Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Signed at
Signed on
14 July 1967
In force on
26 April 1970

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ANDORRA
  5. ANGOLA
  6. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  7. ARGENTINA
  8. ARMENIA
  9. Aruba
  10. AUSTRALIA
  11. AUSTRIA
  12. AZERBAIJAN
  13. BAHAMAS
  14. Bahrain
  15. BANGLADESH
  16. BARBADOS
  17. BELARUS
  18. BELGIUM
  19. BELIZE
  20. BENIN
  21. BHUTAN
  22. BOLIVIA
  23. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  24. BOTSWANA
  25. BRAZIL
  26. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  27. BULGARIA
  28. BURUNDI
  29. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  30. CAMBODIA
  31. CAMEROON
  32. CANADA
  33. CAPE VERDE
  34. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  35. CHAD
  36. CHILE
  37. CHINA P R
  38. COLOMBIA
  39. CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
  40. Cook Islands
  41. COSTA RICA
  42. CUBA
  43. CYPRUS
  44. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  45. CZECH REPUBLIC
  46. DENMARK
  47. DJIBOUTI
  48. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  49. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  50. ECUADOR
  51. EGYPT
  52. EL SALVADOR
  53. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  54. ERITREA
  55. ESTONIA
  56. ETHIOPIA
  57. Fiji
  58. FINLAND
  59. FRANCE
  60. GABON
  61. GAMBIA THE
  62. GEORGIA
  63. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  64. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  65. GHANA
  66. GREECE
  67. GRENADA
  68. GUATEMALA
  69. GUINEA
  70. GUINEA BISSAU
  71. GUYANA
  72. HAITI
  73. HOLY SEE
  74. HONDURAS
  75. HUNGARY
  76. ICELAND
  77. INDIA
  78. INDONESIA
  79. IRAN
  80. IRAQ
  81. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  82. ISRAEL
  83. ITALY
  84. IVORY COAST
  85. JAMAICA
  86. JAPAN
  87. JORDAN
  88. KAZAKHSTAN
  89. KENYA
  90. KIRIBATI
  91. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  92. KUWAIT
  93. KYRGYZSTAN
  94. Land Berlin
  95. LAOS
  96. LATVIA
  97. LEBANON
  98. LESOTHO
  99. LIBERIA
  100. LIBYA
  101. LIECHTENSTEIN
  102. LITHUANIA
  103. LUXEMBOURG
  104. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  105. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  106. MALAWI
  107. MALAYSIA
  108. MALDIVES
  109. MALI
  110. MALTA
  111. MAURITANIA
  112. MAURITIUS
  113. MEXICO
  114. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  115. MONACO
  116. MONGOLIA
  117. MONTENEGRO
  118. MOROCCO
  119. MOZAMBIQUE
  120. MYANMAR
  121. NAMIBIA
  122. NEPAL
  123. Netherlands Antilles
  124. NETHERLANDS THE
  125. NEW ZEALAND
  126. NICARAGUA
  127. NIGER
  128. NIGERIA
  129. Niue Island
  130. NORTH KOREA
  131. NORWAY
  132. OMAN
  133. PAKISTAN
  134. PANAMA
  135. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  136. PARAGUAY
  137. PERU
  138. PHILIPPINES
  139. POLAND
  140. PORTUGAL
  141. Qatar
  142. ROMANIA
  143. RWANDA
  144. SAINT LUCIA
  145. SAN MARINO
  146. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  147. SAUDI ARABIA
  148. SENEGAL
  149. SERBIA
  150. SEYCHELLES
  151. SIERRA LEONE
  152. SINGAPORE
  153. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  154. SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  155. SOUTH AFRICA
  156. SOVIET UNION
  157. SPAIN
  158. SRI LANKA
  159. ST KITTS AND NEVIS
  160. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  161. SUDAN
  162. SURINAME
  163. SWAZILAND
  164. SWEDEN
  165. SWITZERLAND
  166. SYRIA
  167. TAJIKISTAN
  168. TANZANIA
  169. THAILAND
  170. TOGO
  171. Tokelau Islands
  172. TONGA
  173. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  174. TUNISIA
  175. TURKEY
  176. TURKMENISTAN
  177. UGANDA
  178. UKRAINE S S R
  179. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  180. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  181. UNITED KINGDOM
  182. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  183. UPPER VOLTA
  184. URUGUAY
  185. UZBEKISTAN
  186. VANUATU
  187. VATICAN CITY
  188. VENEZUELA
  189. VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF
  190. WESTERN SAMOA
  191. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  192. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  193. YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF
  194. YUGOSLAVIA
  195. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  196. ZAIRE
  197. ZAMBIA
  198. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Accession 13 September 2005 13 December 2005
ALBANIA Accession 31 March 1992 30 June 1992
ALGERIA Signature 14 July 1967
ALGERIA Notification 24 September 1970
ALGERIA Ratification 16 January 1975 16 April 1975
ANDORRA Accession 28 July 1994 28 October 1994
ANGOLA Accession 15 January 1985 15 April 1985
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Accession 17 December 1999 17 March 2000
ARGENTINA Notification 7 October 1970
ARGENTINA Accession 8 July 1980 8 October 1980
ARMENIA Accession 22 January 1993 22 April 1993
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Notification 21 September 1971
AUSTRALIA Accession 10 May 1972 10 August 1972
AUSTRIA Signature 14 July 1967
AUSTRIA Ratification 11 May 1973 11 August 1973
AZERBAIJAN Accession 25 September 1995 25 December 1995
BAHAMAS Accession 4 October 1976 4 January 1977
Bahrain Accession 22 June 1995
BANGLADESH Accession 11 February 1985 11 May 1985
BARBADOS Accession 5 July 1979 5 October 1979
BELARUS Accession 26 April 1970
BELGIUM Signature 14 July 1967
BELGIUM Notification 20 May 1970
BELGIUM Ratification 31 October 1974 31 January 1975
BELIZE Accession 17 March 2000 17 June 2000
BENIN Notification 25 September 1970
BENIN Accession 9 December 1974 9 March 1975
BENIN Notification 28 May 1985
BHUTAN Accession 16 December 1993 16 March 1994
BOLIVIA Accession 6 April 1993 6 July 1993
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 2 June 1993
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Declaration 2 June 1993
BOTSWANA Accession 15 January 1988 15 April 1998
BRAZIL Notification 9 June 1970
BRAZIL Accession 20 December 1974 20 March 1975
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 21 January 1994 21 April 1994
BULGARIA Signature 14 July 1967
BULGARIA Declaration 14 July 1967
BULGARIA Ratification 19 February 1970
BULGARIA Declaration 19 February 1970
BURUNDI Accession 30 December 1976 30 March 1977
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 14 July 1967
BYELORUSSIA S S R Declaration 14 July 1967
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 19 March 1969
BYELORUSSIA S S R Declaration 19 March 1969
CAMBODIA Accession 25 April 1995 25 July 1995
CAMEROON Signature 14 July 1967
CAMEROON Notification 22 September 1970
CAMEROON Ratification 3 August 1973 3 November 1973
CANADA Accession 26 March 1970
CAPE VERDE Accession 7 April 1997 7 July 1997
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Signature 14 July 1967
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 23 May 1978 23 August 1978
CHAD Accession 26 June 1970
CHILE Accession 25 March 1975 25 June 1975
CHINA P R Accession 3 March 1980 3 June 1980
COLOMBIA Accession 4 February 1980 4 May 1980
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Notification 23 January 1973
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Accession 2 September 1975 2 December 1975
Cook Islands Extension 14 March 1984 20 June 1984
COSTA RICA Accession 10 March 1981 10 June 1981
CUBA Notification 15 January 1968
CUBA Accession 27 December 1974 27 March 1975
CYPRUS Notification 20 September 1974
CYPRUS Accession 26 July 1984 26 October 1984
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 18 December 1992 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Notification 4 August 1970
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 22 September 1970
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Declaration 22 September 1970
DENMARK Signature 14 July 1967
DENMARK Ratification 26 January 1970
DJIBOUTI Accession 13 February 2002 13 May 2002
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 26 June 1998 26 September 1998
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 27 March 2000 27 June 2000
ECUADOR Signature 14 July 1967
ECUADOR Ratification 22 February 1988 22 May 1988
EGYPT Accession 21 January 1975 21 April 1975
EL SALVADOR Accession 18 June 1979 18 September 1979
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 26 March 1997 26 June 1997
ERITREA Accession 20 November 1996 20 February 1997
ESTONIA Accession 5 November 1993 5 February 1994
ETHIOPIA Accession 19 February 1998
Fiji Accession 11 December 1971
FINLAND Signature 14 July 1967
FINLAND Ratification 8 June 1970 8 September 1970
FRANCE Signature 14 July 1967
FRANCE Notification 24 April 1970
FRANCE Ratification 18 July 1974 18 October 1974
GABON Signature 14 July 1967
GABON Notification 24 September 1970
GABON Ratification 6 March 1975 6 June 1975
GAMBIA THE Accession 10 September 1980 10 December 1980
GEORGIA Accession 25 December 1991
GEORGIA Declaration 18 January 1994
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 20 June 1968
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 14 July 1967
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 19 June 1970 19 September 1970
GHANA Accession 12 March 1976 12 June 1976
GREECE Signature 14 July 1967
GREECE Notification 21 September 1970
GREECE Ratification 4 December 1975 4 March 1976
GRENADA Accession 22 June 1998 22 September 1998
GUATEMALA Accession 31 October 1983 30 April 1983
GUINEA Accession 13 August 1980 13 November 1980
GUINEA BISSAU Accession 28 March 1988 28 June 1988
GUYANA Accession 25 July 1994 25 October 1994
HAITI Accession 2 August 1983 2 November 1983
HOLY SEE Signature 14 July 1967
HOLY SEE Ratification 20 January 1975 24 April 1975
HONDURAS Accession 15 August 1983 15 November 1983
HUNGARY Signature 14 July 1967
HUNGARY Declaration 14 July 1967
HUNGARY Ratification 18 December 1969
HUNGARY Declaration 18 December 1969
ICELAND Signature 14 July 1967
ICELAND Ratification 13 June 1986 13 September 1986
INDIA Notification 19 March 1973
INDIA Accession 31 January 1975 1 May 1975
INDONESIA Ratification 18 September 1979
IRAN Signature 14 July 1967
IRAN Ratification 14 December 2001 14 March 2002
IRAQ Accession 21 October 1975 21 January 1976
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Definitive Signature 12 January 1968 26 April 1970
ISRAEL Signature 14 July 1967
ISRAEL Ratification 30 July 1969
ITALY Signature 14 July 1967
ITALY Notification 29 April 1970
ITALY Ratification 20 January 1977 20 April 1977
IVORY COAST Signature 14 July 1967
IVORY COAST Notification 6 August 1970
IVORY COAST Ratification 1 February 1974 1 May 1974
JAMAICA Accession 25 September 1978 25 December 1978
JAPAN Signature 14 July 1967
JAPAN Notification 17 September 1970
JAPAN Ratification 20 January 1975 20 April 1975
JORDAN Accession 12 April 1972 12 July 1972
KAZAKHSTAN Declaration 16 February 1993
KENYA Signature 14 July 1967
KENYA Ratification 5 July 1971 5 October 1971
KIRIBATI Accession 9 April 2013 19 July 2013
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 1 December 1978 1 March 1979
KUWAIT Accession 14 April 1998 14 July 1998
KYRGYZSTAN Succession 14 February 1994
KYRGYZSTAN Declaration 14 February 1994
Land Berlin Extension 19 June 1970
LAOS Accession 17 October 1994 17 January 1995
LATVIA Accession 21 October 1992 21 January 1993
LEBANON Accession 30 September 1986 30 December 1986
LESOTHO Accession 18 August 1986 18 November 1986
LIBERIA Accession 8 March 1989
LIBYA Accession 26 June 1976 28 September 1976
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 14 July 1967
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 21 February 1972 21 May 1972
LITHUANIA Accession 30 January 1992 30 April 1992
LUXEMBOURG Signature 14 July 1967
LUXEMBOURG Notification 20 March 1970
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 19 December 1974 19 March 1975
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 23 July 1993
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Signature 14 July 1967
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Notification 27 August 1973
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Ratification 22 September 1989 22 December 1989
MALAWI Accession 11 March 1970
MALAYSIA Accession 1 October 1988 1 January 1989
MALDIVES Accession 12 February 2004 12 May 2004
MALI Accession 14 May 1982 14 August 1982
MALTA Notification 21 September 1970
MALTA Accession 7 September 1977 1 December 1977
MAURITANIA Notification 20 July 1973
MAURITANIA Accession 17 June 1976 17 September 1976
MAURITIUS Accession 21 June 1976 21 September 1976
MEXICO Signature 14 July 1967
MEXICO Notification 13 June 1972
MEXICO Ratification 14 March 1975 14 June 1975
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Succession 3 June 1993
MONACO Signature 14 July 1967
MONACO Ratification 3 December 1974 3 March 1975
MONGOLIA Accession 28 November 1978 28 February 1979
MONTENEGRO Declaration 4 December 2006 3 June 2006
MOROCCO Signature 14 July 1967
MOROCCO Notification 14 September 1970
MOROCCO Ratification 27 April 1971 27 July 1971
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 23 September 1996 23 December 1996
MYANMAR Accession 15 February 2001 15 May 2001
NAMIBIA Accession 23 September 1991 23 December 1991
NEPAL Accession 4 November 1996 4 February 1997
Netherlands Antilles Extension 9 October 1974
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 14 July 1967
NETHERLANDS THE Notification 11 September 1970
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 9 October 1974
NEW ZEALAND Accession 14 March 1984 20 June 1984
NICARAGUA Accession 5 February 1985 5 May 1985
NIGER Signature 14 July 1967
NIGER Notification 24 September 1970
NIGER Ratification 18 February 1975 18 May 1975
NIGERIA Accession 9 January 1995 9 April 1995
Niue Island Extension 14 March 1984 20 June 1984
NORTH KOREA Accession 17 May 1974 17 August 1974
NORWAY Signature 14 July 1967
NORWAY Notification 22 July 1970
NORWAY Ratification 8 March 1974 8 June 1974
OMAN Accession 19 November 1996 19 February 1997
PAKISTAN Accession 6 October 1976 6 January 1977
PANAMA Accession 17 June 1983 17 September 1983
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 10 April 1997 1 July 1997
PARAGUAY Accession 20 March 1987 20 June 1987
PERU Signature 14 July 1967
PERU Ratification 4 June 1980 4 September 1980
PHILIPPINES Signature 14 July 1967
PHILIPPINES Ratification 14 April 1980 14 July 1980
POLAND Signature 10 January 1968
POLAND Declaration 10 January 1968
POLAND Notification 15 September 1970
POLAND Ratification 23 December 1974 23 March 1975
PORTUGAL Signature 14 July 1967
PORTUGAL Notification 25 August 1970
PORTUGAL Ratification 27 January 1975 27 April 1975
PORTUGAL Communication 20 June 2000
Qatar Accession 3 June 1976 3 September 1976
ROMANIA Signature 14 July 1967
ROMANIA Ratification 28 February 1969
ROMANIA Declaration 28 February 1969
RWANDA Accession 3 November 1983 3 February 1984
SAINT LUCIA Accession 21 May 1993 21 August 1993
SAN MARINO Accession 26 March 1991 26 June 1991
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Accession 12 May 1998
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 22 February 1982 22 May 1982
SENEGAL Signature 14 July 1967
SENEGAL Ratification 19 September 1968
SERBIA Declaration 19 September 2006
SEYCHELLES Accession 16 December 1999 16 March 2000
SIERRA LEONE Accession 18 February 1986 18 May 1986
SINGAPORE Accession 10 September 1990 10 December 1990
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 30 December 1992 1 January 1993
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 18 August 1982 18 November 1982
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 14 July 1967
SOUTH AFRICA Notification 17 September 1970
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 23 December 1974 23 March 1975
SOVIET UNION Signature 14 July 1967
SOVIET UNION Declaration 14 July 1967
SOVIET UNION Ratification 4 December 1968
SOVIET UNION Declaration 4 December 1968
SPAIN Signature 14 July 1967
SPAIN Ratification 6 June 1969
SRI LANKA Accession 20 June 1978 20 September 1978
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Accession 16 August 1995 16 November 1995
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 29 May 1995 29 August 1995
SUDAN Accession 15 November 1973 15 February 1974
SURINAME Extension 9 October 1974
SURINAME Succession 16 November 1976 25 November 1975
SWAZILAND Accession 18 May 1988 18 August 1988
SWEDEN Signature 14 July 1967
SWEDEN Ratification 12 August 1969
SWITZERLAND Signature 14 July 1967
SWITZERLAND Ratification 29 January 1970
SYRIA Notification 15 September 1970
SYRIA Accession 18 November 2004 18 November 2004
TAJIKISTAN Succession 14 February 1994
TANZANIA Accession 30 September 1983 30 December 1983
THAILAND Notification 29 December 1970
THAILAND Accession 25 September 1989 25 December 1989
TOGO Notification 5 December 1972
TOGO Accession 28 January 1975 28 April 1975
Tokelau Islands Extension 14 March 1984 20 June 1984
TONGA Accession 14 March 2001 14 June 2001
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 16 May 1988 16 August 1988
TUNISIA Signature 14 July 1967
TUNISIA Notification 18 September 1970
TUNISIA Ratification 28 August 1975 28 November 1975
TURKEY Notification 17 September 1970
TURKEY Accession 12 February 1976 12 May 1976
TURKMENISTAN Succession 1 March 1995
TURKMENISTAN Declaration 1 March 1995
UGANDA Accession 18 July 1973 18 October 1973
UKRAINE S S R Signature 14 July 1967
UKRAINE S S R Declaration 14 July 1967
UKRAINE S S R Ratification 12 February 1969
UKRAINE S S R Declaration 12 February 1969
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 24 June 1974 24 September 1974
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Notification 28 September 1970
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 14 July 1967
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 26 February 1969
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 14 July 1967
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 25 May 1970 25 August 1970
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 25 April 2000
UPPER VOLTA Notification 18 August 1970
UPPER VOLTA Accession 23 May 1975 23 August 1975
URUGUAY Accession 21 September 1979 21 December 1979
UZBEKISTAN Succession 5 May 1993
UZBEKISTAN Declaration 5 May 1993
VANUATU Accession 2 December 2011 2 March 2012
VATICAN CITY Notification 21 September 1970
VENEZUELA Accession 23 August 1984 23 November 1984
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF Notification 30 October 1974
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF Accession 30 January 1975 30 April 1975
WESTERN SAMOA Accession 11 July 1997 11 October 1997
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 29 December 1978 29 March 1979
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Notification 19 May 1990
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Accession 27 September 1989 27 December 1989
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Notification 22 May 1990
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF Notification 22 May 1990
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 14 July 1967
YUGOSLAVIA Notification 6 September 1970
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 11 July 1973 11 October 1973
YUGOSLAVIA Communication 21 June 2000
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 14 June 2001 27 April 1992
ZAIRE Signature 14 July 1967
ZAIRE Ratification 28 October 1974 28 January 1975
ZAMBIA Accession 14 February 1977 14 May 1977
ZIMBABWE Accession 29 September 1981 29 December 1981

Citations

  1. UN Registration WIPO/0: 828 3
  2. Treaty Series 052/1970: Cmnd 4408||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1970-TS0052.pdf
  3. Miscellaneous Series 016/1967: Cmnd 3422
  4. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 053/2012: Cm 8589
  6. Treaty Series 117/2000: Cm 4870||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2000-TS0117.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 083/1984: Cmnd. 9456||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1984-TS0083.pdf
  8. Treaty Series 059/2001: Cm 5592||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2001-TS0059.pdf
  9. Treaty Series 021/2004: Cm 6259||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0021.pdf
  10. Treaty Series 051/2004: Cm 6564
  11. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
  12. Treaty Series 034/2007: Cm 7159
  13. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 9017fc8d-fff7-4103-aa8d-912769577871
Treaty ID: 2548
Record ID: 70812