General Section Covers
- Membership or ascension to International Treaties and Agreements A total of 24 international Treaties, Conventions, and Agreements govern the international field of Intellectual Property. Some of these spell out the international basic standards of Intellectual PropertyRights (IPR) protection in each Member State.
- Statutes Governing IP Law
- Authority in Charge
- List Of Glossary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization | 26 April 1970 |
| Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property | 1 July 1965 |
| Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works | 13 March 1995 |
| Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods | Not a member |
| Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks | 1 July 1976 |
| Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks | 10 June 1997 |
| Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs | Not a member |
| Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks | 26 July 1971 |
| Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration | Not a member |
| Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations | 26 May 2003 |
| Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs | 15 December 1972 |
| Patent Cooperation Treaty | 29 March 1978 |
| Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification | 3 October 1976 |
| Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms | 13 March 1995 |
| Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks | Not a member |
| Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite | 20 January 1989 |
| Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure | 22 April 1981 |
| Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol | 17 April 1986 |
| Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works | Not a member |
| Trademark Law Treaty (soon to be named Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks) | 11 May 1998 [Singapore Treaty (signature 26 March, 2007)] |
| WIPO Copyright Treaty | Not a member |
| WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty | Not a member |
| International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants | 24 April 1998 |
| Patent Law Treaty | Not a member |
| Washington Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits | Not a member |
| World Trade Organization | Not a member |
| Statutes Governing IP Law | Notably:
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| Authority in Charge | Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trade Marks (ROSPATENT) 30-1 Berezhkovskaya nab. Moscow G-59, GSP-5 123995 Russian Federation Fax: (7 499) 240 6179) http://www.rupto.ru |
