Egypt

Egypt Profile

Officially known as the Arab Republic of Egypt, it spans the southwestern corner of Africa and Asia through the land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. With a population of more than 100 million, Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa, the Middle East and the Arab world, the third most populous country in Africa (after Nigeria and Ethiopia), and the 13th most populous country in the world. Egypt as a whole is based on a republic and implements a semi-presidential government.

Egyptian Intellectual Property Legal System

• Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt
• "Design Protection Act"

International Organization/Agreement

• Trademark Law Treaty
• Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
• Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
• Patent Cooperation Treaty
• The Strasbourg Agreement on the International Patent Classification
• "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"
• Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
• Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks
• Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Origin of Goods
• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
• Nairobi Treaty for the Protection of the Olympic Emblem
• Washington Convention for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Integrated Circuits
• International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants