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Nature of IP Law Authority Registration time Protection period
Trademarks Trademarks Act, Department 150 (one hundred 7 (seven) years.
2009 of Patents, and fifty) working
Designs and days from the date
Trademarks of filing (provided it
(DPDT) is compliant with the
conditions and there
are no defects).
Copyrights Copyright Act, Bangladesh No specific time •Literary, dramatic,
2000 Copyright provided; usually musical or artistic work-
Office takes 6 (six) months. Lifetime of the author + 60
(sixty) years following the
year in which the author
dies.
•Cinematograph films,
sound recordings,
photographs- 60 (sixty)
years following the year in
which the work was
published.
Patents Patent and DPDT Within 24 (twenty- 16 (sixteen) years.
Design Act, 1911 four) months from
the date of filing (if
no objection found).
Designs Patent and DPDT No specific date 5 (five) years.
Design Act, 1911 provided; usually
takes 1 (one)-2 (two)
years.
Geographical Geographical DPDT No specific date 5 (five) years.
Indications (GI) Indication of provided; if no
Goods objection is provided
(Registration and within 2 (two)
Protection) Act months from the
2013 date of notification
of the application,
the Registrar shall
register the GI.

As the world moves forward with the prospects of providing new and
enriched technologies, innovations and prosperity to individuals and
businesses, policy makers should further ensure that the laws and legal
procedures relating to IP are accordingly updated to effectively tackle
and administer such future transformations.

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