Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks

Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks
Formation 2004
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Website Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks

Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks is the main government department responsible for patents and trademarks in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

History

On 11 May 1985 the Government of Bangladesh joined the World Intellectual Property Organization and in February 1999 joined the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. In 1989 the Patent Office and the Trademarks Registry were joined together. In 2004 the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks was established in its present form by the Ministry of Establishment.[4] It approves Geographical indication for products in Bangladesh.[5] It has experienced difficulty coordinating efforts with the Bangladesh Copyright Office.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "After Jamdani and Hilsa…". The Daily Star. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bangladeshi firms slow in innovation". The Daily Star. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "IP rights regulator up for full automation". The Daily Star. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT)". www.dpdt.gov.bd. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "66 weavers get nod to use GI tag for Jamdani". The Daily Star. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "TRIPS Agreement and Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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