Membership in International Conventions

– Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), since November 13, 1980.
– Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, since November 20, 1980.
– Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Stockholm Act, since February 5, 1982.
– Patent Cooperation Treaty (bound by Chapter II of the PCT), since May 27, 1991.
– WTO’s TRIPS Agreement, since October 25, 1995.
– Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks, since November 5, 1996.
– Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks, since November 5, 1996.
– Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs, since November 5, 1996.
– Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification, since August 5, 1997.