INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Treaties

Signed on In force on Title
13 May 1846 Convention between Great Britain and Prussia, for the Establishment of International Copyright
4 August 1847 Convention between Great Britain and Hanover, for the Establishment of International Copyright
3 November 1851 Convention between Great Britain and France, for the Establishment of International Copyright
17 February 1853 Convention between Great Britain and the United States of America, for the establishment of International Copyright
16 August 1853 Convention between Great Britain and the free Hanseatic city of Hamburgh, for the establishment of International Copyright
12 August 1854 24 January 1855 Convention between Great Britain and Belgium, for the Establishment of International Copyright
14 June 1855 Convention between Great Britain and Prussia,additional to the Convention of May 13, 1846, for the Establishment of International Copyright
7 July 1857 Convention between Great Britain and Spain, for the Establishment of International Copyrights
30 November 1860 Convention between Great Britain and Sardinia, for the Establishment of International Copyright
11 July 1871 Declaration between Great Britain and Russia, respecting Protection to British and Russian Trade Marks
14 April 1875 Declaration between Great Britain and Germany, for extending to the whole German Empire the Stipulations contained in Article VI of the Commercial Treaty between Great Britain and the Zollverein of May 8, 1865, for the Protection of Trade Marks
14 December 1875 Declaration between Great Britain and Spain , for the Protection of Trade Marks
25 July 1877 Declaration between Great Britain and Swiss Governments for the Reciprocal Protection of Trade Marks
24 October 1877 Declaration between Great Britain and the United States, for the Protection of Trade Marks
28 November 1879 28 November 1879 Declaration between Great Britain and Denmark, for the Protection of Trade marks
6 January 1880 Declaration between Great Britain and Portugal for the Protection of Trade Marks
6 November 1880 Declaration between Great Britain and Switzerland, for the Reciprocal Protection of Manufacturing and Trade Marks
20 March 1883 6 July 1884 Convention between Belgium, Brazil, France, Guatemala, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Salvador, Servia, Spain and Switzerland, for the Protection of Industrial Property [Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property]
6 May 1885 Declaration between Great Britain and Italy, prolonging the Duration of the Copyright Convention of the 30th November, 1860 till the 31st December, 1885
26 April 1886 Convention between Great Britain and Spain, respecting the Commercial Relations between the two Countries [With Exchange of Notes]
2 June 1886 Convention between Great Britain and Germany, respecting Copyright
9 September 1886 5 September 1887 Convention between Great Britain, Belgium, France, Germany, Hayti, Italy, Liberia, Spain, Switzerland and Tunis, for the creation of an International Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works [Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works ]
28 December 1886 Declaration between Great Britain and Italy, prolonging the Duration of the Copyright Convention of the 30th November 1860, till the International Copyright Convention, signed at Berne, September 9, 1886 comes into force
13 July 1887 5 December 1887 Declaration between Great Britain and France for the Purpose Of Terminating the Literary and Artistic Convention of November 3, 1851, and the Additional Act of August 11, 1875.
14 April 1891 Arrangement concerning the International Registration of Trade Marks between Belgium, Spain, France, Guatemala, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland and Tunisia
4 May 1892 3 July 1892 Convention between Great Britain and Roumania relative to Trade Marks
26 August 1892 Convention between Great Britain and Ecuador relative to Trade Marks
24 April 1893 Convention between Great Britain and Austria-Hungary for the Establishment of International Copyright
27 July 1894 Declaration between Great Britain and Greece respecting Trade-Marks, Industrial Designs and Patterns
4 May 1896 Additional Act Modifying the International Copyright Convention of September 9, 1886
4 May 1896 Declaration of certain provisions (Convention of Berne of 09.09.1886, and of the Additional Act of 04.05.1896)
20 October 1897 Protocol between Great Britain and Japan respecting Patents, Trade Marks, and Designs
5 March 1898 Convention between Great Britain and the Republic of Costa Rica for the Reciprocal Protection of Trade Marks, &c
20 July 1898 Convention between the United Kingdom and Guatemala relative to Trade Marks
25 January 1900 Declaration between the United Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg respecting the Reciprocal Protection of Trade Marks
2 May 1900 Convention between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Honduras relative to Trade Marks
14 December 1900 Additional Act modifying the Industrial Property Convention of March 20, 1883
18 December 1905 Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom and Denmark respecting the Protection of Industrial Designs
18 January 1907 Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom and Denmark respecting the Protection of Industrial Designs in Iceland
1 February 1907 Notes Exchanged between the United Kingdom and Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain respecting Protection of Patents in Morocco
14 February 1907 Notes Exchanged between the United Kingdom and Russia respecting Protection of Trade Marks and Patents in Morocco
24 June 1907 Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States of America respecting Protection of Patents in Morocco
31 August 1909 Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom and Germany. Mutual Protection of British and German Trade-Marks in Corea
2 June 1911 1 May 1913 International Agreement for the Prevention of False Indications of Origin on Goods
9 May 1912 9 May 1912 Declaration between The United Kingdom and Denmark respecting the Application of Existing Treaties of Commerce to Certain Parts of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions (Amendment of the Treaties of Commerce of February 13,1660-61,and July 11, 1670)
20 March 1914 Additional Protocol to the International Copyright Convention of November 13, 1908
5 April 1920 Convention between the United Kingdom and Bolivia for the Prevention of False Indications of Origin on Goods
6 November 1925 1 June 1928 International Agreement regarding False Indications of Origin on Goods
24 June 1926 Notes exchanged between the United Kingdom and Italy for the Reciprocal Recognition of Proof Marks
2 December 1927 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in Great Britain and the Austrian Government respecting the reciprocal protection of Trade-Marks in Austria and Palestine
23 April 1930 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in the Union of South Africa and the German Government respecting the registration of Patents, Models and Designs
2 June 1934 1 August 1938 International Agreement regarding False Indications of Origin on Goods
3 December 1937 Exchange of Notes between Canada and the United States of America regarding Patent Office Practices
3 December 1938 31 January 1940 International Act concerning Intellectual Co-operation
24 August 1942 Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States of America concerning Interchange of Patent Rights and Information
10 March 1944 10 March 1944 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the United concerning the United States Copyright Laws
6 August 1945 General Protocol regarding Cessation of Swiss Protection of British interests in France
27 March 1946 Agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the United States of America concerning the Interchange of Patent Rights and Information
15 July 1946 Final Act of Conference on Treatment of German-owned Patents
8 February 1947 23 May 1947 Agreement for the Preservation or Restoration of Industrial Property Rights affected by the Second World War [With Final Protocol, Additional Final Protocol and Annexes]
24 April 1947 Exchange of Notes between New Zealand and United States of America concerning Copyright - extension of time for fulfilment of conditions and formalities owing to World War difficulties
6 June 1947 10 June 1949 Agreement concerning the Establishment of an International Patents Bureau
19 August 1947 19 August 1947 Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of Denmark relating to certain rights in respect of Industrial Property which have been affected by the War
26 June 1948 1 August 1951 International Convention revising the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works signed on September 9, 1886, completed at Paris, May 4, 1896 ; revised at Berlin, November 13, 1908, completed at Berne, March 20, 1914 and revised at Rome, June 2, 1928
29 December 1949 Exchange of Notes between the United States of America and Australia constituting an Agreement relating to the extension, on a Reciprocal basis, of the time for compliance with conditions and formalities prescribed by their respective Copyright Laws
2 February 1950 2 February 1950 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Italy regarding the revival of the Agreement on the Reciprocal Recognition of Proof Marks signed,London 24 June 1926
2 March 1950 15 July 1950 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Belgium Government constituting an Agreement for the reciprocal protection of Trade Marks in the Bahama Islands and Belgium
26 July 1950 Exchange of Notes Terminating Agreement of 10 March 1944 concerning United States Copyright Law
29 November 1950 29 November 1950 Agreement between the Governments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the French Republic and the United States of America of the one part and the Government of Italy of the other part for the extension to Italy of the International Accord of 27 July 1946 on German-owned Patents as amended by the Protocol of 17 July 1947.
10 December 1950 25 January 1951 Exchanges of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and the Government of Israel for the reciprocal extension of the periods of priority stipulated in Article 4 of the Industrial Property Convention of 2nd June, 1934
16 June 1951 Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Italy for the Prolongation of Patents and Inventions
6 September 1952 19 August 1954 Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention concerning the Effective Date of Instruments of Ratification of Acceptance of or Accession to that Convention
6 September 1952 16 September 1955 Universal Copyright Convention
6 September 1952 16 September 1955 Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention concerning the Application of that Convention to the Works of certain International Organizations
11 December 1953 1 June 1955 European Convention relating to the formalities required for patent applications
19 December 1954 1 August 1955 European Convention on the International Classification of Patents for Invention
3 October 1955 14 October 1955 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Vietnam for the Protection of Trade Marks
15 June 1957 8 April 1961 Arrangement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services to which Trade Marks apply
10 June 1958 10 June 1958 Exchange of Letters between the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany on Industrial Property
31 October 1958 1 June 1963 Agreement for the Prevention of False or Misleading Indications of Origin on Goods
16 February 1961 30 December 1971 Agreement revising the Agreement signed at The Hague on 6 June, 1947 concerning the Establishment of an International Patents Bureau
26 October 1961 18 May 1964 International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations
30 October 1963 30 October 1963 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands concerning the Safeguarding of Secrecy of Inventions relating to Defence and for which Applications for Patents have been made
27 November 1963 1 August 1980 Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention
14 July 1967 18 March 1970 Agreement revising the Nice Agreement of 15 June 1957 concerning the Classification of Goods and Services for the purpose of the Registration of Marks
14 July 1967 26 April 1970 Act Additional to the Madrid Agreement for the Suppression of False or Misleading Indications of Origin on Goods of 14 April 1891, as later revised Date(s): 14/07/1967 to 26/04/1970
14 July 1967 26 April 1970 Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
14 July 1967 International Convention further revising the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20 March 1883
8 October 1968 Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs, as amended on September 28, 1979
1 July 1969 3 July 1971 Convention for the Reciprocal Recognition of Proof Marks of Small Arms [with Regulations of the Permanent International Commission (CIP) and Annexes I and II]
1 July 1998 Amendments to the Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty, done at Washington on 19 June 1970, adopted by the Assembly of the International Patent Co-operation Union on 1 October 1997
1 April 2002 Modifications of Article 22 of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and Amendments of the Regulations under the PCT adopted by the Assembly of the International Patent Cooperation Union (PCT Union) at its Thirtieth (13th Ordinary) Session on 3 October 2001
1 January 2003 Amendments to the Regulations under the papent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Adopted by the Assembly of the International Papent Cooperation Union (PCT Union) at its thirty-first (18th extraordinary) session on October 1, 2002
23 December 2003 Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
1 January 2004 Amendments to the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) . Adopted by the Assembly of International Patent Cooperation Union (PCT Union) at its thirty-first (18th extraordinary) session on October 1 2002, with effect from January 1 2004
22 December 2005 Patent Law Treaty
12 October 2006 Amended Schedule of Fees Annexed to the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Adopted by the Assembly of the International Patent Cooperation Union (PCT) at its thirty-fifth (20th extraordinary) session on October 3, 2006, with effect from October 12, 2006
1 April 2007 Amendments to the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Adopted by the Assembly of International Patent Cooperation Union (PCT Union) at its thirty-fifth (20th extraordinary) on 3 October 2006, with effect from April 1st 2007.
1 April 2007 Amendments to the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Adopted by the Assembly of the International Patent Cooperation Union (PCT) at its thirty-fourth (15th ordinary) session on October 5, 2005, with effect from April 1, 2007.
Amendments to the Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty done at Washington on 19 June 1970 adopted by the Assembly of the International Patent Co-operation Union (PCT Union) on 29 September 1992
Amendments to the Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty done at Washington on 19 June 1970 adopted by the Assembly of the International Patent Co-operation Union (PCT Union) on 29 September 1993
Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol
Amendments to the Schedule of Fees annexed to the Regulations under the Patent Co-operation Treaty ( PCT ) done at Washington on 19 June 1970 adopted by the Assembly of the International Patent Co-operation Union on 28 September 1984