WIPO Lex, Member Profile, Lebanon

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Main IP Laws (3 texts)

Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Law No. 240/2000 of August 7, 2000, on Patents	2000	Adopted : August 7, 2000	Patents (Inventions)
Law No. 75 of April 3, 1999, on the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property	1999	Adopted : April 3, 1999	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Resolution No. 2385/1924 of January 17, 1924, on Commercial and Industrial Property Rights	1946	Amended up to : January 31, 1946 Adopted : January 17, 1924	Industrial Designs Trademarks Trade Names

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Law No. 240/2000 of August 7, 2000, on Patents

2000

Adopted :

August 7, 2000

Patents (Inventions)

Law No. 75 of April 3, 1999, on the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property

1999

Adopted :

April 3, 1999

Resolution No. 2385/1924 of January 17, 1924, on Commercial and Industrial Property Rights

1946

Amended up to :

January 31, 1946

Adopted :

January 17, 1924

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Trade Names

Laws/Regulations (21 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 918 of November 15, 2007, on the Creation and Organization of Work of Associations and Companies of Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights and the Exercise Control of the Ministry of Culture over their Activities and Violations	2007	Issued : November 15, 2007	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Circular No. A/1/4 of May 25, 2006, on Protection of Computer Programs and Fight against Piracy	2006	Issued : May 25, 2006	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Circular No. A/1/5 of March 25, 2006 on the Protection of Audiovisual and Musical Works	2006	Issued : May 25, 2006	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Circular No. A/1/6 of May 25, 2006, on the Protection of Literary, Artistic and Scientific Works	2006	Issued : May 25, 2006	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Resolution No. 2002/16 of July 1, 2002, on the Rights of Copying and Copying of Computer Programs by Nonprofit Educational Institutions and Academic and Public Libraries	2002	Issued : July 1, 2002	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Resolution No. 392 of July 7, 1960, on Trademarks of Products Sold in Lebanon	1960	Issued : July 7, 1960	Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Resolution No. 83 of December 29, 1960, on the Conditions Required for the Establishment of a Lebanese Industry or Business with a Foreign Trademark Registered in Lebanon	1960	Issued : December 29, 1960	Trademarks
IP-related Laws	Law No. 659/2005 of February 4, 2005, on Consumer Protection (as amended by Law No. 265 of April 15, 2014)	2014	Entry into force : February 10, 2005 Adopted : February 4, 2005	Trademarks Other
IP-related Laws	Law No. 14/87 of May 4, 1987, on Duties and Fees Due for the Publication of Trademarks and Patents in the Official Gazette	2005	Amended : December 15, 2005 Adopted : May 4, 1987	Trademarks
IP-related Laws	Law No. 89/1991 of September 7, 1991, on Duties and Fees Due to the Publication of Industrial Designs, Patents, Literary and Artistic Property in the Official Gazette	2005	Amended : December 15, 2005 Adopted : September 7, 1991	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Industrial Designs Patents (Inventions)
IP-related Laws	Decree No. 9423 of January 22, 2003, on the Protocol on Cooperation in Science and Technology of Industrial Property between the Ministry of Economy and Trade of the Republic of Lebanon and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	2003	Entry into force : January 22, 2003 Issued : January 22, 2003	Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Decree No. 4461 of December 15, 2000, on Customs Law	2000	Entry into force : January 1, 2000 Issued : January 1, 2000	Other
IP-related Laws	Law No. 585 of July 24, 1996, Authorizing the Government for the Conclusion of the Rome Convention for the Protection of the Artists, signed in Rome on October 26, 1961	1996	Adopted : July 24, 1996	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Law No. 20/69 of May 23, 1969, on the Rights of Creators of Musical Works	1969	Adopted : May 23, 1969	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Law of September 14, 1962, on Publications	1962	Entry into force : September 19, 1962 Adopted : September 14, 1962	Other
IP-related Laws	Law of December 14, 1959, on the Authorization of the Ratification of the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for Purposes of the Registration of Marks	1959	Adopted : December 14, 1959	Trademarks
IP-related Laws	Law of August 10, 1955, on License Agreement between Lebanon and Germany on Industrial property	1955	Adopted : August 10, 1955	Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Resolution No. 177 of February 23, 1942 on the Increase of Duties and Fees to the Bureau of Protection of Commercial and Industrial Property provided for in Resolution No. 170 of December 6, 1937	1942	Issued : March 23, 1942	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks
IP-related Laws	Resolution No. 152/LR of July 19, 1939 on the Application of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deception Indications of Source on Goods in Syria and Lebanon	1939	Issued : July 19, 1939	Trademarks
Framework Laws	Legislative Decree No. 340 of March 1, 1943, on the Criminal Code	2010	Entry into force : March 1, 1943 Adopted : March 1, 1943	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Framework Laws	Constitution of Lebanon	2004	Amended up to : September 4, 2004 Adopted : May 23, 1926	Other

Type of Text

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree No. 918 of November 15, 2007, on the Creation and Organization of Work of Associations and Companies of Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights and the Exercise Control of the Ministry of Culture over their Activities and Violations

2007

Issued :

November 15, 2007

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Circular No. A/1/4 of May 25, 2006, on Protection of Computer Programs and Fight against Piracy

2006

Issued :

May 25, 2006

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Circular No. A/1/5 of March 25, 2006 on the Protection of Audiovisual and Musical Works

2006

Issued :

May 25, 2006

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Circular No. A/1/6 of May 25, 2006, on the Protection of Literary, Artistic and Scientific Works

2006

Issued :

May 25, 2006

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Resolution No. 2002/16 of July 1, 2002, on the Rights of Copying and Copying of Computer Programs by Nonprofit Educational Institutions and Academic and Public Libraries

2002

Issued :

July 1, 2002

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Resolution No. 392 of July 7, 1960, on Trademarks of Products Sold in Lebanon

1960

Issued :

July 7, 1960

Trademarks

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Resolution No. 83 of December 29, 1960, on the Conditions Required for the Establishment of a Lebanese Industry or Business with a Foreign Trademark Registered in Lebanon

1960

Issued :

December 29, 1960

Trademarks

2014

Entry into force :

February 10, 2005

Adopted :

February 4, 2005

Trademarks

Other

2005

Amended :

December 15, 2005

Adopted :

May 4, 1987

Trademarks

2005

Amended :

December 15, 2005

Adopted :

September 7, 1991

Industrial Designs

Patents (Inventions)

2003

Entry into force :

January 22, 2003

Issued :

January 22, 2003

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

Decree No. 4461 of December 15, 2000, on Customs Law

2000

Entry into force :

January 1, 2000

Issued :

January 1, 2000

Other

1996

Adopted :

July 24, 1996

1969

Adopted :

May 23, 1969

IP-related Laws

Law of September 14, 1962, on Publications

1962

Entry into force :

September 19, 1962

Adopted :

September 14, 1962

Other

1959

Adopted :

December 14, 1959

Trademarks

1955

Adopted :

August 10, 1955

Industrial Property

1942

Issued :

March 23, 1942

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

1939

Issued :

July 19, 1939

Trademarks

Framework Laws

Legislative Decree No. 340 of March 1, 1943, on the Criminal Code

2010

Entry into force :

March 1, 1943

Adopted :

March 1, 1943

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Framework Laws

Constitution of Lebanon

2004

Amended up to :

September 4, 2004

Adopted :

May 23, 1926

Other

Treaties (42 records)

Title	Host Institution	Date of Adoption (Treaty)	Entry into Force (Treaty)	Signature (Party)	Instrument (Party)	Entry into Force (Party)	Additional Information
Other Treaties Paris Agreement	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 12, 2015	November 4, 2016	April 22, 2016	February 5, 2020	March 6, 2020
Other Treaties International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015	Host Institution: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	October 9, 2015		December 2, 2016	July 7, 2017	July 7, 2017
IP Treaties Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	October 29, 2010	October 12, 2014	February 1, 2012	October 13, 2017	January 11, 2018
Other Treaties International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2005	Host Institution: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	April 29, 2005	May 25, 2007		December 18, 2008	December 18, 2008
Other Treaties Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 17, 2003	April 20, 2006		January 8, 2007	April 8, 2007
Other Treaties WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control	Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)	May 21, 2003	February 27, 2005	March 4, 2004	December 7, 2005	March 7, 2006
Other Treaties International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	November 3, 2001	June 29, 2004	November 4, 2002	May 6, 2004	August 4, 2004
Other Treaties Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 2, 2001	January 2, 2009		January 8, 2007	January 2, 2009
Other Treaties Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	May 22, 2001	May 17, 2004	May 23, 2001	January 3, 2003	May 17, 2004
IP Treaties Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	January 29, 2000	September 11, 2003		February 6, 2013	May 7, 2013
Other Treaties Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	March 26, 1999	March 9, 2004		October 8, 2020	January 8, 2021
Other Treaties Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 11, 1997	February 16, 2005		November 13, 2006	February 11, 2007
Other Treaties United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	June 17, 1994	December 26, 1996	October 14, 1994	May 16, 1996	December 26, 1996
IP Treaties Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	June 5, 1992	December 29, 1993	June 12, 1992	December 15, 1994	March 15, 1995
Other Treaties United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	May 9, 1992	March 21, 1994	June 12, 1992	December 15, 1994	March 15, 1994
Other Treaties Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	March 22, 1985	September 22, 1988		March 30, 1993	June 28, 1993
Other Treaties United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 10, 1982	November 16, 1994	December 7, 1984	January 5, 1995	February 4, 1995
Other Treaties United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	April 11, 1980	January 1, 1988		November 21, 2008	December 1, 2009
Other Treaties Protocol (I) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	June 8, 1977	December 7, 1978		July 23, 1997	January 23, 1998
Other Treaties Protocol (II) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	June 8, 1977	December 7, 1978		July 23, 1997	January 23, 1998
Other Treaties Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 16, 1972	December 17, 1975		February 3, 1983	May 3, 1983
Other Treaties Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 14, 1970	April 24, 1972		August 25, 1992	November 25, 1992
WIPO Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	July 14, 1967	April 26, 1970		September 30, 1986	December 30, 1986
Other Treaties International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 16, 1966	January 3, 1976		November 3, 1972	January 3, 1976
WIPO Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 26, 1961	May 18, 1964	June 26, 1962	May 12, 1997	August 12, 1997
Other Treaties Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	June 10, 1958	June 7, 1959		August 11, 1998	November 9, 1998	Details
WIPO Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 15, 1957	April 8, 1961	June 15, 1957	May 30, 1960	April 8, 1961
Other Treaties Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	May 14, 1954	August 7, 1956	May 25, 1954	June 1, 1960	September 1, 1960
Other Treaties Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	May 14, 1954	August 7, 1956	May 25, 1954	June 1, 1960	September 1, 1960
IP Treaties Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to the works of stateless persons and refugees	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955		July 17, 1959	July 17, 1959
IP Treaties Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to the works of certain international organizations	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955		July 17, 1959	July 17, 1959
IP Treaties Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955		July 17, 1959	October 17, 1959
IP Treaties Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	August 19, 1954		July 17, 1959	July 17, 1959
Other Treaties International Plant Protection Convention	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	December 6, 1951	October 2, 2005		September 18, 1970	October 2, 2005
Other Treaties Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950	December 8, 1949	April 10, 1951	October 10, 1951
Other Treaties Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950	December 8, 1949	April 10, 1951	October 10, 1951
Other Treaties Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950	December 8, 1949	April 10, 1951	October 10, 1951
Other Treaties Convention on International Civil Aviation	Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	December 7, 1944	April 4, 1947	December 7, 1944	September 19, 1949	October 19, 1949
Other Treaties Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit	Host Institution: League of Nations (LON)	April 20, 1921	October 31, 1922		February 7, 1929	May 8, 1929
WIPO Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	April 14, 1891	July 15, 1892		June 1, 1924	September 1, 1924	Details
WIPO Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	September 9, 1886	December 4, 1887		February 19, 1946	September 30, 1947	Details
WIPO Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 20, 1883	July 7, 1884		June 18, 1924	September 1, 1924	Details

Title

Host Institution

Date of Adoption (Treaty)

Entry into Force (Treaty)

Signature (Party)

Instrument (Party)

Entry into Force (Party)

Additional Information

Other Treaties

Paris Agreement

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 12, 2015

November 4, 2016

April 22, 2016

February 5, 2020

March 6, 2020

Other Treaties

International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015

Host Institution: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

October 9, 2015

December 2, 2016

July 7, 2017

IP Treaties

Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

October 29, 2010

October 12, 2014

February 1, 2012

October 13, 2017

January 11, 2018

Other Treaties

International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2005

Host Institution: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

April 29, 2005

May 25, 2007

December 18, 2008

Other Treaties

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

October 17, 2003

April 20, 2006

January 8, 2007

April 8, 2007

Other Treaties

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)

May 21, 2003

February 27, 2005

March 4, 2004

December 7, 2005

March 7, 2006

Other Treaties

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

November 3, 2001

June 29, 2004

November 4, 2002

May 6, 2004

August 4, 2004

Other Treaties

Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

November 2, 2001

January 2, 2009

January 8, 2007

January 2, 2009

Other Treaties

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

May 22, 2001

May 17, 2004

May 23, 2001

January 3, 2003

May 17, 2004

IP Treaties

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

January 29, 2000

September 11, 2003

February 6, 2013

May 7, 2013

Other Treaties

Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

March 26, 1999

March 9, 2004

October 8, 2020

January 8, 2021

Other Treaties

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 11, 1997

February 16, 2005

November 13, 2006

February 11, 2007

Other Treaties

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

June 17, 1994

December 26, 1996

October 14, 1994

May 16, 1996

December 26, 1996

IP Treaties

Convention on Biological Diversity

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

June 5, 1992

December 29, 1993

June 12, 1992

December 15, 1994

March 15, 1995

Other Treaties

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

May 9, 1992

March 21, 1994

June 12, 1992

December 15, 1994

March 15, 1994

Other Treaties

Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

March 22, 1985

September 22, 1988

March 30, 1993

June 28, 1993

Other Treaties

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 10, 1982

November 16, 1994

December 7, 1984

January 5, 1995

February 4, 1995

Other Treaties

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

April 11, 1980

January 1, 1988

November 21, 2008

December 1, 2009

Other Treaties

Protocol (I) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

June 8, 1977

December 7, 1978

July 23, 1997

January 23, 1998

Other Treaties

Protocol (II) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

June 8, 1977

December 7, 1978

July 23, 1997

January 23, 1998

Other Treaties

Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

November 16, 1972

December 17, 1975

February 3, 1983

May 3, 1983

Other Treaties

Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

November 14, 1970

April 24, 1972

August 25, 1992

November 25, 1992

WIPO

Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

July 14, 1967

April 26, 1970

September 30, 1986

December 30, 1986

Other Treaties

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 16, 1966

January 3, 1976

November 3, 1972

January 3, 1976

WIPO

Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

October 26, 1961

May 18, 1964

June 26, 1962

May 12, 1997

August 12, 1997

Other Treaties

Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

June 10, 1958

June 7, 1959

August 11, 1998

November 9, 1998

Details

WIPO

Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 15, 1957

April 8, 1961

June 15, 1957

May 30, 1960

April 8, 1961

Other Treaties

Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

May 14, 1954

August 7, 1956

May 25, 1954

June 1, 1960

September 1, 1960

Other Treaties

Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

May 14, 1954

August 7, 1956

May 25, 1954

June 1, 1960

September 1, 1960

IP Treaties

Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to the works of stateless persons and refugees

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

September 6, 1952

September 16, 1955

July 17, 1959

IP Treaties

Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to the works of certain international organizations

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

September 6, 1952

September 16, 1955

July 17, 1959

IP Treaties

Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

September 6, 1952

September 16, 1955

July 17, 1959

October 17, 1959

IP Treaties

Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

September 6, 1952

August 19, 1954

July 17, 1959

Other Treaties

International Plant Protection Convention

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

December 6, 1951

October 2, 2005

September 18, 1970

October 2, 2005

Other Treaties

Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

December 8, 1949

April 10, 1951

October 10, 1951

Other Treaties

Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

December 8, 1949

April 10, 1951

October 10, 1951

Other Treaties

Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

December 8, 1949

April 10, 1951

October 10, 1951

Other Treaties

Convention on International Civil Aviation

Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

December 7, 1944

April 4, 1947

December 7, 1944

September 19, 1949

October 19, 1949

Other Treaties

Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit

Host Institution: League of Nations (LON)

April 20, 1921

October 31, 1922

February 7, 1929

May 8, 1929

WIPO

Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

April 14, 1891

July 15, 1892

June 1, 1924

September 1, 1924

Details

WIPO

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

September 9, 1886

December 4, 1887

February 19, 1946

September 30, 1947

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WIPO

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

March 20, 1883

July 7, 1884

June 18, 1924

September 1, 1924

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Lebanon

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