It is about two types of Intellectual Property:
- Industrial property, which includes inventions (patents), trademarks, industrial drawings and designs, and geographical indications.
- Copyright that protects literary and artistic works. It confers on the owner its work’s property right.
Unlike many countries that had adopted a single codification of intellectual property, the Algerian legislator had opted for a
Graphic representation signs including words, namely names of persons, letters, numbers, drawings, images or logos, signatures, colours, slogans or a combination of these different forms shall be considered as trademarks.
How to register and protect a trademark in Algeria?