Inelletual Property Laws in Sri Lanka
Below are list important Parliment Acts that govern and / or are related to Intellectual Property law in Sri Lanka:
Below are list important Parliment Acts that govern and / or are related to Intellectual Property law in Sri Lanka:
- Intellectual Property Act, No. 36 of 2003 (2003)
- Civil Procedure Code (2005)
- The Antiquities Ordinance, No. 9 of 1940 (Cap. 188) (1956)
- Antiquities (Amendment) Act, No. 2 of 1955 (1955)
- National Museums Ordinance No. 31 of 1942 (Cap. 187) (1942)
- Arbitration Ordinance (1889)
Treaty Memberships
Sri Lanka is a signatory to the following treaty memberhips:
- Trademark Law Treaty (August 1, 1996)
- Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol (February 19, 1984)
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (February 26, 1982)
- Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (September 20, 1978)
- Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods (December 29, 1952)
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (December 29, 1952)
- Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (February 4, 1948)
