - DPC
(Trade Policy Division)
Ministério das Relações Exteriores
Anexo I - Sala 536 - 5 ° andar
70170-900 Brasília-DF
Telephone: +55 61 211 64 11-15
Telefax: +55 61 226 60 79
+55 61 223 73 62
Contact official: Minister Regis Arslanian
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Attorney General
c/o Attorney General's Chambers
Ministry of Law
Bandar Seri Begawan 2016
Telephone: +673 2 244 872
Telefax: +673 2 223 100
Contact official: Mrs. Magdalene Chong
Principal Counsel
c/o Attorney General's Chambers
Bandar Seri Begawan 2016
Telephone: +673 2 244 872 (ext. 127)
+673 2 02 225 917
Telefax: +673 2 223 100
BULGARIA
Main contact point
Ministry of Trade and Tourism
Multilateral Trade and Economic Policy Department
12, Alexander Batenberg Str.1000 Sofia
Telephone: +359 2 981 46 51
+359 2 987 34 92
Telefax: +359 2 981 49 15
+359 2 981 50 39IP/N/3/Rev.3
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Specific contact points
1. Issues related to copyright and neighbouring rights:
Ministry of Culture
Copyright Department
17, Alexander Stamboliisky Blvd.
1000 Sofia
Telephone: +359 2 980 53 85
Telefax: +359 2 981 81 45
+359 2 980 53 88
Contact official: Katherina  Pashova, Legal Adviser
2. Issues related to patents, trademarks, i ndustrial designs, geographical indications and
integrated circuits:
Patent Office
52B, Dr. G.M. Dimitrov Blvd.
1113 Sofia
Telephone: +359 2 71 01 34
Telefax: +359 2 70 83 25
+359 2 71 70 44
E-mail: bpo@internet bg.bg
Contact official: Mariana Rasheva
3. Issues related to undisclosed information:
Commission for the Protection of Competition
69, Shipchenski prohod Blvd.
1574 Sofia
Telephone: +359 2 71 91 85
+359 2 971 31 50
Telefax: +359 2 971 32 80
E-mail: cpcbg1@mbox.digsys.bg
Contact official: Ljudmila Yordanova
4. Issues related to border measures:
Ministry of Finance
General Customs Directorate
1, Aksakov Str.
1040 Sofia
Telephone: +359 2 86 95 95
Telefax: +359 2 980 32 75
E-mail: d.mihov@internet-bg.bg
Contact official: Marina AntonovaIP/N/3/Rev.3
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BURKINA FASO
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
BURUNDI
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
CAMEROON
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
CANADA
1. Mrs. Madeleine Betts
Information and Technology Trade Policy Division (EBT)
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Lester B. Pearson Buildin g (Tower C, 3rd floor)
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A OG2
Telephone: +1 613 992 7260
Telefax: +1 613 944 0066
E-mail: <madeleine.betts@extott15.x400.gc.ca> at INTERNET
2. Mr. G. Calow
Senior Nomenclature SpecialistCustoms Trade Administration Branch
Revenue Canada Customs
Connaught Building
6th Floor
Mackenzie AvenueOttawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0L5
Telephone: +1 613 941 9928
Telefax: +1 613 941 2034
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]IP/N/3/Rev.3
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CHAD
Structure nationale de liaison avec l'OAPI
B.P. 424
N'Djaména
Telephone: +235 52 27 33
Telefax: +235 52 27 33
It should be noted, however, that the said contact point does not cover the works of
performers, producers of phonograms and broadcasting organizations such as radio and television.
CHILE
Servicio Nacional de Aduanas
Enrique Fanta Ivanovic
Director Nacional
Plaza Sotomayor Nº 60
Casilla 1720
Valparaiso
Telephone: +56 32 200 500
Fax: +56 32 212 819
+56 32 212 841
COLOMBIA
Contact point for copyright
Sr. Fernando Zapata López
Director General
Dirección Nacional de Derechos de Autor
Carrera 13 Nº 27-00, Oficina 617
Santafé de Bogotá
Telephone: +57 1 341 8177
Telefax: +57 1 286 0813
E-mail: uac-dnda @
Contact point for industrial property
Sr. Giancarlo Marcenaro Jiménez
Superintendente Delegado (E)
Superintendencia Delegada para la Propiedad IndustrialCarrera 13 Nº 27-00, Piso 5
Santafé de Bogotá
Telephone: +57 1 341 8177
Telefax: +57 1 286 0813IP/N/3/Rev.3
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Contact point for plant varieties
Sr. Miguel Diago Ramírez
Gerente General
Instituto Colombiano AgropecuarioCalle 37 Nº 8-43, Piso 5
Santafé de Bogotá
Telephone: +57 1 232 2181
Telefax: +57 1 288 4169
CONGO
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
COSTA RICA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
CUBA
Contact point  for industrial property
Oficina Cubana de la Propiedad Industrial (OCPI)
Picota Nº 15 entre Luz y Acosta
La Habana Vieja
Ciudad de La HabanaCP 101000 Cuba
Telephone: +53 7 61 0185
+53 7 61 3602
+53 7 62 4395
+53 7 62 4379
+53 7 62 9771
Telefax: +53 7 338237 (Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente)
Contact point  for copyright
Centro Nacional de Derecho de Autor (CENDA)
Línea Nº 365 esquina a G. Vedado
Ciudad de La Habana
CP 4133 Cuba
Telephone: +53 7 32 3571
+53 7 32 3573IP/N/3/Rev.3
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CYPRUS
Contact point for copyright and industrial property
Mrs. Maria A. Kyriacou
Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and TourismDepartment of Registrar of Companies & Official Receiver
Corner Makarios Av. & Karpenissiou Street
Xenios Building
CY - 1427 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 2 302 133
+357 2 302 317
Telefax: +357 2 302 687
CZECH REPUBLIC
Contact point for copyright and related rights
Ministry of Culture
Audiovision and Copyright Department
Valdštejnská 12
118 11 Praha 1
Telephone:  +420 2 513 2338
Telefax: +420 2 537055
Contact official: Mr. Jan Fu čík
Contact point for trademarks, appellations of or igin, patents, industrial designs and topographies of
semiconductor products
Industrial Property Office
International DepartmentAntonína Čermáka 2a
160 68 Praha 6 – Bubene č
Telephone: +420 2 2431 1555 (ext. 312)
Telefax: +420 2 320013
Contact official: Dr. Marcela HujerováIP/N/3/Rev.3
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Contact point for border measures and questions on trade in infringing goods
Ministry of Finance
General Directorate of Customs
Customs Legal DepartmentP.O. Box 12
Budĕjovická 7
140 96 Praha
Telephone: +420 2 6133 2143
Telefax: +420 2 6133 2100
Contact official: Mr. Vojt ĕch Klučar
Contact point for plant  and animal varieties
Ministry of Agriculture
Industrial Property Protection Department
Tĕšnov 17
117 05 Praha 1
Telephone:  +420 2 2181 2297
Telefax:  +420 2 2481 0468
Contact official: Ms. Eva Michajlovová
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
DENMARK
The Danish Patent Office
Helgeshøj Allé 81DK - 2630 Taastrup
Telephone: +45 43 50 80 00
Telefax: +45 43 50 80 01
Telex: 16046 DPO DKE-mail: X400:  S-patentdirektorat et;  P=dkpto;  A=dk400;  C=dk
Internet:  patentdirektoratet @ dkpto.dk400.dk
DJIBOUTI
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
DOMINICA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]IP/N/3/Rev.3
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Secretaría de Estado de Industria y Comercio
Ave. México, esq. Leopoldo Navarro
Santo Domingo
Telephone: +1 809 685 5171
+1 809 688 9685
Telefax: +1 809 686 1973
ECUADOR
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
EGYPT
Ministry of Trade & Supply
General Authority for Export & Import ControlAtlas Building, El Sheikh Maarouf
Ramsis Street
Cairo
Telephone: +202 575 6095
+202 574 2830
Telefax: +202 576 6971
EL SALVADOR
Ministerio de Justicia
Centro Nacional de Registros de El Salvador
1ª Calle Poniente y 43 Avenida Norte Nº 2310
San Salvador
El Salvador, C.A.
Telephone: +503 224 6677
+503 224 6011
+503 224 6244
Telefax: +503 224 4956
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Mr. Paul Vandoren
Head of Unit
European CommissionDG I/D-3
200, rue de la Loi
B - 1049 Brussels
Telephone: +32 2 299 24 36
Telefax: +32 2 299 05 86
E-mail: dorenpa@dg1.cec.be
Paul.Vandoren@dg1.cec.beIP/N/3/Rev.3
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FIJI
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
FINLAND
Contact point for copyright and related rights
Ministry of Education and Culture
Meritullinkatu 10
P.O. Box  293FIN - 00171 Helsinki
Telephone: +358 0 134 171
Telefax: +358 0 1359 335
Contact point for trademarks, ge ographical indications, industrial designs, patents, layout-designs
(topographies) of integrated circuits and protection of undisclosed information
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Industry Department
Aleksanterinkatu 4
P.O. Box 230FIN - 00171 Helsinki
Telephone: +358 0 1601
Telefax: +358 0 160 3666
FRANCE
1. Ministère de l'économie et des finances
- DREE (M. de Ricolfis)
139, rue de Bercy
75572 Paris Cedex 12
Telephone: +33 1 53 18 82 71
Telefax: +33 1 53 18 96 01
2. Ministère de l'agriculture, de la pêche et de l'alimentation
- DPE/SRI (Mme Legendre)3, rue Barbet de Jouy
75700 Paris
Telephone: +33 1 49 55 45 03
Telefax: +33 1 49 55 55 04
3. Ministère de l'industrie, de s postes et télécommunications
- INPI (Mme Lightbourne)
26 bis, rue de Saint-Petersbourg
75800 Paris Cedex 08
Telephone: +33 1 42 94 57 09
Telefax: +33 1 43 87 74 68IP/N/3/Rev.3
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4. Ministère de la culture
- DAG (Mme de Montluc)
4, rue d'Aboukir
75002 Paris
Telephone: +33 1 40 15 77 78
Telefax: +33 1 40 15 77 79
GABON
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
GAMBIA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
GERMANY
Contact point for TRIPS-related questions of a general nature
Bundesministerium der Justiz
Referat III B 5
53170 Bonn
Telephone: +49 228 58 4325
Telefax: +49 228 58 4525
Contact point for questions  on trade in infringing goods
Bundesministerium der Finanzen
Referat III B 7
53117 Bonn
Telephone: +49 228 682 2391
Telefax: +49 228 682 2555
Contact point for border measures
Oberfinanzdirektion München
Zentralstelle gewerblicher RechtsschutzSophienstrasse 6
80333 München
Telephone: +49 89 5995 2313  (Mr. Klaus Hoffmeister)
+49 89 5995 2314  (Mr. Rolf Brormann)
Telefax: +49 89 5995 2317
GHANA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]IP/N/3/Rev.3
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GREECE
1. Ministère des finances
DG des douanes et accises
19ème Direction des procédures douanières
Section A
10, rue Karag. Servias101 84 Athènes
Telephone: +30 1 3313400  (ext. 205 and 206)
+30 1 3232305  (direct)
Telefax: +30 1 3232927
2. Ministère du développement
(Commerce)
Direction de la propriété industrielle et commerciale
Place de Kaning
101 81 Athènes
Telephone: +30 1 3821717
Telefax: +30 1 3842642
3. Industrial Property Organization
5, rue Pantanassis151 25 Paradissos Amaroussiou
Athens
Telephone: +30 1 6183500
+30 1 6183599+30 1 6183598
Telefax: +30 1 6819231
4. Copyright Organisation
5, rue Metsovou106 82 Athens
Telephone: +30 1 8253731
+30 1 8253715
Telefax: +30 1 8253732
GRENADA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
GUATEMALA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]IP/N/3/Rev.3
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GUINEA
Service guinéen de la propriété industrielle (SPI)
B.P. 468
Conakry
Telephone: +224 41 17 20
Telefax: +224 41 25 42
GUINEA-BISSAU
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
GUYANA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
HAITI
Direction des affaires juridiques
Ministère du commerce et de l'industrie
8, rue LégitimePort-au-Prince
Telephone: +509 22 82 50
+509 22 24 99
Telefax: +509 23 84 02
+509 23 59 50
HONDURAS
Dirección General de Propiedad Intelectual
Secretaría de Economía y Comercio
Edificio Tan, tercer pisoCalle Peatonal
Tegucigalpa
Telephone: +504 38 4258
+504 38 4262+504 38 4268
Telefax: +504 38 4267
The Directorate-General of Intellectual Propert y is a dependency of the Ministry of the
Economy and Trade, and consists of the Administrative Office for Copyright and Related
Rights and the Industrial Property Registry Office.IP/N/3/Rev.3
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HONG KONG, CHINA
Head of the Intellectual Property Investigation BureauCustoms and Excise Department
M/F, 2 Rumsey Street
CentralHong Kong
Telephone: +852 2851 1611
Telefax: +852 2850 6415
HUNGARY
General contact point
Mr. László Várkonyi
Director General
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Department of International Organisations and Tariff Policy
Honvéd u. 13-15H - 1880 Budapest
Telephone: +36 1 331 2167
Telefax: +36 1 331 2167
Contact point for national legislation
Mr. Mihály Ficsor
Head of Department
European Community Law DepartmentMinistry of Justice
Szalai u. 16
H - 1054 Budapest
Telephone: +36 1 312 7424
Telefax: +36 1 312 7424
Contact point for Part II, Sections 2 to 6
Hungarian Patent Office
Legal and International Department
Telephone: +36 1 111 2893
+36 1 131 6780
Telefax: +36 1 131 2596
+36 1 131 6596IP/N/3/Rev.3
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Contact point for copyright and related rights
Dr. Péter Gyertyánfy , Director General
Dr. Gábor Faludi , Legal Director
ARTISJUS Bureau for the Pr otection of Author's Rights
Mészáros u. 15-17
H - 1016 Budapest
Telephone: +36 1 212 1544
Telefax: +36 1 212 1543
ICELAND
Contact point for copyright and related rights
Ministry of Culture and Education
Attn. Ms. Thorunn Hafstein
Sölvhólsgötu 4
150 Reykjavík
Telephone: +354 560 9508
Telefax: +354 562 3068
Contact point for other TRIPS-related questions
Einkaleyfastofan (Icelandic Patent Office)
Lindargötu 9
150 Reykjavík
Telephone: +354 560 9450
Telefax: +354 562 9434
E-mail: asta.valdimarsdottir@els.stjr.is
INDIA
Shri A.K. PandeDirector General
Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence
7th Floor, I.P. Bhavan, I.P. Estate
New Delhi 110002
Telephone: +91 11 331 9465
+91 11 331 1382
Telefax: +91 11 331 2297
+91 11 331 9660IP/N/3/Rev.3
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INDONESIA
Mr. Bambang Kesowo
Vice Cabinet Secretary
The Presidential Commission on IPR
Office of the President/State Secretariat
Jl. Veteran 17Jakarta 10110
Telephone: +62 21 384 8590
Telefax: +62 21 350 1522
IRELAND
1. Intellectual Property Unit
Department of Enterp rise and Employment
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Telephone: +353 1 661 44 44
Telefax: +353 1 676 26 54
Contact person: Mr. Jack Thompson
2. For Customs Aspects:
Customs Procedures A Branch
Revenue Commissioners
Castle House
South Great Georges Street
Dublin 2
Telephone: +353 1 679 27 77
Telefax: +353 1 671 87 19
Contact person: Mr. Anthony Murphy
ISRAEL
Contact point for trade in general
Mrs. Gabriella Cohen
Deputy DirectorForeign Trade Administration
Ministry of Industry & Trade
30, Agron Street
Jerusalem 94190
Telephone: +972 2 622 0260
Telefax: +972 2 624 3005IP/N/3/Rev.3
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Contact point for industrial prop erty, copyright and related rights
Commissioner of Patents, Designs and Trademarks
Ministry of Justice
Post Office Box 3425511, Beit Hadefus St.
Jerusalem 91341
Telephone: +972 2 531 6643
Telefax: +972 2 531 6764
Information regarding a contact point relati ng to border measures and custom authorities will
be submitted in the near future.
ITALY
1. Office du Délegué Accords de propriété intellectuelle
Responsable pour les Accords de propriété intellectuelle
Ministère des Affaires étrangères
Piazzale della Farnesina 1
00194 Rome
Telephone: +39 6 36912279
Telefax: +39 6 36912277
Contact person: Tommaso Troise
2. Office du Délegué Accords de propriété intellectuelle
Responsable pour les Accords de propriété intellectuelleDroits d'auteur et voisins
Ministère des Affaires étrangères
Piazzale della Farnesina 1
00194 Rome
Telephone: +39 6 4698304
Telefax: +39 6 36912277
Contact person: Cons. Raffaele Foglia
Conseiller juridiqueIP/N/3/Rev.3
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3. Office du Délegué Accords de propriété intellectuelle
Responsable pour les Accords de propriété intellectuelle
Propriété industrielle
Ministère des Affaires étrangères
Piazzale della Farnesina 1
00194 Rome
Telephone: +39 6 38762930
Telefax: +39 6 36912277
Contact person: Cons. Pasquale Iannantuono
Conseiller juridique
4. Service des douanes
Ministère des finances
Département des douanesDivision XII
Via Mario Carucci 71
00143 Rome
Telephone: +39 6 50242015
Telefax: +39 6 50957300
Contact person: Dr. Gerardo Servello
Directeur de la Division
5. Préparation des lois civiles et pénales
Ministère des grâces et de la justice
Bureau législatif
Via Arenula
00186 Rome
Telephone: +39 6 68300102
Telefax: +39 6 6864324
Contact person: Cons. Vittorio Ragonesi
6. Responsable problèmes agricoles (communautaires et internationaux)
Ministère des ressources agricoles
Direction générale Politiques communaut aires et internationales – Div. II
Via XX Settembre 20
00187 Rome
Telephone: +39 6 4665453
+39 6 46654053
Telefax: +39 6 4743971
Contact person: Dr. Angelo InnamoratiIP/N/3/Rev.3
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JAMAICA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade
21, Dominica Drive
Kingston 5
Telephone: +1 809 929 6890
Telefax: +1 809 929 6733
JAPAN
1. Mr. Hideo Mitsuhashi
Special Officer for Intellectual Property Rights
Customs Clearance DivisionCustoms and Tariff Bureau
Ministry of Finance
3-1-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
100 Japan
Telephone: +81 3 3581 3041
Telefax: +81 3 5251 2125
2. Mr. Noriaki Oka
Assistant Director
International Trade Organizations DivisionCustoms and Tariff Bureau
Ministry of Finance
3-1-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
100 Japan
Telephone: +81 3 3581 3825
Telefax: +81 3 5251 2123
3. Mr. Koji Minamino
Assistant Director
Customs Clearance Division
Customs and Tariff Bureau
Ministry of Finance
3-1-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-kuTokyo
100 Japan
Telephone: +81 3 3581 3041
Telefax: +81 3 5251 2125IP/N/3/Rev.3
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4. Mr. Kazuhiro Itaya
Assistant Director
First International Organizations Division
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs2-2-1,  Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
100 Japan
Telephone: +81 3 3581 3813
Telefax: +81 3 3581 9470
KENYA
Contact point for industrial property
The Director
Kenya Industrial Property Office
P. O. Box 51648Nairobi
Telephone: +254 2 332648
+254 2 332336-9
Telefax: +254 2 219430
Director: Prof. Norah K. Olembo
Contact point for copyright
Registrar General
Department of the Registrar General
Attorney General Chambers
P. O. Box 30031
Nairobi
Telephone: +254 2 227461
Telefax: +254 2 211082
+254 2 336499
Registrar General: Mr. Paul Omondi MbagoIP/N/3/Rev.3
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KOREA, Republic of
General contact point
Multilateral Trade Organizations Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The 1st Government Complex77 Sejongro, Chongro-Gu
Seoul
Telephone: +82 2 720 2188
Telefax: +82 2 738 9726
Contact point for copyright and related rights
Copyright Division
Ministry of Culture and Sports
82-1 Sejongro, Chongro-Gu
Seoul
Telephone: +82 2 720 3151
Telefax: +82 2 739 2079
Contact point for industrial property rights
International Cooperation Division
Korean Industrial Property Office
823-1 Yeoksam-Dong, Kangnam-Ku
Seoul
Telephone: +82 2 568 6077
Telefax: +82 2 567 9383
Contact points for border measures
1. WTO Affairs Division
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
The 2nd Government Complex
Joongang-Dong
Kwacheon-City, Kyunggi-Do
Telephone: +82 2 503 9446
Telefax: +82 2 503 9444
2. International Customs Affairs Division
Korea Customs Service1 Nonhyon-Dong, Kangnam-Gu
Seoul
Telephone: +82 2 512 2310
Telefax: +82 2 512 2339IP/N/3/Rev.3
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KUWAIT
Contact point for general issues
Ministry of Trade and Industry
P.O. Box 2944
Safat13030 Kuwait
Telefax: +965 246 2798
Contact point for copyright
Ministry of Information
P.O. Box 193
Safat
13002 Kuwait
Telefax: +965 246 2798
LESOTHO
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
LIECHTENSTEIN
Office of National Economy
Kirchstrasse 7
9490 Vaduz
Telephone: +41 75 236 68 71
Telefax: +41 75 236 68 89
LUXEMBOURG
Ministère de l'économie
Service de la propriété intellectuelle19-21, boulevard Royal
L - 2449 Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 478 41 10
Telefax: +352 46 04 48IP/N/3/Rev.3
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MACAU
Macau Economic Services
Rua do Dr. Pedro José Lobo
25th floor
Luso International Building
Macau
Telephone: +853 5972121
Telefax: +853 590310
MADAGASCAR
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
MALAWI
1. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
P.O. Box 30366
Lilongwe 3
Telephone: +265 780244
Telefax: +265 780680
2. The Registrar General's Department
P.O. Box 100
Blantyre
Telephone: +265 651022
Telefax: +265 640877
3. The Copyright Society of Malawi
P.O. Box 30784Lilongwe 3
Telephone: +265 781245
Telefax: +265 781016
MALAYSIA
Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Intellectual Property Division
22nd Floor, Menara Maybank
100 Jalan Tun Perak50050 Kuala Lumpur
Telephone: +60 3 232 9955
Telefax: +60 3 201 2618IP/N/3/Rev.3
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MALDIVES
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
MALI
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
MALTA
1. Industrial Property Office
Lascaris
Valletta
Contact official: Mr.  Anthony Camenzuli
Controller of Industrial Property
Telephone: +356 232 718 (Office)
+356 242 270/7 (Department)
Telefax: +356 246 800
2. Customs Department
Customs House
Valletta
Contact official: Mr. Joseph Galea Maucieri
Head, Central Services
Telephone: +356 233 824 (Office)
+356 235 721 (Department)
Telefax: +356 246 150
MAURITANIA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
MAURITIUS
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Trade and Shipping
New Government Centre, Level 4Port Louis
Telelphone: +230 201 1985
Telefax: +230 212 6368
Contact official: M r. Narainduth BoodhooIP/N/3/Rev.3
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MEXICO
1. Dirección General del Derecho de Autor
Secretaría de Educación Pública
Mariano Escobedo 438
Col. Nueva Anzures
11590 México, D.F.
Telephone: +52 5 250 02 91
+52 5 250 03 80
Telefax: +52 5 250 75 73
2. Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial
Periférico Sur 3106Col. Jardines del Pedregal
01900 México,  D.F.
Telephone: +52 5 624 04 01
+52 5 624 04 02
Telefax: +52 5 624 04 06
MONGOLIA
Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia
Baga Toiruu 49
Ulaanbaatar
Telephone: +976 1 32 74 56
Telefax: +976 1 32 76 38
MOROCCO
Contact point for industrial property rights
Office marocain de la propriété industrielle
Route de Nouasser - R.S. 114, Km 9,500
Casablanca
Telephone: +212 2 33 54 86
Telefax: +212 2 33 54 86
Contact point for artistic and literary property rights
Ministère de la communication
Rue Beni Mellal
Rabat
Telephone: +212 7 76 87 26
+212 7 76 65 91
Telefax: +212 7 76 77 12IP/N/3/Rev.3
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TRIPS enquiry point
Ministère du commerce extérieur
63, avenue Moulay Youssef
Rabat
Telephone: +212 7 70 33 63
Telefax: +212 7 70 01 37
MOZAMBIQUE
Mr. Francisco Miguel GundoHeadIndustrial Property Department
National Directorate of Industry
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
Av. 25 Septembro, Nº 27 447
Maputo
Telephone: +258 1 42 56 40
Telefax: +258 1 43 14 18
MYANMAR
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
NAMIBIA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
NETHERLANDS
Main contact point
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Legal Department/Division for Intellectual Property
Bezuidenhoutseweg 20
P.O. Box 20101
2500 EC The Hague
Telephone: +31 70 3 796 514
Telefax: +31 70 3 796 815IP/N/3/Rev.3
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Specific contact points
1. Issues related to copyright, neighbouring rights and civil remedies:
Ministry of Justice
Directorate of Legislation
P.O. Box 20301
2500 EH The Hague
Telephone: +31 70 3 707 911
Telefax: +31 70 3 707 932
2. Issues related to patents, trademarks, industrial designs and integrated circuits:
Netherlands Industrial Property Office
Public Information Service
P.O. Box 58202280 HV Rijswijk
Telephone: +31 70 3 98 66 99
Telefax: +31 70 3 98 66 06
3. Issues related to border measures and customs authorities:
Customs Authorities
Parallelweg 2
3131 DG VlaardingenP.O. Box 1005
3130 EE Vlaardingen
Telephone: +31 10 445 57 00
Telefax: +31 10 434 10 20
NEW  ZEALAND
The DirectorTrade Negotiations Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Private Bag 18 901
Wellington
Telephone: +64 4 494 8500
Telefax: +64 4 494 8518
NICARAGUA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
NIGER
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]IP/N/3/Rev.3
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NIGERIA
1. The Honourable Minister
Federal Ministry of Commerce and Tourism
Commercial Law Department
P.M.B. 88
Federal SecretariatArea 1
Garki, Abuja
2. The Director
National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion
109, Western Avenue (Iponri)
P.M.B. 12806Lagos
Telephone: +234 1 801 4109
3. The Director
Nigerian Copyright Council
National Theatre Annex
16, Aloba Street
Ebute Metta
P.M.B. 12723Lagos
Telephone: +234 1 583 0205
NORWAY
Utenriksdepartementet (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Handelspolitisk Avdeling
P.O. Box 8114 - Dep.
N - 0032 Oslo
Telephone: +47 22 24 36 00
Telefax: +47 22 24 95 80
E-mail: postmottak@ud.dep.telemax.no
PAKISTAN
Economic Consultant
ITO WingMinistry of Commerce
State Life Building Nº 5
7th Floor
Blue Area
IslamabadIP/N/3/Rev.3
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PANAMA
1. Dirección General del Registro de la Propriedad Industrial (DIGERPI)
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias
Avenida Cuba
Edificio de la Lotería, Calidonia
Ciudad de PanamáApartado Postal 9658
Panamá 4
Telephone: +507 227 39 87
+507 227 25 35
Telefax: +507 227 61 87
E-mail: digerpi@sinfo.net
Contact official: Licda. Lu z Celeste Ríos de Davis
Directora General
2. Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor
Ministerio de Educación
Avenida Justo Arosemena y Calle 27
Edificio Poli, Calidonia
Ciudad de Panamá
Apartado Postal 2440Panamá 3
Telephone: +507 262 15 04
+507 262 22 00
Telefax: +507 262 93 85
Contact official: Licdo. Eduardo Benítez Isturaín
Director Nacional de  Derecho de Autor
3. Departamento de Propiedad Intelectual
Dirección General de Aduanas
Ministerio de Hacienda y Tesoro
Curundú, Edificio 1009
Ciudad de Panamá
Apartado Postal 7304
Panamá 5
Telephone: +507 232 62 77
+507 232 53 55
Telefax: +507 232 58 34
E-mail: Aduana@keops.utp.ac.pa
Contact official: Licdo. Aquilino Tejeira Quiroz
Jefe del DepartamentoIP/N/3/Rev.3
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4. Departamento de Propiedad Intelectual
Administración de la Zona Libre de Colón
Zona Libre de Colón
Ciudad de Colón
Apartado Postal 1118Zona Libre de Colón
Telephone: +507 445 62 71
+507 445 22 60
+507 445 10 33 (ext. 115/179)
Telefax: +507 441 80 82
Contact official: Licdo. Ricardo Zubieta Arias
Jefe del Departamento
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
PARAGUAY
1. Subsecretaría de Estado de Comercio del Ministerio de Industria y Comercio
Ing. Darío Peralta Sosa
Viceministro de Comercio
España Nº 323 c/ EE.UU.
Asunción
Telephone: +595 21 27 140
+595 21 212 844
Telefax: +595 21 210 570
E-mail: proyecto@vdimic.una.py
2. Dirección de Comercio Interior
Dr. Vicente Renna
Director de Comercio Interior
España Nº 323 c/EE.UU.Asunción
Telephone: +595 21 204 638)
+595 21 204 791)  (ext. 34)
+595 21 204 797 )
Telefax: +595 21 210 570
E-mail: proyecto@vdimic.una.pyIP/N/3/Rev.3
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PERU
Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de
  Protección a la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI)
Calle de la Prosa Nº 138
San Borja
Lima 41
Telephone: +51 1 224 78 00
Telefax: +51 1 224 03 48
- Oficina de Derechos de Autor (Matters relating to copyright and related rights)- Oficina de Signos Distintivos (Matters relating to trademarks, commercial names and
slogans and indications of origin)
- Oficina de Invenciones y Nuevas Tecnologías (Matters relating to patents, utility
models, industrial designs, protected pl ant varieties and other new technologies)
PHILIPPINES
Bureau of Patents, Tradem arks, and Technology Transfer
Trade and Industry Building
361, Senator Gil J. Puyat
Puyat AvenueMakati
POLAND
Contact point for industriall y-related aspects of TRIPS
Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
Al. Niepodleglosci 188/192
00-950 Warsaw
Telephone: +48 22 25 05 81
Telefax: +48 22 25 05 81
Contact official: Ms. Grazyna Lachowicz
Chief Expert
Executive Office
The contact point will collaborate with the Polish  customs authorities to be able to provide
information on trade in counterfeit trademark goods and pirated copyright goods.IP/N/3/Rev.3
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Contact point for copyri ght and neighbouring rights
Ministry of Culture and Art
Department of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
Krakowskie Przedmiescie 15/1700-071 Warsaw
Telephone: +48 22 26 1925
Telefax: +48 22 827 3458
Contact official: Ms. Teresa Drozdowska
Director
The contact point will not be dealing with  industrially-related aspects of TRIPS.
PORTUGAL
Contact point for trademarks, ge ographical indications, industrial designs, patents and layout-designs
(topographies) of integrated circuits
Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial
Campo das Cebolas
1100 Lisboa
Telephone: +351 1 888 11 01
Telefax: +351 1 886 00 66
E-mail: inpi@mail.telepac.pt
Contact point for copyright and related rights
Gabinete do Direito de Autor
Av. Eng. Duarte Pacheco Nº 19 – 5º Esq.
1070 Lisboa
Telephone: +351 1 381 30 10
Telefax: +351 1 381 30 19
Contact point for border measures
Direcção de Serviços de Regulação Aduaneira
Direcção-Geral das AlfândegasRua da Alfândega Nº 5
1194 Lisboa Codex
Telephone: +351 1 886 81 85
+351 1 886 05 37
Telefax: +351 1 888 09 79IP/N/3/Rev.3
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QATAR
Department of Commerce
Ministry of Finance, Economy & Commerce
P. O. Box 22355
Doha
Telephone: +974 43 21 03
Telefax: +974 43 14 12
ROMANIA
Contact point for general issues
Ministerul Comertului
Directia Generala de Integrare si Relatii Multilaterale
Str. Apolodor, Nº 17
Sector 5
Bucuresti
Telephone: +40 1 312 03 90
Telefax: +40 1 312 23 42
Contact point for issues related to industrial property
Oficul de Stat pentru Inventii si Marci
Str. Ion Ghica, Nº 5
Sector 3
Bucuresti
Telephone: +40 1 615 90 66
Telefax: +40 1 312 38 19
Telex: 11 370 ropat r
Contact point for issues related to copyright and related rights
Oficiul Roman pentru Drepturile de Autor
Calea Dorobantilor, Nº 99 A, etaj 1
Sector 1
Bucuresti
Telephone: +40 1 223 19 74
+40 1 223 18 10
Telefax +40 1 223 19 74IP/N/3/Rev.3
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Contact point for border measures - issu es related to trade in counterfeit goods
Ministerul Finantelor
Directia Generala a Vamilor
Str. Matei Millo, Nº 13Sector 1
Bucuresti
Telephone: +40 1 210 40 96
+40 1 210 40 93
Telefax: +40 1 311 24 91
RWANDA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
SAINT LUCIA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
SENEGAL
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
SIERRA LEONE
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
SINGAPORE
The Chief Executive Officer
The Singapore Trade Development Board230, Victoria Street
#09-00
Bugis Junction Officer Tower
Singapore 188024
Telephone: +65 337 6628
Telefax: +65 337 6898IP/N/3/Rev.3
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Contact point for intellectual property rights except for copyright
Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
Partizánska cesta 9
974 01 Banská Bystrica
Telephone: +42 88 741518
+42 88 46377
Telefax: +42 88 741519
Contact official: Mr. Vladimír Banský
International Affairs Department
Contact point for copyright and related rights
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
Legal DepartmentDobrovičova 12
813 31 Bratislava
Telephone: +42 7 3066438
Telefax: +42 7 3066459
SLOVENIA
Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Slovenia
Kotnikova 6
1000 Ljubljana
Telephone: +386 61 178 3000
Telefax: +386 61 178 3111
E-mail: SIPO@sipo.mzt.si
Responsible official: Dr. Bojan Pretnar
Director
Telephone: +386 61 178 3100
Telefax: +386 61 178 3110
E-mail: B.Pretnar@sipo.mzt.si
SOLOMON ISLANDS
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]IP/N/3/Rev.3
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SOUTH AFRICA
Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright and Designs
Private Bag X400
Pretoria
0001 South Africa
Telephone: +27 12 310 8700
Telefax: +27 12 323 4257
SPAIN
Principal contact point (general responsibility  for notifications under the TRIPS Agreement)
Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda
Secretaría de Estado de Comercio, Turismo y Pequeña y Mediana Empresa
Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior
Subdirección General de Política Comercial de la Unión Europea
Paseo de la Castellana Nº 162
28071 Madrid
Telephone: +34 91 349 36 70
Telefax: +34 91 349 37 90
Additional contact point (Part II, Sections 2 to  8, and Parts IV to VII of the TRIPS Agreement)
Ministerio de Industria y Energía
Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas
Departamento de Coordinación Ju rídica y Relaciones Internacionales
C/Panamá Nº 128071 Madrid
Telephone: +34 91 349 55 04
+34 91 349 55 80
Telefax: +34 91 349 53 78
SRI LANKA
Registry of Patents & Trade Marks of Sri Lanka
"Samagam Medura" 3rd floor
400, D.R. Wijewardena MawathaColombo 10
Telephone: +94 1 689367
+94 1 688768
+94 1 689368
Telefax: +94 1 689367
Contact official: Mr. G.D.D.K. Perera
Assistant Registrar of Patents & Trade MarksIP/N/3/Rev.3
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SURINAME
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
SWAZILAND
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
SWEDEN
Kommerskollegium
(National Board of Trade)
TRIPS Contact Point
Box 6803
S - 113 86 Stockholm
Telephone: +46 8 690 48 00
Telefax: +46 8 30 67 59
Contact official: M r. Håkan Sterner
Telephone: +46 8 690 48 46
E-mail: hakan.sterner@kommers.se
SWITZERLAND
Contact point for general matters
Office fédéral des affaires économiques extérieures
Service du droit économique international et européen
Effingerstrasse 1
3003 Berne
Telephone: +41 31 324 07 90
Telefax +41 31 324 09 66
Contact official: M. Jürg Borer
Contact point for intellectual property rights
Institut fédéral de la propriété intellectuelle
Affaires internationales
Einsteinstrasse 2
3003 Berne
Telephone: +41 31 322 48 46
+41 31 322 48 83
+41 31 324 48 63
Telefax: +41 31 324 10 45
Contact official: Mme T. Thu-Lang TranIP/N/3/Rev.3
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Contact point for border measures
Direction générale des douanes
Division principale droit et redevances
Monbijoustrasse 403003 Berne
Telephone: +41 31 322 65 98
Telefax: +41 31 322 78 72
Contact official: M. Jörg Haudenschild
TANZANIA
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
THAILAND
Royal Thai Police
1. Pol. Maj. Gen. Vinai Powintara
CommanderEconomic Crime Investigation Division
Central Investigation Police Bureau
Royal Thai Police
North Sathorn Road, Bangrak
Bangkok 10500
Telephone: +66 2 235 2827
Telefax: +66 2 234 6806
2. Pol. Col. Peeraphan Prempooti
Superintendent of Sub-Division 3
Economic Crime Investigation Division
Central Investigation Police Bureau
Royal Thai Police
North Sathorn Road, BangrakBangkok 10500
Telephone: +66 2 234 1064-9  (ext. 117)
Telefax: +66 2 266 7855IP/N/3/Rev.3
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The Royal Thai Customs Department
Mr. Rapee Asumpinpong
Director
Bureau of Policy and PlanningThe Royal Thai Customs Department
Ministry of Finance
Sunthornkosa Road, Klong Toey
Bangkok10110
Telephone: +66 2 249 0431-40
+66 2 240 2617 (direct)
Telefax: +66 2 249 4016
Telex: 82355 DEPCUSTTH
Department of Intellectual Property
Mr. Weerawit Weeraworawit
Director of Technical and Planning Division
Department of Intellectual Property
Ministry of Commerce
338 Rachadapisek Road, Huay-kwangBangkok 10320
Telephone: +66 2 276 0056
+66 2 276 0148-9
Telefax: +66 2 276 0058
+66 2 276 0055
TOGO
[No information on contact point(s) supplied.]
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Intellectual Property Registry
Registrar General's Department
Ministry of Legal Affairs34, Frederick Street
Port of Spain
Telephone: +1 809 625 9972
Telefax: +1 809 624 1221
Contact official: Ms. Mazina Kadir
Deputy Registrar General (Registrar of the Intellectual Property
Registry)IP/N/3/Rev.3
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TUNISIA
Contact point for issues relating to the protecti on of industrial property titles and the registration of
licence contracts
Institut national de la normalisation et de la propriété industrielle (INNORPI)
Cité El Khadhra par Rue Alain Savary1003 Tunis-Belvédère
PB 23-1012 Tunis Belvédère-Tunis
Telephone: +216 1 785 922
Telefax: +216 1 781 563
Contact official: M. Ali Ben Gaied
Contact point for issues relating to c opyright protection of  audiovisual works
1. Etablissement de la radiodiffus ion télévision tunisienne (ERTT)
Direction des affaires administratives et financières71, avenue de la liberté
1002 - Tunis
Telephone: +216 1 287 300
Telefax: +216 1 781 058
Contact official: M. Mokhtar Moustaisser
(Direction des affaires administratives et financières)
2. Etablissement de la radiodiffus ion télévision tunisienne (ERTT)
Département juridique
92, rue de Palestine
1002 - Tunis
Contact official: M. N oureddine Ben Chadly
(Département juridique)
Telephone: +216 1 781 687
Telefax: +216 1 781 297
Contact point for issues relating to the protec tion of artistic and intellectual property rights and
copyright
Centre des musiques arabes et méditerranéennes
Palais du Baron d'Erlanger
8, rue du 2 mars 19342026 Sidi Bou Said - Tunis
Telephone: +216 1 746 051/740 102
Telefax: +216 1 746 490
Contact official: M. Hatem TouilIP/N/3/Rev.3
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Contact point for customs issues
Direction générale des douanes
(Bureau de la coopération internationale)
5, rue Ichbilia1002 - Tunis
Telephone: +261 1 343 742
Telefax: +261 1 353 257
Contact official: Mme N our El Houda Mekkaoui
TURKEY
Contact point for issues related to industrial property
Turkish Patent Institute
Mr. Ugur G. YalcinerPresident of Turkish Patent Institute
Izmir Cad. Nº 26
06440 Kizilay
Ankara
Telephone: +90 312 419 0242
Telefax: +90 312 419 0248
Contact point for issues related to copyright and neighbouring rights
Ministry of Culture
Directorate General of Copyrights and Cinema
Necatibey Cad. Nº 55,  6th floor
06440 Sihhiye
Ankara
Telephone: +90 312 230 8326 (Director General)
+90 312 231 7962 (Switch Board)
Telefax: +90 312 231 9694
Contact point for issues related to border measures
Undersecretariat of Customs
General Directorate of Customs
Mr. H. Cahit Soysal
Deputy Director General
Hükümet Meydani UlusAnkara
Telephone: +90 312 310 9820
Telefax: +90 312 324 5979
+90 312 311 1346IP/N/3/Rev.3
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UGANDA
Customs and Excise Department
Uganda Revenue Authority
Post Office Box Nº 7279
Plot 3, Parliament Avenue
Kampala
Telephone: +256 41 243967
+256 41 230923
Telefax: +256 41 236786
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Ministry of Economy and CommerceWorld Trade Organization Division
P.O. Box 901
Abu Dhabi
Telephone: +971 2 265000
Telefax: +971 2 260000E-mail: economy@emirates.net.ae
UNITED KINGDOM
Mr. Phillip Thorpe
Intellectual Property Policy Directorate
The Patent OfficeCardiff Road
Newport
Gwent   NP9 1RH
Telephone: +44 1 633 814 734
Telefax: +44 1 633 814 504
UNITED STATES
Main contact point
Joseph Papovich
Deputy Assistant USTR for IPR
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Executive Office of the President
600 17th Street, NWWashington, D.C. 20508
Telephone: +1 202 395 68 64
Telefax: +1 202 395 39 11IP/N/3/Rev.3
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Additional contact points for notifications
1. Robert Stoll
Administrator
Office of Legislative and International AffairsPatent and Trademark Office
Box 4
Washington, D.C. 20231
Telephone: +1 703 305 93 00
Telefax: +1 703 305 88 85
2. Jeffrey P. Kushan
Attaché
United States Mission to the World Trade Organization
Avenue de la Paix 1-3
1202 GenevaSwitzerland
Telephone: +41 22 749 52 81
Telefax: +41 22 749 53 08
Additional contact point for notificat ions relating to border enforcement
Dennis Sequeila
Director
International Organizations  and Agreements Division
Office of International Affairs
U.S. Customs Service
Room 2118
1301 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20229
Telephone: +1 202 927 14 80
Telefax: +1 202 927 68 97
URUGUAY
Contact point for industrial property
Dirección Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial
Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería
Rincón 719
Montevideo
Telephone: +598 2 93 09 23
+598 2 92 57 71
Telefax: +598 2 93 11 40
Contact person: Lic. Rosario MoreiraIP/N/3/Rev.3
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VENEZUELA
1. Instituto de Comercio Exterior (ICE)
Dr. Francisco Astudillo
Asesor
Av. Libertador
Centro Comercial Los Cedros , Pent House, La Florida
Apartado Postal 1050
Caracas
Telephone: +58 2 762 18 10
+58 2 762 38 81
+58 2 762 67 71
Telefax: +58 2 731 23 48
The ICE (Foreign Trade Institute) is responsible  for liaison in all matters relating to the
Marrakesh Agreement and its Annexes.
2. Servicio Autónomo del Registro de  la Propiedad Industrial (SARPI)
Dr. Roland Vega
Director General Sectorial
Ministerio de Fomento
Centro Simón Bolívar, Torre Sur, Piso 7, El Silencio,
Apartado Postal 1844Caracas
Telephone: +58 2 481 30 63
+58 2 481 64 78
+58 2 481 12 45+58 2 481 11 74
Telefax: +58 2 483 13 91
The SARPI, an independent body linked to th e Ministry of Development (Ministerio de
Fomento), is responsible for the regist ration and administration of provisions
concerning industrial property in Venezuela.
3. Dirección Nacional del Derecho de Autor
Dra. Magdaly Sánchez Aranguren
Directora General Sectorial
Ministerio de Justicia
Addresses:
1) Edificio París, Piso 1, Of icina 1-5, Plaza La Candelaria,
Caracas
2) Ministerio de Justicia
Torre Norte, Centro Simón Bolívar, El Silencio
Caracas
Telephone:  +58 2 572 52 52
Telefax:  +58 2 572 52 52
 +58 2 481 80 16IP/N/3/Rev.3
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The National Copyright Office (Dirección Nacional del Derecho de Autor), attached to
the Ministry of Justice, is responsible for the administrative tasks of registration,
monitoring and inspection, as well as other functions provided for under the
Venezuelan Copyright Law.
A Draft Law on Industrial Property is currently under consideration by the Venezuelan National
Congress.  This bill envisages the creation of a specialized body responsible for the activities
contained in Article 69 of the TRIPS Agreement.
ZAMBIA
1. The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Commerce, Trade and IndustryP.O. Box 31968
Lusaka
Telephone: +260 1 223617
+260 1 228301/9
Telefax: +260 1 226727
2. The Registrar
Office of the Registrar of Patents, Trademarks and Designs
P.O. Box 32075Lusaka
Telephone: +260 1 227225
Telefax: +260 1 226727
3. The Executive Director
Zambia Competition Commission
P.O. Box 34919
Makeni
Telephone: +260 1 272050
+260 1 272051
+260 1 272063
4. The Assistant Commissioner
Customs-Investigations
P.O. Box 35710Lusaka
Telephone: +260 1 222693
Telefax: +260 1 222693IP/N/3/Rev.3
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5. The Registrar of Copyright
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services
P.O. Box 51025
Lusaka
Telephone: +260 1 251773
Telefax: +260 1 253456/7
+260 1 251766/7
6. The Secretary
Zambia Copyright Society
c/o Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ServicesP.O. Box 51025
Lusaka
Telephone: +260 1 223707
Telefax: +260 1 253456/7
ZIMBABWE
Controller of Patents, Trade Marks and Industrial Designs
Electra House
49, Samora Machel AvenueP.O. Box 8033
Causeway
Harare
Telephone: +263 4 791874/6
Telefax: +263 4 790901
Contact official: Mr. N. Mvere
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