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List of Copyright Agencies
Country Copyright Agency Parent Agency (If any) Duties
Afghanistan Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) None
Albania Albanian Copyright Office Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports
Algeria National Office of Copyrights and Related Rights Ministry of Communication and Culture
Andorra Ministry of Economy and Finance None
Angola National Institute for Cultural Industries (INIC) Ministry of Culture
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO) None
Argentina Directorate General of Copyright None
Armenia Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
Australia Copyright Law Branch Attorney-General
Austria Federal Ministry of Justice None
Azerbaijan The Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan None
Bahamas Registrar General's Department None
Bahrain Press and Publications Directorate Ministry of Culture and Information
Bangladesh Registry of Copyrights Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Barbados Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) Ministry of International Business and International Transport
Belarus National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) State Committee on Science and Technologies
Belize Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) None
Benin Beninese Copyright Office (BUBEDRA) Ministry of Culture and Communication
Bhutan Intellectual Property Division Ministry of Economic Affairs
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural
Bosnia and Herzegovina Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina None
Botswana Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Ministry of Trade and Industry
Brazil Ministry of Culture None
Brunei Darussalam Attorney General's Chambers None
Bulgaria Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate Ministry of Culture
Burkina Faso Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA) Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism
Burundi Department of Arts and Culture Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture
Cambodia Copyright Department Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts
Cameroon WIPOnet Coordinator, Justice Section Ministry of Culture
Canada Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) None
Cape Verde National Institute of Culture None
Central African Republic Centralafrican Copyright Office (BUCADA) Ministry of Tourism, the Arts and Culture
Chad Chadian Copyright Office (BUTDRA) Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
Chile Intellectual Property Registry Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums
China National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) None
Colombia Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia
Comoros Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Press None
Congo Congolese Copyright Office (BCDA) Ministry of Culture and the Arts responsible for Tourism
Cook Islands None None
Costa Rica Registro de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos Ministerio de Justicia
Côte d'Ivoire Ivorian Copyright Office Ministry of French Language and Culture
Croatia State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia None
Cuba National Copyright Center (CENDA) Ministry of Culture
Cyprus Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Czech Republic Copyright Law Department Ministry of Culture
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Copyright Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea None
Democratic Republic of the Congo Directorate of Research, Planning and International Cultural Relations Ministry of Culture and the Arts
Denmark Copyright Division Ministry of Culture
Djibouti Copyright and Neighboring Rights Office Ministry of Communication and Culture, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications
Dominica Companies and Intellectual Property None
Dominican Republic National Copyright Office (ONDA) Ministry of Culture
Ecuador National Directory of Copyrights and Related Rights Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI)
Egypt Permanent Office for the Protection of Copyright Ministry of Culture
El Salvador National Center of Registries None
Equatorial Guinea Council of Scientific and Technological Research Presidency of the Government
Eritrea Department of Culture Ministry of Information and Culture
Estonia Estonian Ministry of Culture None
Ethiopia Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) None
Fiji Office of the Attorney-General Ministry of Justice
Finland Copyright Council Ministry of Education
France Office of Literacy and Artistic Property Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs
Gabon National Agency for the Promotion of the Arts and Culture (ANPAC) None
Gambia National Centre for Arts and Culture Ministry of Culture
Georgia National Intellectual Property Centre (Sakpatenti) None
Germany Unit Copyright and Publishing Law Federal Ministry of Justice
Ghana Copyright Office Ministry of Culture
Greece Hellenic Copyright Organization Ministry of Culture
Grenada Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Ministry of Legal Affairs
Guatemala Register of Intellectual Property Ministry of Economic Affairs
Guinea Guinean Copyright Office Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture
Guinea-Bissau Guinean Copyright Society Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports
Guyana The Deeds Registry None
Haiti Haitian Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Communication
Holy See Judicial Office Governorate of the Vatican City
Honduras Directorate General of Intellectual Property None
Hungary Copyright Division Hungarian Patent Office
Iceland Office of Legal Affairs Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
India Copyright Division Ministry of Human Resource Development
Indonesia Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights Department of Law and Human Rights
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Registrar of Copyright, Center for Cultural Studies and Research (CCSR) Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Iraq Ministry of Culture None
Ireland Intellectual Property Unit Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Israel The Director General Ministry of Justice
Italy Service III - Copyright and supervision over S.I.A.E. Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities
Jamaica Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) None
Japan Japan Copyright Office (JCO) Agency for Cultural Affairs
Jordan Department of the National Library Ministry of Culture
Kazakhstan Committee for Intellectual Property Rights Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya The Kenya Copyright Board Office of the Attorney-General
Kuwait Intellectual Property Department Ministry of Information
Kyrgyzstan State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent)
Latvia Ministry of Culture, Copyright and Neighboring Rights Division None
Lebanon Office of Intellectual Property Department of Intellectual Property
Lesotho Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs None
Liberia Liberia Copyright Office None
Liechtenstein Office of Trade and Transport, Intellectual Property None
Lithuania Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania None
Luxembourg Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur None
Madagascar Malagasy Copyright Office Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication
Malawi Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture
Malaysia Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) None
Maldives Department of Information and Broadcasting None
Mali Malian Copyright Office None
Malta Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment, Commerce Division None
Mauritania Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department Ministry of Culture and Islamic Orientation
Mauritius Ministry of Education, Culture and Human Resources None
Mexico National Copyrights Institute None
Monaco Intellectual Property Division Department of Finance and Economy
Mongolia Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia None
Montenegro Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro None
Morocco Copyright Office of Morocco None
Mozambique Department of Copyright Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
Myanmar Ministry of Home Affairs None
Namibia Copyright Services Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Nauru Office of the Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright Department of Justice
Nepal Ministry of Federal Affairs, Constituent Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs and Culture None
Netherlands Bureau for Intellectual Property Ministry of Justice
New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development None
Nicaragua Office Nacion de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio
Niger Niger Copyright Office (BNDA) Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture
Nigeria Nigerian Copyright Commission Federal Ministry of Information and Culture
Norway Royal Ministry of Cultural Affairs None
Oman Ministry of Commerce and Industry None
Pakistan None None None
Palau None None None
Panama Copyright Office Ministry of Education
Papua New Guinea Copyright Office Attorney-General's Department
	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Trade and Industry

Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG) Paraguay Copyright Office Ministry of Industry and Trade web site

	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Industry and Commerce, 

Directorate of Industrial Property web site Peru Copyright Office Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM), Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) web site

	Industrial Property Office	Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM), 

Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) web site Philippines Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office (IPO) web site

	Industrial Property Office	Office of the President

Intellectual Property Office (IPO) web site Poland Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Legal Office

	Industrial Property Office	Patent Office of the Republic of Poland	web site 

Portugal Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Directorate of Copyright and Related Rights

	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Economy and Innovation, Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Minister of Economy, to the Industry and Innovation, National Institute of Industrial Property	web site 

Qatar Copyright Office Copyright Office, Ministry of Economy and Commerce

	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Economy and Commerce, 

Department of Commerce, Trade Marks Office Republic of Korea Copyright Office Copyright Division, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea

	Industrial Property Office	Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)	web site 

Republic of Moldova Copyright Office State Agency on Intellectual Property web site

	Industrial Property Office	State Agency on Intellectual Property	web site 

Romania Copyright Office Government of Romania - Romanian Office for Copyright

	Industrial Property Office	State Office for Inventions and Trademarks	web site 

Russian Federation Copyright Office Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT) web site

	Industrial Property Office	Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT)	web site 

Rwanda Copyright Office Ministry of Sports and Culture

	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Trade, Industry, 

Rwanda Commercial Services Registraiton Agency (RCSRA) Saint Kitts and Nevis Copyright Office The Registrar of the Supreme Court

	Industrial Property Office	The Registrar of the Supreme Court	 

Saint Lucia Copyright Office Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property

	Industrial Property Office	Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property	 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Copyright Office Registrar Commerce and Intellectual Property Office web site

	Industrial Property Office	Registrar 

Commerce and Intellectual Property Office web site Samoa Copyright Office Department of Justice

	Industrial Property Office	Justice Department, 

Patents, Trade Marks and Companies Section San Marino Copyright Office Department of External Affairs Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs

	Industrial Property Office	Department of External Affairs

State Office for Patents and Trademarks Sao Tome and Principe Copyright Office Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports

	Industrial Property Office	Industrial Property National Service (SENAPI) 

Serviço Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (SENAPI) Saudi Arabia Copyright Office Ministry of Information General Administration of Copyright

	Industrial Property Office: Marks	Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Trade Mark Section	 
	Industrial Property Office: Patents	General Directorate of Patents

King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) Senegal Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Communication, Senegalese Copyright Office

	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts, 

Industrial Property Serbia Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office - Copyright and Related Rights Department web site

	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Office	web site 

Seychelles Copyright Office Ministry of Arts, Sports and Culture

	Industrial Property Office	Registration Division 

President's Office Department of Legal Affairs Sierra Leone Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Cultural Division), Sierra Leone Intellectual Property Organisation (SLIPO)

	Industrial Property Office	Administrator and Registrar-General's Department	 

Singapore Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office web site

	Industrial Property Office	Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)	web site 

Slovakia Copyright Office Media and Copyright Division, Ministry of Culture

	Industrial Property Office	Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic	web site 

Slovenia Copyright Office Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economy web site

	Industrial Property Office	Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economy	web site 

Solomon Islands Copyright Office Ministry of Police and Justice Registrar-General's Office

	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Police and Justice

Registrar-General's Office Somalia Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, Copyright Office

	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Industry, 

Patents and Trade Marks Office South Africa Copyright Office Department of Trade and Industry Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) web site

	Industrial Property Office	Department of Trade and Industry

Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) web site Spain Copyright Office Ministry of Culture Under-Directorate General of Intellectual Property web site

	Industrial Property Office	Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce 

Spanish Patent and Trademark Office web site

Sri Lanka National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka None
Sudan Federal Council of Artistic and Literary Works Ministry of Culture and Information
Suriname Intellectual Property Office Ministry of Justice and Police
Swaziland Intellectual Property Office Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade
Sweden Division of Intellectual Property and Transport Law Ministry of Justice
Switzerland Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property None
Syrian Arab Republic Copyright Office Ministry of Culture
Tajikistan Agency of Copyright and Related Rights Ministry of Culture
Thailand Department of Intellectual Property Ministry of Commerce
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Copyright and Related Rights Protection Ministry of Culture
Togo Togolese Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport
Tonga Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries None
Trinidad and Tobago Intellectual Property Office Ministry of Legal Affairs
Tunisia Tunisian Organism for the Protection of Authors' Rights None
Turkey Directorate General of Copyrights and Cinema Ministry of Culture
Uganda Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) None
Ukraine Ukranian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine None
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Information and Culture, Copyright Department None
United Kingdom The Intellectual Property Office, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Copyright and Enforcement Directorate None
United Republic of Tanzania Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA), Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) Ministry of Industry and Trade
United States of America Copyright Office Library of Congress
Uruguay Ministry of Education and Culture, Copyright Council None
Uzbekistan Uzbek Republican Agency for Copyright None
Vanuatu The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission None
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Comercio Servicio Autónomo de la Propiedad Intelectual (SAPI)
Viet Nam Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV) None
Yemen Ministry of Culture None
Zambia Copyright Administration Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services
Zimbabwe Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Office of the Controller of Patents, Trade Marks and Industrial Designs

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