RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/C/W/225
22 November 2000
(00-4979)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
REVIEW OF LEGISLATION
Questions Posed by Canada
By means of a communication from the Permanent Mission of Canada dated 20 November
2000, the Secretariat has received copies of the following questions addressed to Chile, Colombia,Estonia, Guatemala, Kuwait, Paraguay, Peru and Turkey, respectively.
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CHILE
1. We understand that draft legislation, as well as amendments to existing Intellectual Property
legislation, were submitted to the Chilean Parliament to modify your IP regime.
(a) Have these amendments and draft legislation been implemented?
(b) If not, when are they likely to be implemented?
2. What recourse do right-holders have in respect of wilful trademark counterfeiting or
copyright piracy on a commercial scale, as required by Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement?
3. What protection does your copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
4. How is computer software currently protected under Chilean copyright laws?
COLOMBIA
1. What recourse do rightholders have in respect of wilful trademark counterfeiting or copyright
piracy on a commercial scale, as required by Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement?
2. What protection does your copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
3. Please confirm whether Decision 486 on Intellectual Property, which was passed on
14 September 2000, will take effect in December 2000.  What are the key improvements introduced
by this decision in respect of TRIPS obligations?
ESTONIA
1. Please clarify the duration of protection for copyrighted works.IP/C/W/225
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2. How are well-known marks for non-similar goods protected under Estonia’s Trademarks Act,
and how does that comply with Article 16.3 of the TRIPS Agreement?
3. What protection does your copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
4. What recourse do rightholders have in respect of wilful trademark counterfeiting or copyright
piracy on a commercial scale, as required by Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement?
GUATEMALA
1. Please describe the way that the enforcement of intellectual property rights has been
implemented (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement).
2. What protection does your copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
KUWAIT
1. We understand that draft legislation is pending approval by Kuwait’s National Assembly on
trademark and patent issues.
(a) When are these draft amendments likely to be implemented?
(b) What are the key improvements introduced by such legislation in respect of TRIPS 
obligations?
2. What protection does your copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
3. Please describe the way that the enforcement of intellectual property rights has been
implemented (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement).
PARAGUAY
1. What recourse do rightholders have in respect of wilful trademark counterfeiting or copyright
piracy on a commercial scale, as required by Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement?
2. What protection does your copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
PERU
1. What protection does your copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
2. What recourse do rightholders have in respect of wilful trademark counterfeiting or copyright
piracy on a commercial scale, as required by Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement?
TURKEY
1. We understand that draft amendments are before the Turkish Parliament on copyright.
(a) When are such amendments likely to be implemented?IP/C/W/225
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(b) What are the key improvements introduced by such amendments in respect of TRIPS 
obligations?
(c) In particular, how will they change copyright protection for pre-existing works, sound
recordings, and ex parte  and injunctive relief?
2. What recourse do rightholders have in respect of wilful trademark counterfeiting or copyright
piracy on a commercial scale, as required by Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement?
3. What protection does your copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
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