Membership in International Conventions

– Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Stockholm Act, since April 11, 1965.
– Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, since February 6, 1973.
– Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), since September 17, 1976.
– Patent Cooperation Treaty (bound by Chapter II of the PCT), since April 13, 1983.
– WTO’s TRIPS Agreement, since May 31, 1995.