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- Yugoslavia amended its patent law to extend the term of protection to 20 years from filing, among other improvements.
- The United States signed a trade agreement with Poland which includes strong terms of protection for intellectual property rights.
- The Federal Republic of Germany increased penalties for infringement of intellectual property rights.
1989
- Taiwan and the United States concluded an agreement on the protection and enforcement of rights in audio-visual works.
- Saudi Arabia enacted a new copyright law.
- Portugal increased penalties for audio piracy.
- Indonesia enacted its first patent law including product protection for pharmaceuticals, effective August 1991.
- Colombia passed a law defining computer software as copyrightable material.
- Spain extended patent protection to U.S. plant varieties on a reciprocal basis.
- Colombia resolved royalty remission problem concerning motion pictures.
- Taiwan agreed to expeditiously resolve copyright problems concerning motion pictures.
- Saudi Arabia adopted a patent law.
- A Uruguay Round mid-term review decision on intellectual property was reached.
- A Bilateral Agreement on Copyrights was signed with Indonesia.
- A Bilateral Copyright Agreement was negotiated and initialled with Taiwan.
