Intellectual property in Lebanon

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: National Office for the Protection of Intellectual Property.
Regional Organisations: Arab Society for Intellectual Property
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patent Law n° 240 of 2000	20 years from the date of payment of registration fee.
Trademark Law of 1924 amended in 1946	15 years renewable indefinitely
Design Law n°4 on patents, designs and industrial models of 15 May 2005	25 years renewable one time for 25 years.
Copyright Law on copyright 1999	Up to 50 years after the author's death	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty
Industrial Models Law n°4 on patents, designs and industrial models of 15 May 2005	25 years renewable one time for 25 years.

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