HC Deb 05 April 1955 vol 539 cc86-7W
Mr. Russell

asked the President of the Board of Trade the functions and scope of the International Bureau at Berne for the Protection of Industrial Property; and which other countries contribute to its maintenance.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

The Bureau is responsible for co-ordinating the administration of the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the latest text of which is set out in a White Paper (Cmd. 5833). Article 13 of the Convention describes the functions of the Bureau. The following is a list of the countries which contribute to its maintenance:

Australia. Lebanon.
Austria. Liechtenstein.
Belgium. Luxembourg.
Brazil. Mexico.
Bulgaria. Netherlands.
Canada. New Zealand.
Ceylon. Norway.
Cuba. Poland.
Czechoslovakia. Portugal.
Denmark. Rumania.
Dominican Republic. Saar.
Egypt. South Africa.
Finland. Spain.
France. Sweden.
French Morocco. Switzerland.
Germany. Syria.
Greece. Tangier.
Hungary. Tunis.
Indonesia. Turkey.
Ireland. United Kingdom.
Israel. United States of America.
Italy.
Japan. Yugoslavia.

Mr. Russell

asked the President of the Board of Trade the functions and scope of the International Bureau at Berne for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property; and which other countries contribute to its maintenance.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

The Bureau is responsible for co-ordinating the administration of the International Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, the latest text of which is set out in a White Paper (Cmd. 7815). Articles 21 and 22 of the Convention set out the functions of the Bureau. The following is a list of the countries which contribute to its maintenance:

Australia. Luxembourg.
Austria. Monaco.
Belgium. Netherlands.
Brazil. New Zealand.
Bulgaria. Norway.
Canada. Pakistan.
Czechoslovakia. Philippines.
Denmark. Poland.
Finland. Portugal.
France. Rumania.
French Morocco. South Africa.
Germany. Spain.
Greece. Sweden.
Hungary. Switzerland.
Iceland. Syria.
India. Thailand.
Ireland. Tunis.
Israel. Turkey.
Italy. United Kingdom
Japan. Vatican City.
Lebanon. Yugoslavia.
Liechtenstein.