Business brief 2012: Belize

01-06-2012

Erienne Romero and Christopher Coye

Patent rights are enforceable by the Patents Act of Belize.

Patents

How do you register or secure patent rights, and is national or international coverage most appropriate?

Patent rights are enforceable by the Patents Act of Belize. Patent protection in Belize is secured by filing successful national patent applications and/or national phase Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications with the Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO). Applicants may also claim priority based on an earlier registration filed in, or for, a country which is party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, or any member of the World Trade Organization.


Business brief, IP rights

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