Membership in International Conventions

– Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Stockholm Act, since November 19, 1963.
– Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, since September 3, 1974.
– Patent Cooperation Treaty (bound by Chapter II of the PCT), since January 24, 1978.
– Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), since August 23, 1978.
– WTO’s TRIPS Agreement, since May 31, 1995.