IP Resources in ASEAN & South Asian Countries

IP Treaty Ratifications (as of January 2008)

Membership/Accession/Ratification of ASEAN and Japan
  BN
Brunei Darussalam
ID
Indonesia
KH
Cambodia
LA
Laos
MM
Myanmar
MY
Malaysia
PH
Philippines
SG
Singapore
TH
Thailand
VN
Viet Nam
JP
Japan
International Organizations
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)                
World Trade Organization (WTO)  
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 
  BN
Brunei Darussalam
ID
Indonesia
KH
Cambodia
LA
Laos
MM
Myanmar
MY
Malaysia
PH
Philippines
SG
Singapore
TH
Thailand
VN
Viet Nam
JP
Japan
Intellectual Property Protection Treaties Administered by WIPO
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works      
Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite                  
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms                    
Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods                    
Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol                      
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property      
Patent Law Treaty (PLT) Not yet enforced
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations                
Trademark Law Treaty (TLT)                  
Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works (Film Register Treaty)                      
Washington Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits Not yet enforced
WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)              
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)              
 
  BN
Brunei Darussalam
ID
Indonesia
KH
Cambodia
LA
Laos
MM
Myanmar
MY
Malaysia
PH
Philippines
SG
Singapore
TH
Thailand
VN
Viet Nam
JP
Japan
Global Protection System Treaties Administered by WIPO
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure                
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs                  
Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration                      
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks                
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)        
 
  BN
Brunei Darussalam
ID
Indonesia
KH
Cambodia
LA
Laos
MM
Myanmar
MY
Malaysia
PH
Philippines
SG
Singapore
TH
Thailand
VN
Viet Nam
JP
Japan
Classification Treaties Administered by WIPO
Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs                      
Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks                  
Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification                    
Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks                      
 
  BN
Brunei Darussalam
ID
Indonesia
KH
Cambodia
LA
Laos
MM
Myanmar
MY
Malaysia
PH
Philippines
SG
Singapore
TH
Thailand
VN
Viet Nam
JP
Japan
Other Intellectual Property Related Treaties
Universal Copyright Convention (UCC) Administered by UNESCO                    
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Administered by Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity  
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention) Administerd by UPOV                
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) Administered by FAO                
Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) Administered by WTO