| Country | Copyright Agency | Parent Agency (If any) | Duties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) | None | |
| Albania | Albanian Copyright Office | Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports | |
| Algeria | National Office of Copyrights and Related Rights | Ministry of Communication and Culture | |
| Andorra | Ministry of Economy and Finance | None | |
| Angola | National Institute for Cultural Industries (INIC) | Ministry of Culture | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO) | None | |
| Argentina | Directorate General of Copyright | None | |
| Armenia | Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia | Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia | |
| Australia | Copyright Law Branch | Attorney-General | |
| Austria | Federal Ministry of Justice | None | |
| Azerbaijan | The Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan | None | |
| Bahamas | Registrar General's Department | None | |
| Bahrain | Press and Publications Directorate | Ministry of Culture and Information | |
| Bangladesh | Registry of Copyrights | Ministry of Cultural Affairs | |
| Barbados | Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) | Ministry of International Business and International Transport | |
| Belarus | National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) | State Committee on Science and Technologies | |
| Belize | Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) | None | |
| Benin | Beninese Copyright Office (BUBEDRA) | Ministry of Culture and Communication | |
| Bhutan | Intellectual Property Division | Ministry of Economic Affairs | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) | Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina | None | |
| Botswana | Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property | Ministry of Trade and Industry | |
| Brazil | Ministry of Culture | None | |
| Brunei Darussalam | Attorney General's Chambers | None | |
| Bulgaria | Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate | Ministry of Culture | |
| Burkina Faso | Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA) | Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism | |
| Burundi | Department of Arts and Culture | Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture | |
| Cambodia | Copyright Department | Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts | |
| Cameroon | WIPOnet Coordinator, Justice Section | Ministry of Culture | |
| Canada | Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) | None | |
| Cape Verde | National Institute of Culture | None | |
| Central African Republic | Centralafrican Copyright Office (BUCADA) | Ministry of Tourism, the Arts and Culture | |
| Chad | Chadian Copyright Office (BUTDRA) | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports | |
| Chile | Intellectual Property Registry | Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums | |
| China | National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) | None | |
| Colombia | Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor | Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia | |
| Comoros | Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Press | None | |
| Congo | Congolese Copyright Office (BCDA) | Ministry of Culture and the Arts responsible for Tourism | |
| Cook Islands | None | None | |
| Costa Rica | Registro de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos | Ministerio de Justicia | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Ivorian Copyright Office | Ministry of French Language and Culture | |
| Croatia | State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia | None | |
| Cuba | National Copyright Center (CENDA) | Ministry of Culture | |
| Cyprus | Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver | Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism | |
| Czech Republic | Copyright Law Department | Ministry of Culture | |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Copyright Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | None | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Directorate of Research, Planning and International Cultural Relations | Ministry of Culture and the Arts | |
| Denmark | Copyright Division | Ministry of Culture | |
| Djibouti | Copyright and Neighboring Rights Office | Ministry of Communication and Culture, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications | |
| Dominica | Companies and Intellectual Property | None | |
| Dominican Republic | National Copyright Office (ONDA) | Ministry of Culture | |
| Ecuador | National Directory of Copyrights and Related Rights | Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI) | |
| Egypt | Permanent Office for the Protection of Copyright | Ministry of Culture | |
| El Salvador | National Center of Registries | None | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Council of Scientific and Technological Research | Presidency of the Government | |
| Eritrea | Department of Culture | Ministry of Information and Culture | |
| Estonia | Estonian Ministry of Culture | None | |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) | None | |
| Fiji | Office of the Attorney-General | Ministry of Justice | |
| Finland | Copyright Council | Ministry of Education | |
| France | Office of Literacy and Artistic Property | Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs | |
| Gabon | National Agency for the Promotion of the Arts and Culture (ANPAC) | None | |
| Gambia | National Centre for Arts and Culture | Ministry of Culture | |
| Georgia | National Intellectual Property Centre (Sakpatenti) | None | |
| Germany | Unit Copyright and Publishing Law | Federal Ministry of Justice | |
| Ghana | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture | |
| Greece | Hellenic Copyright Organization | Ministry of Culture | |
| Grenada | Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property | Ministry of Legal Affairs | |
| Guatemala | Register of Intellectual Property | Ministry of Economic Affairs | |
| Guinea | Guinean Copyright Office | Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Guinean Copyright Society | Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports | |
| Guyana | The Deeds Registry | None | |
| Haiti | Haitian Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and Communication | |
| Holy See | Judicial Office | Governorate of the Vatican City | |
| Honduras | Directorate General of Intellectual Property | None | |
| Hungary | Copyright Division | Hungarian Patent Office | |
| Iceland | Office of Legal Affairs | Ministry of Education, Science and Culture | |
| India | Copyright Division | Ministry of Human Resource Development | |
| Indonesia | Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights | Department of Law and Human Rights | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Registrar of Copyright, Center for Cultural Studies and Research (CCSR) | Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance | |
| Iraq | Ministry of Culture | None | |
| Ireland | Intellectual Property Unit | Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | |
| Israel | The Director General | Ministry of Justice | |
| Italy | Service III - Copyright and supervision over S.I.A.E. | Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities | |
| Jamaica | Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) | None | |
| Japan | Japan Copyright Office (JCO) | Agency for Cultural Affairs | |
| Jordan | Department of the National Library | Ministry of Culture | |
| Kazakhstan | Committee for Intellectual Property Rights | Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
| Kenya | The Kenya Copyright Board | Office of the Attorney-General | |
| Kuwait | Intellectual Property Department | Ministry of Information | |
| Kyrgyzstan | State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) | ||
| Latvia | Ministry of Culture, Copyright and Neighboring Rights Division | None | |
| Lebanon | Office of Intellectual Property | Department of Intellectual Property | |
| Lesotho | Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs | None | |
| Liberia | Liberia Copyright Office | None | |
| Liechtenstein | Office of Trade and Transport, Intellectual Property | None | |
| Lithuania | Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania | None | |
| Luxembourg | Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur | None | |
| Madagascar | Malagasy Copyright Office | Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication | |
| Malawi | Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) | Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture | |
| Malaysia | Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) | None | |
| Maldives | Department of Information and Broadcasting | None | |
| Mali | Malian Copyright Office | None | |
| Malta | Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment, Commerce Division | None | |
| Mauritania | Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department | Ministry of Culture and Islamic Orientation | |
| Mauritius | Ministry of Education, Culture and Human Resources | None | |
| Mexico | National Copyrights Institute | None | |
| Monaco | Intellectual Property Division | Department of Finance and Economy | |
| Mongolia | Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia | None | |
| Montenegro | Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro | None | |
| Morocco | Copyright Office of Morocco | None | |
| Mozambique | Department of Copyright | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports | |
| Myanmar | Ministry of Home Affairs | None | |
| Namibia | Copyright Services | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | |
| Nauru | Office of the Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright | Department of Justice | |
| Nepal | Ministry of Federal Affairs, Constituent Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs and Culture | None | |
| Netherlands | Bureau for Intellectual Property | Ministry of Justice | |
| New Zealand | Ministry of Economic Development | None | |
| Nicaragua | Office Nacion de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos | Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio | |
| Niger | Niger Copyright Office (BNDA) | Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture | |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Copyright Commission | Federal Ministry of Information and Culture | |
| Norway | Royal Ministry of Cultural Affairs | None | |
| Oman | Ministry of Commerce and Industry | None | |
| Pakistan | None | None | None |
| Palau | None | None | None |
| Panama | Copyright Office | Ministry of Education | |
Papua New Guinea Copyright Office Attorney-General's Department
Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade and Industry Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG) Paraguay Copyright Office Ministry of Industry and Trade web site Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Directorate of Industrial Property web site Peru Copyright Office Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM), Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) web site Industrial Property Office Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM), Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) web site Philippines Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office (IPO) web site Industrial Property Office Office of the President Intellectual Property Office (IPO) web site Poland Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Legal Office Industrial Property Office Patent Office of the Republic of Poland web site Portugal Copyright Office Ministry of Culture, Directorate of Copyright and Related Rights Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economy and Innovation, Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Minister of Economy, to the Industry and Innovation, National Institute of Industrial Property web site Qatar Copyright Office Copyright Office, Ministry of Economy and Commerce Industrial Property Office Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Department of Commerce, Trade Marks Office Republic of Korea Copyright Office Copyright Division, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea Industrial Property Office Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) web site Republic of Moldova Copyright Office State Agency on Intellectual Property web site Industrial Property Office State Agency on Intellectual Property web site Romania Copyright Office Government of Romania - Romanian Office for Copyright Industrial Property Office State Office for Inventions and Trademarks web site Russian Federation Copyright Office Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT) web site Industrial Property Office Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT) web site Rwanda Copyright Office Ministry of Sports and Culture Industrial Property Office Ministry of Trade, Industry, Rwanda Commercial Services Registraiton Agency (RCSRA) Saint Kitts and Nevis Copyright Office The Registrar of the Supreme Court Industrial Property Office The Registrar of the Supreme Court Saint Lucia Copyright Office Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property Industrial Property Office Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Copyright Office Registrar Commerce and Intellectual Property Office web site Industrial Property Office Registrar Commerce and Intellectual Property Office web site Samoa Copyright Office Department of Justice Industrial Property Office Justice Department, Patents, Trade Marks and Companies Section San Marino Copyright Office Department of External Affairs Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs Industrial Property Office Department of External Affairs State Office for Patents and Trademarks Sao Tome and Principe Copyright Office Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Industrial Property Office Industrial Property National Service (SENAPI) Serviço Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (SENAPI) Saudi Arabia Copyright Office Ministry of Information General Administration of Copyright Industrial Property Office: Marks Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Trade Mark Section Industrial Property Office: Patents General Directorate of Patents King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) Senegal Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Communication, Senegalese Copyright Office Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts, Industrial Property Serbia Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office - Copyright and Related Rights Department web site Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office web site Seychelles Copyright Office Ministry of Arts, Sports and Culture Industrial Property Office Registration Division President's Office Department of Legal Affairs Sierra Leone Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Cultural Division), Sierra Leone Intellectual Property Organisation (SLIPO) Industrial Property Office Administrator and Registrar-General's Department Singapore Copyright Office Intellectual Property Office web site Industrial Property Office Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) web site Slovakia Copyright Office Media and Copyright Division, Ministry of Culture Industrial Property Office Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic web site Slovenia Copyright Office Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economy web site Industrial Property Office Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Ministry of Economy web site Solomon Islands Copyright Office Ministry of Police and Justice Registrar-General's Office Industrial Property Office Ministry of Police and Justice Registrar-General's Office Somalia Copyright Office Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, Copyright Office Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry, Patents and Trade Marks Office South Africa Copyright Office Department of Trade and Industry Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) web site Industrial Property Office Department of Trade and Industry Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) web site Spain Copyright Office Ministry of Culture Under-Directorate General of Intellectual Property web site Industrial Property Office Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce Spanish Patent and Trademark Office web site | |||
| Sri Lanka | National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka | None | |
| Sudan | Federal Council of Artistic and Literary Works | Ministry of Culture and Information | |
| Suriname | Intellectual Property Office | Ministry of Justice and Police | |
| Swaziland | Intellectual Property Office | Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade | |
| Sweden | Division of Intellectual Property and Transport Law | Ministry of Justice | |
| Switzerland | Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property | None | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture | |
| Tajikistan | Agency of Copyright and Related Rights | Ministry of Culture | |
| Thailand | Department of Intellectual Property | Ministry of Commerce | |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Copyright and Related Rights Protection | Ministry of Culture | |
| Togo | Togolese Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport | |
| Tonga | Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries | None | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Intellectual Property Office | Ministry of Legal Affairs | |
| Tunisia | Tunisian Organism for the Protection of Authors' Rights | None | |
| Turkey | Directorate General of Copyrights and Cinema | Ministry of Culture | |
| Uganda | Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) | None | |
| Ukraine | Ukranian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine | None | |
| United Arab Emirates | Ministry of Information and Culture, Copyright Department | None | |
| United Kingdom | The Intellectual Property Office, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Copyright and Enforcement Directorate | None | |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA), Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) | Ministry of Industry and Trade | |
| United States of America | Copyright Office | Library of Congress | |
| Uruguay | Ministry of Education and Culture, Copyright Council | None | |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek Republican Agency for Copyright | None | |
| Vanuatu | The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission | None | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Comercio | Servicio Autónomo de la Propiedad Intelectual (SAPI) | |
| Viet Nam | Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV) | None | |
| Yemen | Ministry of Culture | None | |
| Zambia | Copyright Administration | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services | |
| Zimbabwe | Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs | Office of the Controller of Patents, Trade Marks and Industrial Designs |
