It is reported that the Bureau for Intellectual Property of Suriname is working to introduce patent grants and protection. As a result, it is currently not possible to obtain patent protection in Suriname.

Suriname is not a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Suriname has a copyright regime under the law Copyright Law 1913. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Arts. 15bis-17 lists the exceptions, which include the use of a work if the author is mentioned in the source from which the quotation is taken; the inclusion, representation, and public communication of limited parts of a work in a photographic, cinematographic or radio report; among others.

It is reported that, although the National Assembly adopted amendments to the Music Copyright Law of 1913 in March 2015, these reforms have not been effectively enforced. As a result, infringements remain relatively common, reflecting limited enforcement capacity.

Suriname has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Suriname has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Suriname is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Saint Lucia enacted the Electronic Transactions Act No. 16 of 2011, drawing upon the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Saint Lucia enacted the Electronic Transactions Act No. 16 of 2011, drawing upon the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Saint Lucia has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

It is reported that the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, the executive authority for the supervision and administration of services in the telecommunications sector, established under the Telecommunications Act 2000, is independent from the government in the decision-making process.

According to Art. 45 of the Data Protection Act 2011, data shall not be transferred to a country or territory outside Saint Lucia unless the country or territory ensures an adequate level of data protection or the Commissioner has authorised the data controller to transfer the data abroad. Alternatively, personal data can be transferred abroad under certain exceptions, which are listed in Art. 45.2. These include cases in which (i) the data subject has given consent to the transfer; (ii) the transfer is necessary to safeguard national security; (iii) the matter concerns public security; (iv) the transfer is made on such terms as may be approved by Commissioner as ensuring the adequate safeguards for the protection of the rights of the data subject.

Saint Lucia has not joined any agreement with binding commitments to open transfers of data across borders.