As of 14 October 2022, the Republic of Cape Verde ratified the Harare Protocol and the Banjul...

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Trademark
Cape Verde is not a member of the Paris Convention, but is a member of the WTO/TRIPS.
Provision is made for the registration of trade marks for goods and services, for collective marks, for membership marks and for certification marks.
Patents
Cape Verde is neither a member of the Paris Convention nor of the PCT, but is a member of the WTO/TRIPS. Patent protection for an invention is available via a national filing.
Designs
Cape Verde is not a member of the Paris Convention; it is a member of the WTO/TRIPS. Design protection is available by way of a national filing.
Copyright
Cape Verde is a member of the Berne Convention and the Rome Convention, and of the WTO/TRIPS.
The law provides for copyright in respect of literary, artistic and scientific works, including:
- books, pamphlets, magazines
- lectures, addresses, sermons
- dramatic and dramatico-musical works
- musical works
- choreographic works, pantomimes
- audiovisual works
- works of art, architecture, painting, drawing, sculpture, etc
- photographic works
- works of applied art or craft
- computer programs
- works of folklore
- translations, adaptations, arrangements of works.
Excluded from protection are:
- daily news
- laws and decisions by courts or administrative bodies.
Plant Breeders' Rights
It has not been possible to determine whether or not, currently, plant breeders’ rights or other sui generis protection for plants is available in the Cape Verde Islands.
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