European Convention on the International Classification of Patents for Invention

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Signed at
Signed on
19 December 1954
In force on
1 August 1955

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Antilles
  2. AUSTRALIA
  3. BELGIUM
  4. DENMARK
  5. FRANCE
  6. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  7. GREECE
  8. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  9. Isle Of Man
  10. ISRAEL
  11. ITALY
  12. Land Berlin
  13. NETHERLANDS THE
  14. New Guinea
  15. NORWAY
  16. SPAIN
  17. Surinam
  18. SWEDEN
  19. SWITZERLAND
  20. TURKEY
  21. UNITED KINGDOM
  22. West Indies

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Antilles Extension 1 January 1905 1 February 1956
Antilles Denunciation 9 August 1974 7 October 1975
AUSTRALIA Accession 7 March 1958 24 May 1958
AUSTRALIA Denunciation 6 November 1974 6 November 1975
BELGIUM Signature 19 December 1954
BELGIUM Ratification 16 May 1955 1 August 1955
BELGIUM Declaration 16 May 1955
BELGIUM Denunciation 22 January 1975 4 July 1976
DENMARK Signature 19 December 1954
DENMARK Ratification 23 September 1957 1 October 1957
DENMARK Denunciation 15 June 1973 7 October 1975
FRANCE Signature 19 December 1954
FRANCE Declaration 19 December 1954
FRANCE Ratification 1 July 1955 1 August 1955
FRANCE Denunciation 6 December 1972 7 October 1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 19 December 1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 28 November 1955 1 December 1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 28 November 1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Denunciation 19 July 1973 7 October 1975
GREECE Signature 19 December 1954
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 19 December 1954
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 11 March 1955 1 August 1955
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Denunciation 24 March 1972 7 October 1975
Isle Of Man Extension 19 December 1954
Isle Of Man Denunciation 13 July 1972 7 October 1975
ISRAEL Accession 18 April 1966 16 October 1966
ISRAEL Denunciation 12 September 1975 12 September 1976
ITALY Signature 19 December 1954
ITALY Ratification 9 January 1957 1 February 1957
ITALY Denunciation 9 February 1979 30 March 1980
Land Berlin Extension 1 December 1955
Land Berlin Denunciation 19 July 1973 7 October 1975
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 19 December 1954
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 12 January 1956 1 February 1956
NETHERLANDS THE Denunciation 9 August 1974 7 October 1975
New Guinea Extension 12 January 1956 1 February 1956
New Guinea Denunciation 9 August 1974 7 October 1975
NORWAY Signature 19 December 1954
NORWAY Ratification 11 March 1955 1 August 1955
NORWAY Denunciation 17 September 1973 7 October 1975
SPAIN Accession 30 May 1967 1 September 1967
SPAIN Denunciation 7 November 1974 7 November 1975
Surinam Extension 12 January 1956 1 February 1956
Surinam Denunciation 9 August 1974 7 October 1975
SWEDEN Signature 19 December 1954
SWEDEN Ratification 28 June 1957 1 July 1957
SWEDEN Denunciation 27 August 1973 7 October 1975
SWITZERLAND Signature 22 October 1965
SWITZERLAND Ratification 20 December 1966 1 January 1967
SWITZERLAND Denunciation 8 December 1972 7 October 1975
TURKEY Denunciation 1 January 1905
TURKEY Signature 19 December 1954
TURKEY Ratification 22 October 1956 1 November 1956
TURKEY Denunciation 17 February 1998
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 19 December 1954
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 19 December 1954
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 28 October 1955 1 November 1955
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 28 October 1955
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 28 October 1955
UNITED KINGDOM Denunciation 13 July 1972 7 October 1975
West Indies Extension 12 January 1956 1 February 1956
West Indies Denunciation 9 August 1974 7 October 1975

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/520/0: 0
  2. UN Registration Counci/0: 218 51
  3. Treaty Series 042/1956: Cmd. 9862||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1956-TS0042.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 004/1955: Cmd. 9427
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 26bf22fb-d8a9-465d-b891-0ccb364668b0
Treaty ID: 2236
Record ID: 70466