Department of Media, Creative Industry & Intellectual Property
Milestones of the Department
- 1994 – Bhutan becomes a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
- 1997 – Creation of a Legal Section in the erstwhile Ministry of Trade and Industry.
- 1997 – Promulgation of the Industrial Property Regulation.
- 1997 – Bhutan becomes a member of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.
- 2000 – Bhutan becomes a member of the Madrid Agreement concerning international registration of Marks.
- 2000 – Bhutan becomes a member of the Madrid Protocol concerning international registration of Marks.
- 2000 – Legal Section of the Ministry upgraded as the Intellectual Property Division
- 2001 – Bhutan enacts the Copyright Act and Industrial Property Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan.
- 2004 – Bhutan becomes a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
- 2016 – The IP Division is upgraded to a Department.
- 2018 – The National Intellectual Property Policy (NIPP) is endorsed.
- 2018 – Three Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) are established in two technical colleges and Thimphu TechPark.
- 2018 – The annual National Trademark Award is instituted.
- 2018 – The first Annual Magazine of the Department is published.
- 2019 – The online Bhutan IP Search System is launched.
- 2020 – The IP Theme Song and Musical Videos published.
” To use the intellectual property protection system as a stimulus for the social, cultural, technological and economic growth of the country “.
” To establish a comprehensive well-balanced and effective system for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights “.
- To formulate and update laws in accordance with international standards on all subjects of intellectual property.
- To establish a system for the grant of titles and rights to intellectual property.
- To promote knowledge and understanding of intellectual property among the general public.
- To assist the right holders in commercializing their works and maximizing the economic utilization of their intellectual property assets.
- To strengthen and improve the mechanisms for the enforcement of intellectual property rights,(IPRs).
- To undertake exploratory groundwork on the role of IPRs in the protection of cultural heritage and Traditional Knowledge, (TK).
- To build up an international network of treaty relationships for protecting and safeguarding IPRs of Bhutanese nationals abroad.
- To strengthen the institutional and professional capacity of the Division to fulfill its mandate.
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Thimphu, Bhutan
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Overseas Unit: 02-339531
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