Asia | | | | | Japan |BERLIN* |Life + |R. Ministry | None* | 1899, 1910 |U. S.,* China | 30* |of Int. | | | | |(before suit)| | Korea |_See_ Japan | | | |As in 1908 | | | | | Japan China |U. S.,* Japan |Life + |Ministry of | | 1910 | | 30* |Int. (2) | | Hong Kong |_See_ Gt. Brit. |Life + 7 |D (3 within | | (Br.) | |or 42* |mo.) | | Philippines |_See_ U. S. | | | | (U. S.) | | | | | India, British|_See_ Gt. Brit. |Life + 7 |D (3 |Printer's| 1847, 1867 | |or 42* |within mo.) |and pub- | | | | |lisher's | | | | |name on | | | | |work | Ceylon, etc. |_See_ Gt. Brit. |Life + 7 |D (3 within | | (Br.) | |or 42* |mo.) (4 | | | | |within yr.) | | Siam | None |Life + 7 | | | 1901 | |or 42* | | | Persia | None | | | |No pro- | | | | | tection
Africa | | | | | Egypt | None |Indef- | | |Court pro- | | inite | | | tection Tunis |BERLIN* |Life + | | |As in 1889 | | 50* | | | France Algeria (Fr.) |_See_ France | | | | Sierra Leone, |_See_ Gt. Brit. |Life + 7 |D (3)* | | etc (Br.) | |or 42* | | | 1887 | | | | | Liberia |BERLIN |Indef- | | |Without | |inite | | |specific | | | | |law Congo Free |Belg., Fr. | | | |Punishes State |(extradition) | | | |fraud only So. Africa |_See_ Gr. Brit.* | | | | (Br.) |Aus.-Hung., | | | | |excepted | | | | Cape Colony | |Life + 5 |Registrar of | | 1873-1895 | |or 30* |Deeds | | | | |D (4 within | | | | |mo.)* | | Natal | |Life + 7 |Colonial | | 1895-1898 | |or 42* |Sec., D (2 | | | | |within 3 | | | | |mos.)* | | Transvaal, | |50 or |Registrator | Reserv. |Printing etc. 1887 | |life* |D (3 within | of |within | | |2 mos.)* | playr. |colony* | | | | and | | | | | trans. |
{ Sidenote: America, Latin: Mexico Central America}
Latin America | | | | | Mexico |U. S., Dom. Rep.,|Perpetu- |R. Min. | None* | 1871, 1884 | Ecu., Belg., |ity* |Pub. Instruc.|(res. | |Fr., It., Sp. | |D (2)* |trans.) | Costa Rica |MEXICO |Life + |Office of | None | 1880-1896 |U. S., Sp., Fr. |50* |Pub. Libs. | | |Guat., Sal., Hon.| |(3)* | | | | |within yr.* | | Guatemala |MEXICO |Perpetu- |Min. of Pub. |(res. | 1879 |Sp., Fr., |ity |Educ. |trans.) | |Costa R. | |(4)* | | Honduras |MEXICO |Indef- | | |No speci- 1894, 1898 |Costa R. | inite | | |fic law Nicaragua |MEXICO |Perpetu- |Min. of |(res. | 1904 | It. |ity* |Agric. (6*) |trans.) | Salvador |MEXICO |Life + |D Min. of | None |Publi- 1886, 1900 |Sp., Fr., |25* |Agric. | |cation |Costa R. | |(1 before | |within | | |pub.) | |country Panama | None |Life + 80| | |As in 1904 | | | | |Colombia