Global Innovation Policy Center

Primary Sources

• Administrative Procedures Organic Law (1982)
• Antimonopoly, Antioligopoly and Unfair Competition Law (2006)
• Civil Code (1982)
• Civil Procedure Code (1990)
• Commercial Code of 1955
• Criminal Code (2000)
• Criminal Code Amending Law (2000)
• Criminal Procedure Organic Code (2001)
• Decree No. 1.290 – Decree with force of Organic Law on Science, Technology and Innovation (CONICIT) (2001)
• Decree No. 150 of May 25, 1999, with the status and force of law, on Partial Reform of the Institutional Customs Law
• Decree No. 3.390 of December 23, 2014, establishing the Open Source Software as the First Priority in the National Public Administration. (2004)
• Decree No. 356 of October 3, 1999, with the status and force of law, on Investment Promotion and Protection
• Decree No. 368 of October 5, 1999, with the status and force of law, on Simplification of Administrative Formalities
• Decree No. 382 – Organic regulation of the Ministry of Science and Technology (1999)
• Decree No. 1768 of March 25, 1997 – Establishing the Autonomous Intellectual Property Service without legal personality, attached to the Ministry of Industry and Trade
• Industrial Property Law (1956)
• Institutional Law on Administrative Procedures of 1981 (1982)
• Institutional Law on the Central Administration (adopted by Decree No. 369 of December 14, 1999)
• Intellectual Property
• Law of Seeds, Animal Reproduction and Biological Inputs (2003)
• Law of the National Institute of Agricultural Researches (2000)
• Law on Biological Diversity (2000)
• Law on Books (Official Gazette No. 36. 189 of April 21, 1997) (1997)
• Law on Commercial Advertisement (1944)
• Law on Copyright (1993)
• Law on Information Technology (2005)
• Law on the Protection and Defense of the Cultural Heritage (1993)
• National Cinematography Law (2005)
• Organic Customs Law (1999)
• Regulation to the Law on Books
• Regulation to the National Cinematography Law 1993
• Regulation to the Statutory Deposit Law
• Regulations under the Law on Copyright (approved by Decree No. 618 of April 11, 1995) (1995)
• Special Law against Computer Crimes (2001)
• Statutory Deposit Law
• Telecommunications Organic Law (2000)
• Decree 1438 with power of Law for Foreign Investments, published in the official Bulletin N° 6.152 extraordinary del 18-11-2014

Secondary Sources

• AIPPI (2014), “Question Q241 – IP licensing and insolvency”
• AIPPI (2015), “Acquiescence (tolerance) to infringement of Intellectual Property Rights: Q192: Venezuela”
• AIPPI (2015), “Q247 – Trade Secrets: Overlap with Restraint of Trade, Aspects of Enforcement”
• AIPPI, “Q203 – Damages for infringement, counterfeiting and piracy of Trademarks – Venezuela”
• Alba Ciudad 96.3 FM (2013), “Info-Government Law Imposes Fines to Those Failing to Use Free Software in Government”, 8/18/2013
• American Apparel and Footwear Association (2011), “2011 Comments for the Identification of Countries Under Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Special 301) – letter to the US Trade Representative”
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• CINAVIA (2015), “On Protection”
• Clarke, Modet & Co (2016), “New Fees Published”, Mondaq, 5/17/2016
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• Deloitte (2014),”Reform: Organic Law on Science, Technology and Innovation”, 11/27/2014
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• Dr. Daniel Quintero Rey, “Venezuela’s position in the International Economic Context”(translated)
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• INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ALLIANCE 2007 SPECIAL 301 REPORT VENEZUELA
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• SAPI,”Patents Guide”
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• Venezuela Analysis (2012), “Chapter by Chapter Summary of Venezuela’s New Labour Law”, 5/9/2012
• VTV (2015), “Venezuela Tighten up with Law on Info-Government”, 3/6/2015
• WIPO, “Statistical Country Profiles: Venezuela”