RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/CPV/9 
25 March 2004 
 (04-1370) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Cape Verde Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF CAPE VERDE 
 
Action Plan on Trade-Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  
 
 
 The following submission, dated 23 March 2004, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Cape Verde.  
 
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 WT/ACC/CPV/9 
Page 2 Part A – Industrial Property  
 
Cape Verde is in the process of acceding to the Pari s Convention.  Anticipated date of accession July 2004 
 
 Laws and regulations Timeframe for 
completion Remarks 
Trademarks 
Geographical Indications 
Industrial Designs Patents 
Layout Designs of Integrated 
Circuits Undisclosed Information Industrial Property Rights enforced under Decree No.  30 679 of 
24 August 1940, which approved the Industrial Property Code 
applicable in Cape Verde by Ministerial Ordinance No.  17 043 of 5 May 1959, published in Supplement to O. B. No. 19 of 
15 May 1959 Since 1954 Obsolete; new law needs to be drafted 
 Industrial Property Law of Cape Verde1 January 2005 Technical assistance being provided by USAID 
 Drafting of Industrial Property Law June 2 004 Technical assistance being provided by USAID 
 Review and approval by Council of Ministers September 2004  
 Review and approval by National Assembly January 2005  
 Training of personnel involved in trademark protection, customs 
officials and police 2005 Technical assistance required 
 Training of judges and lawyers 2005 Technical assistance required 
 Establishment of Trademark Information Ce ntre 2005 Technical assistance required 
Others Reorganization and establishment of Industrial  Property Offices 2005 Tech nical assistance required 
Others Computerization of Industrial Property O ffice 2005 Technical assi stance and funding required 
Others Developing rules, regulations and work manuals 2004 – 20006 Technical assistance required 
Others Enhancing public awareness on the protection of intellectual 
property rights Ongoing Technical assistance required 
 
                                                      
1 The Industrial Property Law of Cape Verde currently is being dr afted. The CV Industrial Proper ty Law will use the 2003 Industri al Property Law of Portugal as a model since it 
is in conformity with the WTO and EU requirements.  
  
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Part B – Copyrights and Related Rights  
 
Acceded to the Berne Convention in 1996 
 
Copyrights and 
Related Rights Laws and Regulations addressing the subject matter Timeframe for 
Completion Remarks 
 Copyright Law provided for in Decree No. 107/ 90 of 8 December 1990, 
published in O. B. No. 49/1990 In force Needs to be revised to conform to WTO 
requirements 
 Revision of Copyright Law  Januar y 2005 Technical assistance required 
 Review of 1990 Law March/April 2004 Technical assistance to be provided by USAID 
 Drafting of revised Copyright Law June/July 2004 Technical assistance to be provided by USAID 
 Review and approval by Council of Ministers September 2004  
 Review and approval by National Assembly November 2004  
 Training of personnel involved in copyrights protection, customs officials 
and police2 2005 Technical assistance required 
 Training of judges and lawyers 2005 Technical assistance required 
 Establishment of Copyrights Information Centre 2005 Technical assistance required 
Others Reorganization and establishment of Copy right Office 2005 Technical assistance required 
Others Computerization of Copyrights Office 2005 Technical assist ance and funding required 
Others Developing rules, regulations and work manuals 2004 - 2006 Technical assistance required 
Other Enhancing public awareness on the protection of intellectual property 
(Copyrights) rights 2004 – 2006 Technical  assistance required 
 
Interpretative Note: Full implementation of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights would be  achieved no later than  
December 2006 as per the implementation plans above.    
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2 Such training includes special requirement s related to border enforcement measures