Uruguay has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonogram Treaty.

Uruguay has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Uruguay has a copyright regime under the Law No. 9.739. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Art. 45 lists the exceptions, which include: Publication of works intended for teaching, excerpts, fragments of poetry, and single articles, provided that the author's name is indicated; Publication of works intended for teaching, excerpts, fragments of poetry, and single articles, provided that the author's name is indicated; Dissemination of news, reports, and journalistic information as long as their exact version is maintained and their origin is expressed; among others.

It is reported that the rate of unlicensed software installation in Uruguay was 67% in 2017 (above the 52% rate of the Latin American countries) for an estimated commercial value of USD 51 million.

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

Uruguay is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), nor does it have observer status.

It is reported that Uruguay grants price preferences to small and medium-sized local companies in public bidding processes. However, this policy has not been found in the regulatory texts.

Art. 58 of the Orderly Text of Accounting and Financial Administration (TOCAF) sets a preferential regime granting a 8% price preference to public works, goods and services produced domestically.

Art. 10 of Decree No. 371/010 grants price preferences to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises bidding for public procurement contracts.

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

The U.S. has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

The U.S. has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

The U.S. has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Domestic consumer protection laws include Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules on online sellers shipping along the timeframe/method advertised, and a scam-reporting mechanism through which the FTC can investigate fraudulent online vendors.