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Ecuador


Category of IPR	Name of the law	Registration needed	Where to register
Copyright	Intellectual Property Law of 1998	yes	National Directorate of Copyright and Related Rights of the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property
Patents	Intellectual Property Law of 1998	yes	National Directorate of Industrial Property of the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property
Utility models	Intellectual Property Law of 1998	yes	National Directorate of Industrial Property of the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property
Trade marks	Intellectual Property Law of 1998	yes	National Directorate of Industrial Property of the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property
(Industrial) designs	Intellectual Property Law of 1998	yes	National Directorate of Industrial Property of the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property
Geographical Indications	Intellectual Property Law of 1998	yes	National Directorate of Plant Varieties of the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property
Know How	Maybe protected under unfrair competition regulations.	-	-
Plant Breeders Rights	Intellectual Property Law of 1998	yes	National Directorate of Plant Varieties of the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property
Topographies of Semiconductor Products	Intellectual Property Law of 1998	not required, but possible - such record will be declaratory and will constitute a presumption of ownership	National Directorate of Industrial Property of the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property

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