A to Z of African official IP websites no.18: Eritrea

Afro-IP's A-to-Z series of visits to the official IP websites of African states visits one of Africa's more recent states, the State of Eritrea.  Again, Afro-IP's intrepid e-explorer Kingsley Egbuonu finds little to be cheerful about.

Overview

Eritrea is only a contracting party to the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization. However, it is signatory to most IP-related multilateral treaties and regional economic integration treaties.

Copyright Office

• The Department of Culture (Ministry of Information and Culture) is the competent office responsible for copyright and related rights in Eritrea.
  
• Currently, this office has no web presence.

Industrial Property Office

• The Domestic Trade and Intellectual Property Office (Ministry of Trade and Industry) is responsible for the administration of intellectual property rights in Eritrea.

• Currently, this office has no web presence.

Kingsley tweets as @IPinAfrica