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Ecuadors National Service of Intellectual Rights

The Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property or (IEPI) is the only public agency in Ecuador, whose function is to ensure on behalf of the Ecuadorian State Intellectual Property Rights established in the Law, as in treaties and conventions, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by United Nations Organization, recognizing it as a fundamental protection of intellectual creations.2 It is headquartered in Quito.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property or (IEPI) is the only public agency in Ecuador, whose function is to ensure on behalf of the Ecuadorian State Intellectual Property Rights established in the Law, as in treaties and conventions, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by United Nations Organization, recognizing it as a fundamental protection of intellectual creations.2

The story

In Ecuador there was a body responsible for ensuring the rights of intellectual property, specialized carriers were divided between the Ministry, Copyright was the responsibility of the Ministry of Education, the industrial property under the direction of the Ministry of Industry and Varieties Plants run by the Ministry of Agriculture.

The IEPI was created May 19, 1998 with the aim of bringing together all airlines, industrial property, copyrights, plant varieties, traditional knowledge and Wine. The IEPI exercises powers and authority established by the Copyright Act, considering the same for the purposes set out in decisions of the Commission of the Andean Community.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

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