The Paris Convention, adopted in 1883, applies to industrial property in the widest sense, including patents, trademarks, industrial designs, utility models, service marks, trade names, geographical indications and the repression of unfair competition. This international agreement was the first major step taken to help creators ensure that their intellectual works were protected in other countries.
Members
- Contracting parties
- Members of the Paris Union:
Assembly | Executive Committee
Additional information
- Summary of the Paris Convention
- Guide to the Application of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property as Revised at Stockholm in 1967
- Article 6ter
- Treaty Preparatory Documents
Paris Convention milestones
- Adopted: Paris - March 20, 1883
- Revised:
○ Brussels - December 14, 1900
○ Washington - June 2, 1911
○ The Hague - November 6, 1925
○ London - June 2, 1934
○ Lisbon - October 31, 1958
○ Stockholm - July 14, 1967 - Amended: September 28, 1979