WIPO Lex, Member Profile, Azerbaijan

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Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Constitution/Basic Law	Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (as last amended on March 18, 2009)	2009	Entry into force : November 27, 1995 Adopted : November 12, 1995	Other

Laws/Regulations (81 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Main IP Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 504-IQ of June 12, 1998, on Trademarks and Geographical Indications (as amended up to Law No. 823-IVQD of November 22, 2013)	2013	Entry into force : August 27, 1998 Adopted : June 12, 1998	Trademarks Geographical Indications Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up to Law No. 636-IVQD of April 30, 2013)	2013	Entry into force : October 23, 1996 Adopted : June 5, 1996	Industrial Designs Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Traditional Cultural Expressions
Main IP Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Azerbaijani Folklore Expressions (as amended up to Law No. 638-IVQD of April 30, 2013)	2013	Entry into force : August 9, 2003 Adopted : May 16, 2003	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Traditional Cultural Expressions
Main IP Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Compilations of Data (as amended up to Law No. 639-IVQD of April 30, 2013)	2013	Entry into force : November 11, 2004 Adopted : September 14, 2004	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Main IP Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Enforcement of the Intellectual Property Rights and Fight Against Piracy	2012	Adopted : May 22, 2012	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Traditional Cultural Expressions Industrial Property
Main IP Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Patents (as amended up to October 20, 2009)	2009	Entry into force : August 2, 1997 Adopted : July 25, 1997	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs
Main IP Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits	2008	Entry into force : November 17, 2002 Adopted : May 31, 2002	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Transfer of Technology
Main IP Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Selection Achievements (as last amended on February 1, 2007)	2007	Adopted : November 17, 1996	Patents (Inventions) Plant Variety Protection Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 201 of June 27, 2014, on Amending the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 749 of August 19, 1998, on the Application of the Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications	2014	Adopted : June 27, 2014	Trademarks Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision No. 38 of May 2, 1997 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on amendments to the Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Issues related to the Implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Copyright and Related Rights	2011	Entry into force : April 4, 2011 Adopted : April 4, 2011	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Copyright and Related Rights	2011	Adopted : May 2, 1997	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Application for Registration of Databases Protected by Copyright Law	2010		Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rules of extension of the validity of patents and industrial designs.	2010	Entry into force : April 12, 2010 Adopted : April 12, 2010	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rules on registration of agreements concerning the mortgaging of the patent right	2010	Entry into force : February 23, 2010 Issued : February 23, 2010	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the State Registry of Inventions, Industrial Designs and Trademarks in the Republic of Azerbaijan	2010	Adopted : August 25, 1992	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Statute and Structure of the State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patent	2010	Adopted : August 31, 2009	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks Geographical Indications Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rules of registration of mortgage agreements	2009	Entry into force : September 18, 2009 Adopted : September 18, 2009	Trademarks Geographical Indications Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rules on application and examination of application documents for registering trademarks	2009	Entry into force : October 15, 1999 Adopted : October 15, 1999	Trademarks Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Approval of the Rules on Registration of Agreements on Trademarks	2009	Entry into force : September 15, 2009 Adopted : September 15, 2009	Trademarks Geographical Indications Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Approval of the Rules on Wide Recognition of Trademarks in the Republic of Azerbaijan	2009	Entry into force : September 18, 2009 Adopted : September 18, 2009	Trademarks Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Statute on Patent Attorneys	2009	Entry into force : February 15, 2000 Adopted : February 15, 2000	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on the Approval of the Rule on State Registry of Trademarks and the Rule on State Registry of Geographical Indications	2009	Entry into force : August 30, 1999 Adopted : August 30, 1999	Trademarks Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 196 of December 21, 2009, on Amending Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 749 of August 19, 1998, on the Application of the Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications	2009	Adopted : December 21, 2009	Trademarks Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 749 of August 19, 1998, on the Application of the Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications	2009	Adopted : August 19, 1998	Trademarks Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on amendments to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Patents	2009	Adopted : December 21, 2009	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the law on patents of the Republic of Azerbaijan	2009	Adopted : August 19, 1998	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Trademarks and Geographical Indications	2009	Adopted : May 14, 2009	Trademarks Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on ensuring Implementation of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 93 dated 14 May 2009 on the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Trademarks and Geographical Indications	2009	Entry into force : May 25, 2009 Issued : May 25, 2009	Trademarks Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on culture	2008	Adopted : April 16, 1998	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Rules on determining, sharing and payment of the minimum amount of the author's financial reward for the personal purposes of copying phonogramed and audiovisual works	2007	Issued : August 24, 2007	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Statute of the Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan	2005	Entry into force : August 31, 2005 Adopted : August 30, 2005	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on amending some legislative acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan in connection with the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Databases	2005	Entry into force : June 11, 2005 Adopted : June 3, 2005	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rules on application and examination of application documents for registering a geographical indication	2004	Entry into force : September 11, 2000 Issued : September 11, 2000	Trademarks Geographical Indications Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on ensuring the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Expressions of the Azerbaijan Folklore	2004	Entry into force : February 1, 2004 Adopted : January 29, 2004	Traditional Cultural Expressions
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Databases	2004	Entry into force : November 11, 2004 Adopted : November 5, 2004	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Instruction on the form of materials and documents included into the application document for State registration of topographies of integrated circuits	2004	Entry into force : May 17, 2004 Adopted : May 12, 2004	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Transfer of Technology Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on issues related to the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits	2003	Adopted : March 13, 2003	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on amending some decrees of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in connection with the approval of the Statute of the State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patent of the Republic of Azerbaijan	2003	Adopted : October 23, 2003	Patents (Inventions) Geographical Indications Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Expressions of the Azerbaijan Folklore	2003	Entry into force : August 9, 2003 Adopted : August 4, 2003
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Rules of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the customs control of goods protected by intellectual property rights	2003	Entry into force : May 30, 2003 Adopted : May 17, 2003	Trademarks Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rule on the payment and amount of taxes and fees in the field of protection of industrial property	2000	Entry into force : May 1, 2000 Adopted : March 6, 2000	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Geographical Indications Transfer of Technology
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Rules on registration of copyright works	2000	Entry into force : May 8, 2000 Adopted : May 3, 2000	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on defining the form of the certificates on trademark and geographical indications	1999	Entry into force : March 5, 1999 Adopted : March 5, 1999	Trademarks Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rule on the Registration of the Cultural heritage of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the State Catalogue of national cultural property and the Catalogue of protection of cultural heritage	1999	Entry into force : August 12, 1999 Adopted : August 12, 1999	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Rules on the content, petition and review of the application for obtaining patent for an invention	1999	Entry into force : July 5, 1999 Adopted : July 5, 1999	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Copyright and Related Rights	1996	Adopted : October 8, 1996	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Administrative Offences Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan	2011	Adopted : June 11, 2000	Trademarks Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Approval of the Decision on the Rules on Customs Control of Transfer of Goods Protected by Intellectual Property Rights	2011	Entry into force : April 4, 2002 Adopted : February 12, 2002	Trademarks Geographical Indications Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (as amended up to Law No. 972-IIIQD of March 5, 2010)	2010	Entry into force : September 1, 2000 Adopted : December 28, 1999	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (amended version 2010)	2010	Entry into force : January 1, 2000 Adopted : December 30, 1999	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Advertisement	2010	Entry into force : November 28, 1997 Adopted : October 3, 1997	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Anti-monopoly Activity	2010	Entry into force : March 29, 1993 Adopted : March 4, 1993	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Geographical Indications Competition Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Information, Informatization and Protection of Information (as amended up to December 30, 2010)	2010	Entry into force : June 23, 1998 Adopted : April 3, 1998	Competition Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on joining the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs	2010	Adopted : June 22, 2010	Industrial Designs Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on joining the Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol	2010	Adopted : June 22, 2010	Trademarks Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments	2010	Adopted : April 10, 1998	Other
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of Romania on cooperation in the field of fight against organized crime and international terrorism	2009	Adopted : November 26, 2009	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on documents signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Georgia in Baku on 20 May 2009	2009	Adopted : July 22, 2009	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Geographical Indications Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on documents signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Romania in the city of Bucharest on 28 September 2009	2009	Adopted : October 30, 2009	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on documents signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Greece in the city of Athens on 16 February 2009	2009	Adopted : March 12, 2009	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on documents signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State of Israel in the city of Baku on 28 June 2009	2009	Adopted : July 22, 2009	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on documents signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Ukraine in the city of Baku on 9 April 2009	2009	Adopted : June 24, 2009	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Publishing	2008	Adopted : May 30, 2000	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of protection of industrial property	2008	Adopted : July 4, 2008	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Culture	2006	Adopted : February 6, 1998	Other
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Theater and Theater Activity	2006	Adopted : December 29, 2006	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Electronic Commerce	2005	Adopted : May 10, 2005	Other
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on joining the WIPO Copyright Treaty	2005	Adopted : September 30, 2005	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on joining the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty	2005	Adopted : December 30, 2005 Entry into force : November 27, 2005	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of copyright and related rights	2005	Adopted : September 30, 2005	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Protection and Development of the Craft (Art) of Azerbaijani Carpet	2004	Adopted : December 7, 2004	Geographical Indications Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Traditional Cultural Expressions
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of protection of industrial property	2004	Adopted : June 29, 2009	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Geographical Indications Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on joining the Locarno Agreement establishing an international classification for industrial designs	2003	Adopted : May 13, 2003	Industrial Designs
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on joining the Strasbourg Agreement concerning the International Patent Classification	2003	Adopted : May 13, 2003	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Unfair Competition (as amended up to December 30, 2003)	2003	Adopted : June 2, 1995	Competition Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the “Agreement on ensuring mutual protection for inter-state secrets in the field of legal protection of inventions” signed during the meeting of the CIS Council of the Heads of Governments in the city of Minsk on 4 June 1999	2003	Adopted : September 27, 2003	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the “Agreement between the Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian Copyright Society on the collective management of authors’ property rights and mutual assistance” signed in Baku on 31 May 2001	2001	Adopted : December 21, 2001	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on cooperation in the field of protection of industrial property	2000	Adopted : December 12, 2000	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Law of the Azerbaijan Republic on approval with a Special Opinion of the Agreement on Cooperation for combating violations in the area of intellectual property	1998	Adopted : December 4, 1998	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on approval of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation in the field of copyright and related rights	1997	Entry into force : July 31, 1997 Adopted : June 26, 1997	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Law of the Azerbaijan Republic on approval of a cooperation agreement for the protection of copyright and related rights	1996	Entry into force : February 23, 1996 Adopted : February 7, 1996	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)

Type of Text

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Main IP Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 504-IQ of June 12, 1998, on Trademarks and Geographical Indications (as amended up to Law No. 823-IVQD of November 22, 2013)

2013

Entry into force :

August 27, 1998

Adopted :

June 12, 1998

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up to Law No. 636-IVQD of April 30, 2013)

2013

Entry into force :

October 23, 1996

Adopted :

June 5, 1996

Industrial Designs

Traditional Cultural Expressions

Main IP Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Azerbaijani Folklore Expressions (as amended up to Law No. 638-IVQD of April 30, 2013)

2013

Entry into force :

August 9, 2003

Adopted :

May 16, 2003

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Traditional Cultural Expressions

Main IP Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Compilations of Data (as amended up to Law No. 639-IVQD of April 30, 2013)

2013

Entry into force :

November 11, 2004

Adopted :

September 14, 2004

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Main IP Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Enforcement of the Intellectual Property Rights and Fight Against Piracy

2012

Adopted :

May 22, 2012

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Traditional Cultural Expressions

Industrial Property

Main IP Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Patents (as amended up to October 20, 2009)

2009

Entry into force :

August 2, 1997

Adopted :

July 25, 1997

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Main IP Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits

2008

Entry into force :

November 17, 2002

Adopted :

May 31, 2002

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Transfer of Technology

Main IP Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Selection Achievements (as last amended on February 1, 2007)

2007

Adopted :

November 17, 1996

Patents (Inventions)

Plant Variety Protection

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 201 of June 27, 2014, on Amending the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 749 of August 19, 1998, on the Application of the Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications

2014

Adopted :

June 27, 2014

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision No. 38 of May 2, 1997 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on amendments to the Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Issues related to the Implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Copyright and Related Rights

2011

Entry into force :

April 4, 2011

Adopted :

April 4, 2011

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Copyright and Related Rights

2011

Adopted :

May 2, 1997

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Application for Registration of Databases Protected by Copyright Law

2010

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rules of extension of the validity of patents and industrial designs.

2010

Entry into force :

April 12, 2010

Adopted :

April 12, 2010

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Designs

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rules on registration of agreements concerning the mortgaging of the patent right

2010

Entry into force :

February 23, 2010

Issued :

February 23, 2010

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the State Registry of Inventions, Industrial Designs and Trademarks in the Republic of Azerbaijan

2010

Adopted :

August 25, 1992

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Statute and Structure of the State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patent

2010

Adopted :

August 31, 2009

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rules of registration of mortgage agreements

2009

Entry into force :

September 18, 2009

Adopted :

September 18, 2009

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rules on application and examination of application documents for registering trademarks

2009

Entry into force :

October 15, 1999

Adopted :

October 15, 1999

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Approval of the Rules on Registration of Agreements on Trademarks

2009

Entry into force :

September 15, 2009

Adopted :

September 15, 2009

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Approval of the Rules on Wide Recognition of Trademarks in the Republic of Azerbaijan

2009

Entry into force :

September 18, 2009

Adopted :

September 18, 2009

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Statute on Patent Attorneys

2009

Entry into force :

February 15, 2000

Adopted :

February 15, 2000

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on the Approval of the Rule on State Registry of Trademarks and the Rule on State Registry of Geographical Indications

2009

Entry into force :

August 30, 1999

Adopted :

August 30, 1999

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 196 of December 21, 2009, on Amending Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 749 of August 19, 1998, on the Application of the Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications

2009

Adopted :

December 21, 2009

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 749 of August 19, 1998, on the Application of the Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications

2009

Adopted :

August 19, 1998

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on amendments to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Patents

2009

Adopted :

December 21, 2009

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the law on patents of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2009

Adopted :

August 19, 1998

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Trademarks and Geographical Indications

2009

Adopted :

May 14, 2009

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on ensuring Implementation of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 93 dated 14 May 2009 on the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Trademarks and Geographical Indications

2009

Entry into force :

May 25, 2009

Issued :

May 25, 2009

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on culture

2008

Adopted :

April 16, 1998

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Rules on determining, sharing and payment of the minimum amount of the author's financial reward for the personal purposes of copying phonogramed and audiovisual works

2007

Issued :

August 24, 2007

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Statute of the Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2005

Entry into force :

August 31, 2005

Adopted :

August 30, 2005

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on amending some legislative acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan in connection with the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Databases

2005

Entry into force :

June 11, 2005

Adopted :

June 3, 2005

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rules on application and examination of application documents for registering a geographical indication

2004

Entry into force :

September 11, 2000

Issued :

September 11, 2000

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on ensuring the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Expressions of the Azerbaijan Folklore

2004

Entry into force :

February 1, 2004

Adopted :

January 29, 2004

Traditional Cultural Expressions

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Databases

2004

Entry into force :

November 11, 2004

Adopted :

November 5, 2004

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Instruction on the form of materials and documents included into the application document for State registration of topographies of integrated circuits

2004

Entry into force :

May 17, 2004

Adopted :

May 12, 2004

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Transfer of Technology

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on issues related to the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits

2003

Adopted :

March 13, 2003

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on amending some decrees of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in connection with the approval of the Statute of the State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patent of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2003

Adopted :

October 23, 2003

Patents (Inventions)

Geographical Indications

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Expressions of the Azerbaijan Folklore

2003

Entry into force :

August 9, 2003

Adopted :

August 4, 2003

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Rules of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the customs control of goods protected by intellectual property rights

2003

Entry into force :

May 30, 2003

Adopted :

May 17, 2003

Trademarks

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rule on the payment and amount of taxes and fees in the field of protection of industrial property

2000

Entry into force :

May 1, 2000

Adopted :

March 6, 2000

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Transfer of Technology

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Rules on registration of copyright works

2000

Entry into force :

May 8, 2000

Adopted :

May 3, 2000

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on defining the form of the certificates on trademark and geographical indications

1999

Entry into force :

March 5, 1999

Adopted :

March 5, 1999

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the Rule on the Registration of the Cultural heritage of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the State Catalogue of national cultural property and the Catalogue of protection of cultural heritage

1999

Entry into force :

August 12, 1999

Adopted :

August 12, 1999

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Rules on the content, petition and review of the application for obtaining patent for an invention

1999

Entry into force :

July 5, 1999

Adopted :

July 5, 1999

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Resolution of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Copyright and Related Rights

1996

Adopted :

October 8, 1996

IP-related Laws

Administrative Offences Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2011

Adopted :

June 11, 2000

Trademarks

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Industrial Property

2011

Entry into force :

April 4, 2002

Adopted :

February 12, 2002

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2010

Entry into force :

September 1, 2000

Adopted :

December 28, 1999

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

2010

Entry into force :

January 1, 2000

Adopted :

December 30, 1999

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

IP-related Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Advertisement

2010

Entry into force :

November 28, 1997

Adopted :

October 3, 1997

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP-related Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Anti-monopoly Activity

2010

Entry into force :

March 29, 1993

Adopted :

March 4, 1993

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Competition

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Industrial Property

2010

Entry into force :

June 23, 1998

Adopted :

April 3, 1998

Competition

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2010

Adopted :

June 22, 2010

Industrial Designs

Industrial Property

2010

Adopted :

June 22, 2010

Trademarks

Industrial Property

2010

Adopted :

April 10, 1998

Other

2009

Adopted :

November 26, 2009

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2009

Adopted :

July 22, 2009

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Industrial Property

2009

Adopted :

October 30, 2009

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2009

Adopted :

March 12, 2009

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2009

Adopted :

July 22, 2009

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2009

Adopted :

June 24, 2009

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP-related Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Publishing

2008

Adopted :

May 30, 2000

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

2008

Adopted :

July 4, 2008

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Culture

2006

Adopted :

February 6, 1998

Other

2006

Adopted :

December 29, 2006

Other

IP-related Laws

Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Electronic Commerce

2005

Adopted :

May 10, 2005

Other

2005

Adopted :

September 30, 2005

2005

Adopted :

December 30, 2005

Entry into force :

November 27, 2005

2005

Adopted :

September 30, 2005

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2004

Adopted :

December 7, 2004

Geographical Indications

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Traditional Cultural Expressions

IP-related Laws

2004

Adopted :

June 29, 2009

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Industrial Property

2003

Adopted :

May 13, 2003

Industrial Designs

2003

Adopted :

May 13, 2003

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

2003

Adopted :

June 2, 1995

Competition

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2003

Adopted :

September 27, 2003

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Industrial Property

2001

Adopted :

December 21, 2001

2000

Adopted :

December 12, 2000

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Industrial Property

1998

Adopted :

December 4, 1998

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

1997

Entry into force :

July 31, 1997

Adopted :

June 26, 1997

1996

Entry into force :

February 23, 1996

Adopted :

February 7, 1996

Treaties (60 records)

Title	Host Institution	Date of Adoption (Treaty)	Entry into Force (Treaty)	Signature (Party)	Instrument (Party)	Entry into Force (Party)	Additional Information
[IM] Paris Agreement	Host Institution: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 12, 2015	November 4, 2016	April 22, 2016	January 9, 2017	February 8, 2017
[IM] International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015	Host Institution: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	October 9, 2015			April 30, 2024	April 30, 2024
[WIPO] Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 28, 2013	September 30, 2016		September 24, 2018	December 24, 2018	Details
[IM] Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 13, 2006	May 3, 2008	January 9, 2008	January 28, 2009	February 27, 2009	Details
[IM] United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	November 23, 2005	March 1, 2013		September 18, 2018	April 1, 2019	Details
[IM] Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 20, 2005	March 18, 2007		February 15, 2010	May 15, 2010	Details
[IM] Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 17, 2003	April 20, 2006		January 18, 2007	April 18, 2007
[IM] WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control	Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)	May 21, 2003	February 27, 2005		November 1, 2005	January 30, 2006	Details
[IM] Convention on Cybercrime	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	November 23, 2001	July 1, 2004	June 30, 2008	March 15, 2010	July 1, 2010	Details
[IM] Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	May 22, 2001	May 17, 2004		January 13, 2004	May 17, 2004
[IM] London Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	June 17, 1999	August 4, 2005		January 9, 2003	August 4, 2005
[IR] Agreement on Mutual Preservation of Inter-State Secrets in the Area of Legal Protection of Inventions	Host Institution: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)	June 4, 1999	January 31, 2000	June 4, 1999		January 31, 2000
[IR] Agreement on Measures for the Prevention and Repression of the Use of False Trademarks and Geographical Indications	Host Institution: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)	June 4, 1999	June 4, 1999	June 4, 1999		June 4, 1999
[IM] Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	March 26, 1999	March 9, 2004		April 17, 2001	March 9, 2004
[IM] Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	June 25, 1998	October 30, 2001		March 23, 2000	October 30, 2001
[IR] Agreement on Cooperation in the Repression of Offenses in the Field of Intellectual Property	Host Institution: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)	March 6, 1998	January 19, 1999	March 6, 1998		January 19, 1999	Details
[IM] Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 11, 1997	February 16, 2005		September 28, 2000	February 16, 2005
[WIPO] WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	December 20, 1996	May 20, 2002		January 11, 2006	April 11, 2006
[WIPO] WIPO Copyright Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	December 20, 1996	March 6, 2002		January 11, 2006	April 11, 2006
[IR] Eurasian Patent Convention	Host Institution: Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)	September 9, 1994	August 12, 1995	September 9, 1994	September 25, 1995	December 25, 1995
[IM] United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	June 17, 1994	December 26, 1996		August 10, 1998	November 8, 1998
[RE] Free Trade Agreement between Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic	Host Institution: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)	April 15, 1994	December 30, 1994	April 15, 1994		December 18, 1996
[IR] Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights	Host Institution: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)	September 24, 1993	May 6, 1995	September 24, 1993	April 5, 1996	April 5, 1996
[IR] European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	October 2, 1992	April 1, 1994		March 28, 2000	July 1, 2000	Details
[IM] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	May 9, 1992	March 21, 1994	June 12, 1992	May 16, 1995	August 14, 1995
[IM] Helsinki Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	March 17, 1992	October 6, 1996		August 3, 2000	November 1, 2000
[WIPO] Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 27, 1989	December 1, 1995		January 15, 2007	April 15, 2007
[IM] Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	March 22, 1985	September 22, 1988		June 12, 1996	September 10, 1996
[IM] United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 10, 1982	November 16, 1994		June 16, 2016	July 16, 2016
[IM] International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	October 21, 1982	October 15, 1985		May 8, 2000	August 8, 2000
[WIPO] Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	September 26, 1981	September 25, 1982		August 20, 2010	September 20, 2010
[IM] United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	April 11, 1980	January 1, 1988		May 3, 2016	June 1, 2017	Details
[WIPO] Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	April 28, 1977	August 19, 1980		July 14, 2003	October 14, 2003
[IM] Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 16, 1972	December 17, 1975		December 16, 1993	March 16, 1994
[WIPO] Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 29, 1971	April 18, 1973		June 1, 2001	September 1, 2001
[WIPO] Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 24, 1971	October 7, 1975		July 14, 2003	July 14, 2004
[IM] Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 14, 1970	April 24, 1972		August 25, 1999	November 25, 1999
[WIPO] Patent Cooperation Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 19, 1970	January 24, 1978		September 25, 1995	December 25, 1995
[WIPO] Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 8, 1968	April 27, 1971		July 14, 2003	October 14, 2003
[WIPO] Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	July 14, 1967	April 26, 1970		September 25, 1995	December 25, 1995
[IM] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 16, 1966	January 3, 1976		August 13, 1992	November 13, 1992
[IM] International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)	Host Institution: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)	December 2, 1961	August 10, 1968		November 9, 2004	December 9, 2004	Details
[WIPO] Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 26, 1961	May 18, 1964		July 8, 2005	October 8, 2005	Details
[IM] Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	June 10, 1958	June 7, 1959		February 29, 2000	May 29, 2000
[WIPO] Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 15, 1957	April 8, 1961		July 14, 2003	October 14, 2003	Details
[IM] Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	Secretariat: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)	September 28, 1954	June 6, 1960		August 16, 1996	November 14, 1996
[IM] Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	May 14, 1954	August 7, 1956		September 20, 1993	December 20, 1993
[IM] Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	May 14, 1954	August 7, 1956		September 20, 1993	December 20, 1993
[IM] Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955		April 7, 1997	October 18, 1991
[IM] International Plant Protection Convention	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	December 6, 1951	October 2, 2005		August 18, 2000	October 2, 2005
[IM] Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950		June 1, 1993	December 1, 1993
[IM] Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950		June 1, 1993	December 1, 1993
[IM] Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950		June 1, 1993	December 1, 1993
[IM] Convention on International Civil Aviation	Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	December 7, 1944	April 4, 1947		October 9, 1992	November 8, 1992
[WIPO] Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	November 6, 1925	June 1, 1928		September 8, 2010	December 8, 2010	Details
[WIPO] Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	April 14, 1891	July 15, 1892		September 25, 1995	December 25, 1995	Details
[WIPO] Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	September 9, 1886	December 4, 1887		March 4, 1999	June 4, 1999	Details
[WIPO] Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 20, 1883	July 7, 1884		September 25, 1995	December 25, 1995	Details
[IM] Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	January 29, 2000	September 11, 2003		April 1, 2005	June 30, 2005
[IM] Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	June 5, 1992	December 29, 1993	June 12, 1992	August 3, 2000	November 1, 2000

Title

Host Institution

Date of Adoption (Treaty)

Entry into Force (Treaty)

Signature (Party)

Instrument (Party)

Entry into Force (Party)

Additional Information

[IM] Paris Agreement

Host Institution: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)

December 12, 2015

November 4, 2016

April 22, 2016

January 9, 2017

February 8, 2017

[IM] International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015

Host Institution: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

October 9, 2015

April 30, 2024

[WIPO] Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 28, 2013

September 30, 2016

September 24, 2018

December 24, 2018

Details

[IM] Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 13, 2006

May 3, 2008

January 9, 2008

January 28, 2009

February 27, 2009

Details

[IM] United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts

Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

November 23, 2005

March 1, 2013

September 18, 2018

April 1, 2019

Details

[IM] Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

October 20, 2005

March 18, 2007

February 15, 2010

May 15, 2010

Details

[IM] Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

October 17, 2003

April 20, 2006

January 18, 2007

April 18, 2007

[IM] WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)

May 21, 2003

February 27, 2005

November 1, 2005

January 30, 2006

Details

[IM] Convention on Cybercrime

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

November 23, 2001

July 1, 2004

June 30, 2008

March 15, 2010

July 1, 2010

Details

[IM] Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

May 22, 2001

May 17, 2004

January 13, 2004

May 17, 2004

[IM] London Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

June 17, 1999

August 4, 2005

January 9, 2003

August 4, 2005

[IR] Agreement on Mutual Preservation of Inter-State Secrets in the Area of Legal Protection of Inventions

Host Institution: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

June 4, 1999

January 31, 2000

June 4, 1999

January 31, 2000

[IR] Agreement on Measures for the Prevention and Repression of the Use of False Trademarks and Geographical Indications

Host Institution: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

June 4, 1999

[IM] Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

March 26, 1999

March 9, 2004

April 17, 2001

March 9, 2004

[IM] Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

June 25, 1998

October 30, 2001

March 23, 2000

October 30, 2001

[IR] Agreement on Cooperation in the Repression of Offenses in the Field of Intellectual Property

Host Institution: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

March 6, 1998

January 19, 1999

March 6, 1998

January 19, 1999

Details

[IM] Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)

December 11, 1997

February 16, 2005

September 28, 2000

February 16, 2005

[WIPO] WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

December 20, 1996

May 20, 2002

January 11, 2006

April 11, 2006

[WIPO] WIPO Copyright Treaty

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

December 20, 1996

March 6, 2002

January 11, 2006

April 11, 2006

[IR] Eurasian Patent Convention

Host Institution: Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

September 9, 1994

August 12, 1995

September 9, 1994

September 25, 1995

December 25, 1995

[IM] United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

June 17, 1994

December 26, 1996

August 10, 1998

November 8, 1998

[RE] Free Trade Agreement between Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic

Host Institution: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

April 15, 1994

December 30, 1994

April 15, 1994

December 18, 1996

[IR] Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights

Host Institution: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

September 24, 1993

May 6, 1995

September 24, 1993

April 5, 1996

[IR] European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

October 2, 1992

April 1, 1994

March 28, 2000

July 1, 2000

Details

[IM] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)

May 9, 1992

March 21, 1994

June 12, 1992

May 16, 1995

August 14, 1995

[IM] Helsinki Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

March 17, 1992

October 6, 1996

August 3, 2000

November 1, 2000

[WIPO] Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 27, 1989

December 1, 1995

January 15, 2007

April 15, 2007

[IM] Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

March 22, 1985

September 22, 1988

June 12, 1996

September 10, 1996

[IM] United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 10, 1982

November 16, 1994

June 16, 2016

July 16, 2016

[IM] International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods

Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

October 21, 1982

October 15, 1985

May 8, 2000

August 8, 2000

[WIPO] Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

September 26, 1981

September 25, 1982

August 20, 2010

September 20, 2010

[IM] United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

April 11, 1980

January 1, 1988

May 3, 2016

June 1, 2017

Details

[WIPO] Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

April 28, 1977

August 19, 1980

July 14, 2003

October 14, 2003

[IM] Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

November 16, 1972

December 17, 1975

December 16, 1993

March 16, 1994

[WIPO] Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

October 29, 1971

April 18, 1973

June 1, 2001

September 1, 2001

[WIPO] Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

March 24, 1971

October 7, 1975

July 14, 2003

July 14, 2004

[IM] Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

November 14, 1970

April 24, 1972

August 25, 1999

November 25, 1999

[WIPO] Patent Cooperation Treaty

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 19, 1970

January 24, 1978

September 25, 1995

December 25, 1995

[WIPO] Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

October 8, 1968

April 27, 1971

July 14, 2003

October 14, 2003

[WIPO] Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

July 14, 1967

April 26, 1970

September 25, 1995

December 25, 1995

[IM] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 16, 1966

January 3, 1976

August 13, 1992

November 13, 1992

[IM] International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

Host Institution: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

December 2, 1961

August 10, 1968

November 9, 2004

December 9, 2004

Details

[WIPO] Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

October 26, 1961

May 18, 1964

July 8, 2005

October 8, 2005

Details

[IM] Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

June 10, 1958

June 7, 1959

February 29, 2000

May 29, 2000

[WIPO] Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 15, 1957

April 8, 1961

July 14, 2003

October 14, 2003

Details

[IM] Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

Secretariat: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

September 28, 1954

June 6, 1960

August 16, 1996

November 14, 1996

[IM] Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

May 14, 1954

August 7, 1956

September 20, 1993

December 20, 1993

[IM] Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

May 14, 1954

August 7, 1956

September 20, 1993

December 20, 1993

[IM] Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

September 6, 1952

September 16, 1955

April 7, 1997

October 18, 1991

[IM] International Plant Protection Convention

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

December 6, 1951

October 2, 2005

August 18, 2000

October 2, 2005

[IM] Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

June 1, 1993

December 1, 1993

[IM] Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

June 1, 1993

December 1, 1993

[IM] Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

June 1, 1993

December 1, 1993

[IM] Convention on International Civil Aviation

Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

December 7, 1944

April 4, 1947

October 9, 1992

November 8, 1992

[WIPO] Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

November 6, 1925

June 1, 1928

September 8, 2010

December 8, 2010

Details

[WIPO] Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

April 14, 1891

July 15, 1892

September 25, 1995

December 25, 1995

Details

[WIPO] Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

September 9, 1886

December 4, 1887

March 4, 1999

June 4, 1999

Details

[WIPO] Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

March 20, 1883

July 7, 1884

September 25, 1995

December 25, 1995

Details

[IM] Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat

January 29, 2000

September 11, 2003

April 1, 2005

June 30, 2005

[IM] Convention on Biological Diversity

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat

June 5, 1992

December 29, 1993

June 12, 1992

August 3, 2000

November 1, 2000

Azerbaijan

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Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

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Treaties (60 records)