WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/USA/1
21January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0177)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
United States
Bymeans ofcommunications fromthePermanent Mission oftheUnited States totheWorld
Trade Organization, dated 14March, 24May, 11Juneand10September 1996, theUnited States has
notified itslawsandregulations under Article 63.2oftheAgreement.
Theattached "Index ofLaws andRegulations Pertaining totheSubject Matter oftheAgreement
onTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights" setsoutthe"main dedicated" and"other"
lawsregulations, asnotified bytheUnited States.
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INDEX OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TOTHE SUBJECT
MATTER OFTHE AGREEMENT ONTRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
PartI-General Provisions andBasic Principles
Notification obligations inrelation totheprovisions ofPartIoftheTRIPS Agreement
(Articles 1-8), totheextent theyexistwithregard totheUnited States, areaddressed inthesections
ofthisnotification dealing withmain dedicated lawsandregulations orother lawsandregulations,
orwillbeorhavebeenaddressed inseparate notifications bytheUnited States totheCouncil forTRIPS.
PartII-Standards Concerning theAvailability, Scope andUseofIntellectual Property Rights
Alllawsandregulations citedbelow were ineffect asof1January 1996.IP/N/1/USA/1
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MAIN DEDICATED LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TOPIC
CORRESPONDING USLAWS
AND REGULATIONSBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copyright Laws andRegulations1
(TRIPS, PartII,Section 1,Articles 9-14)
Title 17,United States Code
Title 37,Code ofFederal Regulations,
Chapter II
Trademark Laws andRegulations2
(TRIPS, PartII,Section 2,Articles 15-21)
Title 15,United States Code,
§§1051-1127
Title 37,Code ofFederal Regulations,
Chapter I,Parts 2and6Thereferenced laws andregulations define the
works protected bycopyright, rights associated
withcopyright, limitations andexceptions in
relation tocopyright, enforcement provisions and
remedies, procedures administered bythe
Copyright Office inrelation toregistration of
copyright, andother measures thatimplement
referenced Articles.
Thereferenced laws andregulations define the
subject matter eligible forregistration inthe
United States asatrademark, therights and
remedies associated withregistered trademarks,
theprocedures forregistration andcancellation of
registered trademarks, andother measures that
implement referenced Articles.
Protection ofGeographical Indications Laws
andRegulations3
(TRIPS, PartII,Section 3,Articles 22-24)
Title 15,United States Code, §§45(a);
1052(a); 1125(a)
Title 27,United States Code, §§205(e)-(f)
Seeunder "Trademark Laws and
Regulations" forrelevant sections of
Title 37,CFR, pertaining togeographical
indicationsThereferenced laws andregulations implement
theprovisions related totheprotection of
geographical indications inthereferenced
Articles.
1Thetexts ofthese lawsandregulations canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/USA/C/1 and2.
2Thetexts ofthese lawsandregulations canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/USA/T/1 and2.
3Thetexts ofthese lawsandregulations canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/USA/G/1.IP/N/1/USA/1
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TOPIC
CORRESPONDING USLAWS
AND REGULATIONSBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Industrial Design Laws andRegulations4
(TRIPS, PartII,Section 4,Articles 25-26)
Title 35,United States Code,
§§171-173 and289
Title 37,Code ofFederal Regulations,
Chapter II,
§§1.151-1.155
Seealsounder "Copyright Laws and
Regulations" and"Patent Laws and
Regulations "
Patent Laws andRegulations5
(TRIPS, PartII,Section 5,Articles 27-34)
Title 35,United States Code,
Parts ItoIV
Title 37,Code ofFederal Regulations,
Chapter I,
(Subchapter A,Parts 1,3,5,7,10,15
and15aandSubchapter B);Chapter IV
andChapter V
Plant Variety Protection6
(TRIPS, PartII,Section 5,Article 27(3)(b))
Title 35,United States Code, PartII,
Chapter 15,§§161-164
(seeunder "Patent Laws and
Regulations" )
Title 7,United States Code,
Chapter 57,§2321 etseq.
Title 7,Code ofFederal Regulations,
Subtitle B,Subchapter E,Part97Thereferenced laws andregulations define the
subject matter eligible forprotection intheUnited
States viaadesign patent andtherights and
remedies associated withdesign patents. General
procedures related toobtaining andenforcing
design patents aredefined inthelaws aswellas
theregulations found under "Patent Laws and
Regulations" below.
Thereferenced laws andregulations define the
subject matter eligible tobepatented, the
conditions forpatentability, thefunctions and
duties ofthePatent andTrademark Office, the
rights afforded byapatent, remedies forpatent
infringement, matters related toinventions
developed withtheassistance orsponsorship of
theUSGovernment, andother measures that
implement thereferenced Articles.
Thereferenced laws andregulations define the
subject matter ofplant patents andofplant variety
protection certificates, theconditions forobtaining
protection under therespective forms of
protection, therights afforded byeach form of
protection, theremedies available forinfringement
ofthese rights, thefunctions ofthePlant Variety
Protection Office andother measures that
implement thereferenced Articles.
4Thetexts ofthese lawsandregulations canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/USA/D/1 andIP/N/1/USA/P/2.
5Thetexts ofthese lawsandregulations canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/USA/P/1 and2.
6Thetexts ofthese lawsandregulations canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/USA/P/1-4.IP/N/1/USA/1
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TOPIC
CORRESPONDING USLAWS
AND REGULATIONSBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Layout-Designs (Topographies) ofIntegrated
Circuits7
(TRIPS, PartII,Section 6,Articles 35-38)
Title 17,United States Code,
§§901-914
Title 37,Code ofFederal Regulations,
Chapter I,Subchapter CandChapter II,
Subchapter A,
Part211
Protection ofUndisclosed Information
(TRIPS, PartII,Section 7,Article 39)
Seesummary ofState andFederal Laws
governing trade secret protection in
document IP/N/1/USA/U/1Thereferenced laws andregulations define the
subject matter ofmask work protection, the
conditions forobtaining protection, rights and
remedies associated withmask work protection,
andother measures thatimplement thereferenced
Articles.
Thereferenced laws andregulations implement
theprovisions ofArticle 39oftheTRIPS
Agreement regarding protection ofundisclosed
information, aswellasthehandling of
confidential information intheform oftestdata
submitted toregulatory agencies formarketing
approval.
7Thetexts ofthese lawsandregulations canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/USA/L/1 and2.IP/N/1/USA/1
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OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TOPIC
CORRESPONDING USLAWS
AND REGULATIONSBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Control ofAnti-Competitive Practices in
Contractual Licences
(TRIPS, PartII,Section 7,Article 40)
Title 15,United States Code, Chapters 1,
2and888TheUnited States does nothave specialized laws
andregulations pertaining tothesubject of
intellectual property andthecontrol ofanti-
competitive practices. General Federal antitrust
provisions thatmayberelevant tothisissue and
thesubject matter ofArticle 40oftheTRIPS
Agreement arefound inTitle 15oftheUnited
States Code, inChapter 1(Monopolies and
Combinations inRestraint ofTrade), Chapter 2
(Federal Trade Commission; Promotion ofExport
Trade andPrevention ofUnfair Methods of
Competition) andChapter 88(International
Antitrust Enforcement Assistance).
8Copies ofthese lawsandregulations canbeobtained from thedelegation oftheUnited States.IP/N/1/USA/1
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PartIII-Enforcement ofIntellectual Property Rights
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TOPIC
CORRESPONDING USLAWS
AND REGULATIONSBRIEF DESCRIPTION
General Obligations
(TRIPS, PartIII,Section 1,Article 41)
Civil andAdministrative procedures and
Remedies
(TRIPS, PartIII,Section 2,Articles 42-49)
Provisional Measures
(TRIPS, PartIII,Section 3,Article 50)
Title 28,United States Code, PartIV,
Chapter 83(§§1291, 1292, 1294, 1295);
Chapter 85(§1338);
Chapter 87(§§1391, 1400);
Chapter 91(§1498);
Chapter 113(§1694);
Chapter 123(§1928).
Appendix toTitle 28,United States
Code, Federal Rules ofCivil Procedure
andForms 16and17.
Note: Title 28,United States Code
generally addresses matters ofjudicial
procedure intheUnited States, and
should bereferred toforfurther
information. Provisions regarding
enforcement ofintellectual property rights
andremedies arealsofound inUS
national laws andregulations regarding
each oftheforms ofintellectual property
specified inPartIIoftheTRIPS
Agreement.Thereferenced laws andregulations implement
themeasures required bytheTRIPS Agreement in
relation toenforcement ofintellectual property
rights (i.e.civil andadministrative procedures,
rules ofevidence, availability andnature of
injunctive relief, provisions regarding damages,
appellate procedures, andprovisional or
temporary measures).IP/N/1/USA/1
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TOPIC
CORRESPONDING USLAWS
AND REGULATIONSBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Special Measures Related toBorder
Enforcement andIntellectual Property
(TRIPS, PartIII,Section 4,Articles 51-60)
Title 15,United States Code,
Chapter 22,Subchapter III,
§§1124-1125
Title 17,United States Code,
Chapter 6,§§601-603 and
Chapter 9,§§905, 910
Title 18,United States Code,
Chapter 113, §§2318-2320
Title 19,United States Code,
Chapter 4,Subtitle II,PartII,§1337;
Subtitle III,§§1499, 1526; PartV,
§§1595a, 1623
Title 19,Code ofFederal Regulations,
Parts 133, 177and210
Criminal Procedures
(TRIPS, PartIII,Section 5,Article 61)
Seerelevant provisions inlaws and
regulations mentioned under "Copyright
Laws andRegulations" and"Trademark
Laws andRegulations"Thereferenced laws andregulations implement
themeasures required bytheTRIPS Agreement in
relation tospecial procedures related toborder
enforcement.IP/N/1/USA/1
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PartIV-Acquisition andMaintenance ofIntellectual Property Rights
andRelated Inter Partes Procedures
United States lawsandregulations pertaining tothesubject matter specified inthissection of
theTRIPS Agreement canbefound inthesections ofthisnotification pertaining tothesubject matter
oftheparticular form ofintellectual property towhich registration orgranting procedures apply or
inthesections pertaining toother lawsandregulations.
PartV-Dispute Prevention andSettlement
PartVI-Transitional Arrangements
PartVII-Institutional Arrangements, Final Provisions
Notification obligations inrelation totheprovisions ofParts V,VIandVIIoftheTRIPS
Agreement, totheextent theyexistwithrespect totheUnited States, areaddressed inthesections
ofthisnotification dealing withmain dedicated lawsandregulations orother lawsandregulations,
orwillbeorhavebeenaddressed inseparate notifications bytheUnited States totheCouncil forTRIPS.