WIPO Convention
| Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization | |
|---|---|
| Type | intellectual property |
| Signed | 14 July 1967 |
| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Effective | 26 April 1970 |
| Condition | 10 ratifications by Paris Union states plus seven ratifications by Berne Union states |
| Signatories | 50 |
| Parties | 188 |
| Depositary | Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization |
| Languages | English, French, Russian, and Spanish |
The WIPO Convention (formally, the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization) is the multilateral treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The Convention was signed at Stockholm, Sweden, on 14 July 1967 and entered into force on 26 April 1970. As of October 2014, the WIPO Convention has 188 contracting Parties.[1] The Convention is written in English, French, Russian and Spanish, all texts being equally authentic.[2] The Convention was amended on 28 September 1979.
As of October 2014, the convention has 188 parties: 186 UN member states plus the Holy See and Niue. The seven UN member states that have not ratified the WIPO Convention are:
See also
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
- Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Notes
- ↑ WIPO Convention: Contracting parties, retrieved on 18 October 2014.
- ↑ Article 20(1)(a)
External links
- Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, on the WIPO web site
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