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- The United Arab Emirates enacted a trademark law. (April)
- Japan's law providing for registration and protection of service marks took effect. (April)
- Indonesia agrees to provide improved market access for U.S. motion pictures. (April)
1991
- Chile enacted a revised patent and trademark law, including product patent protection for pharmaceuticals. (January)
- The United States and the People's Republic of Mongolia signed a trade agreement including strong protection for intellectual property rights. (January)
- The United States and Bulgaria signed a trade agreement including strong protection for intellectual property rights. (April)
- The European Community adopted a directive requiring member states to provide copyright protection for computer software programs. (May)
- Brazil introduced a draft patent law into its congress which will provide protection for pharmaceuticals. However, the draft does not contact pipeline protection, contains overly broad compulsory licensing provisions, and allows for parallel imports. (May)
- Mexico enacted an industrial property law which extended patent protection to chemical, pharmaceutical and metal alloy products, as well as to some biotechnological inventions; extended the term of patent protection to 20 years from filing; and extended the term of trademark protection to a renewable period of ten years. (June)
- China's new copyright law took effect. (June)
- Mexico enacted an copyright law which extends the term of protection for sound recordings, creates rental rights and significantly increased sanctions.
- Indonesia's patent law took effect. (August)
- Chile implemented its new patent and trademark law. (September)
- Indonesia initiated a crackdown on pirated videos. (September)
