./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/DMA/1
13 June 2001
(01-2934)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
DOMINICA
By means of communications from its Permanent Mission dated 8 February and 4 May 2001,
Dominica has notified, with reference to Articles 3, 4, 5 and 63.2 of the Agreement on Trade-RelatedAspects of Intellectual Property Rights and the procedures set forth in the Council for Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, its laws and regulations relating to the fields covered by the
Agreement, as follows:
- The "main laws and regulations" are listed in Annex I.- Answers to the Checklist of Issues on Enforcement.
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1 See document IP/N/6/DMA/1.IP/N/1/DMA/1
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ANNEX I
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS
- Copyright Act - Act No. 5 of 1919 as amended by Act No. 19 of 1939.2
Legislation has not yet been passed relative to Copyright for compliance with the Agreement
on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.  A draft bill however is in
existence.
- Industrial Designs Act - Act No. 2 of 1998.3
- Geographical Indications Act - Act No. 13 od 1999.4
- Protection of Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits Act - Act No. 11
of 1999.5
- Patents Act - Act No. 8 of 1999.6
- Protection of New Plant Varieties Act - Act No. 14 of 1999.7
- Marks, Collective Marks and Trade Names Act - Act No. 12 of 1999.8
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2 See document IP/N/1/DMA/C/1.
3 See document IP/N/1/DMA/D/1.
4 See document IP/N/1/DMA/G/1.
5 See document IP/N/1/DMA/L/1.
6 See document IP/N/1/DMA/P/1.
7 See document IP/N/1/DMA/P/2.
8 See document IP/N/1/DMA/T/1.