IPR Laws by Country   |  ARMENIA

click on map to enlarge	Intellectual Property Laws Intellectual Property Law (Enacted 31 March 2000). Source: NAHAPET and Co., Ltd. Read Law on Copyright And Neighboring Rights (Adopted by the National Assembly 8 December, 1999). View PDF Law on Trademarks, Service Marks And Appellations of Origin (of March 20, 2000). View PDF Law on Patents (of October 26, 1999). View PDF
Law on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits (of March 3, 1998). View PDF

Country Background: Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman. It was incorporated into Russia in 1828 and the USSR in 1920. Armenian leaders remain preoccupied by the long conflict with Muslim Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region, assigned to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s by Moscow. Armenia and Azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also a significant portion of Azerbaijan proper. The economies of both sides have been hurt by their inability to make substantial progress toward a peaceful resolution.

For more facts and statistics on Armenia see the CIA World Fact Book.