Arab Contracting Parties to the WIPO Administered Treaties (2013)

As the importance of Intellectual Property grows, the number of Arab countries joining WIPO treaties is increasing each year. During the course of 2013, the following developments took place:

• Algeria acceded to the WIPO Copyright Treaty which will enter into force on January 31, 2014
• Tunisia acceded to the Madrid Protocol which entered into force on October 16, 2013
• Saudi Arabia acceded to the Patent Cooperation Treaty and Patent Law Treaty which entered into force on August 3, 2013