Laos

Category of IPR

Name of the law

Registration needed

Where to register

Copyright

Law of December 20, 2011, on Intellectual Property

no

-

Patents

Law of December 20, 2011, on Intellectual Property

yes

Lao Patent Office

Utility models

Law of December 20, 2011, on Intellectual Property

yes

Lao Patent Office

Trade marks

Law of December 20, 2011, on Intellectual Property

yes

Department of Industrial Property, Standartisation and Metrology

(Industrial) designs

Law of December 20, 2011, on Intellectual Property

yes

Ministry of Science & Techonology

Geographical Indications

Law of December 20, 2011, on Intellectual Property

yes

Ministry of Science & Techonology

Know How

Law of December 20, 2011, on Intellectual Property

no

-

Plant Breeders Rights

Law of December 20, 2011, on Intellectual Property

yes

Ministry of Science & Techonology

Topographies of Semiconductor Products

Law of December 20, 2011, on Intellectual Property

yes

Ministry of Science & Techonology