European Convention relating to the formalities required for patent applications

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Signed at
Signed on
11 December 1953
In force on
1 June 1955

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AUSTRIA
  2. BELGIUM
  3. DENMARK
  4. FINLAND
  5. FRANCE
  6. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  7. GREECE
  8. ICELAND
  9. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  10. ISRAEL
  11. ITALY
  12. Land Berlin
  13. LUXEMBOURG
  14. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  15. NETHERLANDS THE
  16. New Guinea
  17. NORWAY
  18. SAAR TERRITORY
  19. SOUTH AFRICA
  20. SPAIN
  21. Surinam
  22. SWEDEN
  23. SWITZERLAND
  24. TURKEY
  25. UNITED KINGDOM
  26. West Indies

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AUSTRIA Signature 11 December 1953
AUSTRIA Ratification 3 March 1971
AUSTRIA Denunciation 20 February 1979 21 February 1980
BELGIUM Signature 11 December 1953
BELGIUM Ratification 12 March 1965
BELGIUM Denunciation 1 April 1976 2 April 1977
DENMARK Signature 11 December 1953
DENMARK Ratification 3 September 1956
DENMARK Denunciation 12 October 1976 1 November 1977
FINLAND Accession 23 January 1973
FINLAND Denunciation 30 June 1977 1 July 1978
FRANCE Signature 11 December 1953
FRANCE Ratification 18 January 1962
FRANCE Denunciation 14 December 1976 15 December 1977
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 11 December 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 17 May 1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 17 May 1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Denunciation 29 October 1976 30 October 1977
GREECE Denunciation 14 July 1980
GREECE Signature 11 December 1953
GREECE Ratification 15 June 1955
ICELAND Signature 11 December 1953
ICELAND Ratification 24 March 1966
ICELAND Denunciation 6 May 1991 7 May 1992
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 11 December 1953
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 17 June 1954
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Denunciation 27 September 1976 28 September 1977
ISRAEL Accession 29 April 1966
ITALY Signature 11 December 1953
ITALY Ratification 17 October 1958
ITALY Denunciation 3 November 1976 1 November 1977
Land Berlin Extension 17 May 1955
LUXEMBOURG Signature 11 December 1953
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 4 July 1957
LUXEMBOURG Denunciation 30 March 1976 31 March 1977
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Signature 24 February 1998
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Ratification 24 February 1998 1 March 1998
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Declaration 4 March 1998
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 11 December 1953
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 9 May 1956
NETHERLANDS THE Denunciation 5 December 1977 6 December 1978
New Guinea Extension 9 May 1956
NORWAY Signature 11 December 1953
NORWAY Ratification 21 May 1954
NORWAY Denunciation 31 March 1977 5 April 1978
SAAR TERRITORY Signature 11 December 1953
SAAR TERRITORY Ratification 8 September 1954
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 28 November 1957
SPAIN Accession 28 June 1967
Surinam Extension 9 May 1956
SWEDEN Signature 11 December 1953
SWEDEN Ratification 28 June 1957
SWEDEN Denunciation 15 March 1977 16 March 1978
SWITZERLAND Accession 28 December 1959
SWITZERLAND Denunciation 5 April 1977 6 April 1978
TURKEY Signature 11 December 1953
TURKEY Ratification 22 October 1956
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 11 December 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 11 December 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 5 May 1955
UNITED KINGDOM Denunciation 24 March 1976 24 March 1977
West Indies Extension 9 May 1956

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/490/0: 0
  2. UN Registration Counci/0: 218 17
  3. Treaty Series 043/1955: Cmd 9526||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1955-TS0043.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 006/1954: Cmd 9095
Metadata

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UUID: 37f0c13f-39b2-46c1-94ba-3153727efc6d
Treaty ID: 2203
Record ID: 70430