RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/CPV/9/Rev.1 
22 June 2005 
 (05-2650) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Cape Verde Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF CAPE VERDE 
 
Action Plan on Trade-Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  
 
Revision  
  
 The following submission, dated 1 June 2005, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Cape Verde. 
  
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 WT/ACC/CPV/9/Rev.1 
Page 2 Part A – Industrial Property  
 
- Cape Verde is in the process of acceding to the Pa ris Convention. Anticipated date of accession July 2005 
 
Copyrights and Related 
Rights 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 has been drafted and will be 
enacted before Fall 2005. 
 The new draft Law has been prepared and is attached in 
WT/ACC/CPV/18. 
Industrial Property Law of Cape Verde1 November 2004 
 
March 2005  Technical assistance being provided by USAID 
 Final Draft of Industrial Property Law June 2005 Technical assistance being provided by USAID 
 Review and approval by Council of Ministers June 2005  
 Review and approval by National Assembly July 2005  
 Training of personnel involved in trademark protection, customs 
officials and police October 2005 Technical assistance required. Programme to be 
defined jointly by the Government and technical 
support 
 Training of judges and lawyers Octobe r 2005 Technical assistance required. Idem 
 Establishment of Trademark Information Centre October 2005 Technical assistance required. Idem 
Others Reorganization and establishment of Industrial Property Offices October 2005 Technical a ssistance required. Assessment o f needs 
and programme to be defined jointly by the Government and technical support. 
Others Computerization of Industrial Property Office October 2005 Technical assistance and funding required. Idem 
Others Developing rules, regulations and work manuals October 2005 – 2006 Technical assistance required. Idem 
Others Enhancing public awareness on the protection of intellectual 
property rights Ongoing Technical assistance required. Idem 
 
                                                      
 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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 Page 3Part 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. The new draft Law has 
been prepared and is a ttached in WT/ACC/CPV/18 In force, but the 
enactment of the new 
law is expected by July 2005. Revision ongoing to conform to WTO 
requirements. The new draft Law will be enacted. 
 Redrafting of the Copyright Law  November 2004 
March 2005 Technical assistance required 
 Final Review of 1990 Law May/June 2005 Technical assistance to be provided by USAID 
 Review and approval by Council of Ministers June 2005  
 Review and approval by National Assembly July 2005  
 Training of personnel involved in copyrights protection, customs 
officials and police2 November 2005 Technical assistance required 
 Training of judges and lawyers Novemb er 2005 Technical assistance required 
 Establishment of Copyrights Information Centre November 2005 Technical assistance required 
Others Reorganization and establishment of Copyright Office November 2005 Technical assistance required 
Others Computerization of Copyright s Office. Assessment of the needs 
and implementation November 2005 Technical a ssistance and funding required 
Others Developing rules, regulations and work manuals November 2005/2006 Technical assistance required 
Others Enhancing public awareness on the protection of intellectual 
property (Copyrights) rights November 2005/2006 Technical assistance required 
 
Interpretative Note:  Full implementation of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intell ectual Property Rights would b e 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.