In the area of protecting Industrial Property Rights, Turkey has entered into Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Madrid Protocol, Nice Agreement, Vienna Agreement, Strasburg Agreement (IPC), Trademark Law Treaty (TLT), EPC and World Trade Organization (WTO) since October 10, 1925. Turkish Patent Institute is the national industrial property offices regulating patents, trademarks, industrials designs, geographical signs, and the like. Copyright offices include Directorate General for Copyright and Ministry of Culture and Tourism.