WIPO Lex, Member Profile, Finland

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Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Constitution/Basic Law	The Constitution of Finland	2010	Entry into force : October 12, 2010 Adopted : October 12, 2010	Other

Laws/Regulations (50 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Main IP Laws	Copyright Act	2023	Amended up to : December 21, 2023 Entry into force : September 1, 1961 Signature : July 8, 1961	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	Trade Secrets Act	2022	Amended up to : December 20, 2022 Entry into force : August 15, 2018 Signature : August 10, 2018	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Main IP Laws	Plant Breeder's Rights Act	2021	Amended up to : June 18, 2021 Entry into force : January 1, 2010 Signature : December 22, 2009	Plant Variety Protection
Main IP Laws	Registered Designs Act	2019	Amended up to : April 26, 2019 Entry into force : April 1, 1971 Signature : March 12, 1971	Industrial Designs
Main IP Laws	Trade Marks Act	2019	Entry into force : May 1, 2019 Signature : April 26, 2019	Trademarks
Main IP Laws	Act on Exclusive Rights to Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits	2016	Amended up to : August 25, 2016 Entry into force : July 1, 1991 Signature : January 11, 1991	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Main IP Laws	Act on Utility Model Rights	2016	Amended up to : August 25, 2016 Entry into force : January 1, 1992 Signature : May 10, 1991	Utility Models
Main IP Laws	Patent Act	2016	Amended up to : August 25, 2016 Entry into force : January 1, 1968 Signature : December 15, 1967	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Act on the National Board of Patents and Registration (Act No. 578/2013 of August 9, 2013, amended up to Act No. 290/2015 of March 20, 2015)	2015	Entry into force : September 1, 2013 Adopted : August 9, 2013	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Trade Names Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 1153 of December 17, 2014, on the Registration of PDO/PGI/TSG Products and Notification of the Manufacture of a Registered PDO/PGI/TSG Product	2015	Entry into force : January 1, 2015 Adopted : December 17, 2014	Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 396/2014 of May 22, 2014 of the Council of State on Authorized Industrial Property Agents	2014	Entry into force : July 1, 2014 Adopted : May 22, 2014	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation of the Ministry of Education and Culture No. 846/2014 of October 27, 2014, on the Use of the Orphan Works	2014	Entry into force : October 29, 2014 Adopted : October 27, 2014	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright Decree No. 574/1995 of April 21, 1995 (as amended up to Decree No. 1081 of December 19, 2013)	2013	Entry into force : May 1, 1995 Adopted : April 21, 1995	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 1419 of December 5, 1991, on Utility Models (as amended up to Decree No. 581 of July 18, 2013)	2013	Entry into force : January 1, 1992 Adopted : December 5, 1991	Utility Models
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 252/1971 of April 2, 1971, on Registered Designs (as amended up to Decree No. 583/2013 of July 18, 2013)	2013	Adopted : April 2, 1971 Entry into force : April 1, 1971	Industrial Designs
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 946 of June 14, 1991, on the Exclusive Right in the Layout-Design on an Integrated Circuit (Topography) (as amended up to Decree No. 582/2013 of July 18, 2013)	2013	Entry into force : July 1, 1991 Adopted : June 14, 1991	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents Decree No. 669 of September 26, 1980 (as amended up to Decree No. 580 of July 18, 2013)	2013	Entry into force : October 1, 1980 Adopted : September 26, 1980	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Trademarks Decree No. 296/1964 of May 29, 1964 (as amended up to Decree No. 579/2013 of July 18, 2013)	2013	Entry into force : June 1, 1964 Adopted : May 20, 1964	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 1030 of November 12, 1999, on the Openness of Government Activities and on Good Practice in Information Management (as amended up to Decree No. 681 of July 1, 2010)	2010	Entry into force : December 1, 1999 Adopted : November 12, 1999	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 527 of June 10, 1988, on the Right to Employees' Inventions (as amended up to Amendment No. 1218 of December 21, 2000)	2001	Entry into force : October 1, 1988 Adopted : June 10, 1988	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree on permanent application of the Act on the exclusive right to the layout-design of an integrated circuit to layout designs originating in certain States, issued on 29 December 1995/1794	1995	Entry into force : January 1, 1996 Adopted : December 29, 1995	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree on the Application of the Copyright Act in certain cases to Protected Items Originating in States Belonging to the European Economic Area	1995	Entry into force : May 1, 1995 Adopted : April 21, 1995	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree on the Organization of the National Board of Patents and Registration No. 799 of August 21, 1992	1995	Adopted : August 21, 1992	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Council Regulation No. 3295 of December, 22, 1994 on measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods	1994	Entry into force : July 1, 1995 Adopted : December 22, 1994	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree on Plant Breeders Rights	1992	Entry into force : October 15, 1992 Adopted : October 9, 1992	Patents (Inventions) Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree on the Appeal Proceedings before the Board of Patents and Registration, issued on 21 August 1992/800	1992	Entry into force : September 1, 1992 Adopted : August 21, 1992	Patents (Inventions) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 442/1961 of August 25, 1961, Relating to a More Effective Application of the Copyright Act	1961	Adopted : August 25, 1991 Entry into force : September 1, 1961	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Act to Safeguard the Evidence in Civil Actions Concerning Intellectual Property Rights	2019	Amended up to : April 26, 2019 Entry into force : May 1, 2000 Signature : April 7, 2000	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Trade Names Act	2019	Amended up to : April 26, 2019 Entry into force : March 1, 1979 Signature : February 2, 1979	Trade Names
IP-related Laws	Administrative Judicial Procedure Act (Act No. 586/1996 of July 26, 1996, as amended up to Act No. 707/2018 of August 10, 2018)	2018	Entry into force : December 1, 1996 Adopted : July 26, 1996	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Competition Act (Act No. 948/2011 of August 12, 2011, as amended up to Act No. 251 of April 20, 2018)	2018	Entry into force : November 1, 2011 Adopted : August 12, 2011	Competition Other
IP-related Laws	Customs Act (Act No. 304/2016 of April 29, 2016, as amended up to Act No. 526/2017 of August 11, 2017)	2018	Entry into force : May 1, 2016 Adopted : April 29, 2016	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Food Act (Act No. 23/2006 of January 13, 2006, as amended up to Act No. 1113/2017 of December 28, 2017)	2018	Entry into force : March 1, 2006 Adopted : January 13, 2006	Geographical Indications Other
IP-related Laws	Information Society Code (Act No. 917/2014 of November 7, 2014, as amended up to Act No. 281 of May 4, 2018)	2018	Entry into force : January 1, 2015 Adopted : November 7, 2014	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Market Court Proceedings Act (Act No. 100/2013 of January 31, 2013, as amended up to Act No. 1124 of December 28, 2017)	2018	Entry into force : September 1, 2013 Adopted : January 31, 2013	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Trade Names Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Competition Plant Variety Protection Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Domain Names Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Penal Code (Act No. 39 of December 19, 1889, as amended up to Act No. 217/2018 of April 6, 2018)	2018	Adopted : December 19, 1889	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Act on the Collective Management of Copyright	2017	Entry into force : January 1, 2017 Signature : December 29, 2016	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Act on the Openness of Government Activities (Act No. 621 of May 21, 1999, as amended up to Act No. 1400 of December 29, 2016)	2017	Entry into force : December 1, 1999 Adopted : May 21, 1999	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Other
IP-related Laws	Act on Unfair Business Practices (Act No. 1061/1978 of December 22, 1978, as amended up to Act No. 719/2016 of August 25, 2016)	2017	Entry into force : January 1, 1979 Adopted : December 22, 1978	Trade Names Competition Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Court Act (Act No. 673/2016 of August 25, 2016)	2017	Entry into force : January 1, 2017 Adopted : August 25, 2016	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Code of Judicial Procedure (Act No. 4/1734 of January 1, 1734, as amended up to Act No. 987 of November 18, 2016)	2016	Adopted : January 1, 1734	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Act on Authorized Industrial Property Agents (Act No. 22/2014 of January 17, 2014)	2014	Entry into force : July 1, 2014 Adopted : January 17, 2014	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Act on the Use of Orphan Works	2014	Entry into force : October 29, 2014 Signature : November 8, 2013	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Act Repealing the Act on the Appeal Proceedings before the Board of Patent and Registration	2014	Entry into force : January 1, 2014 Signature : January 31, 2013	Patents (Inventions) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Act on Inventions Relating to the National Defense (Act No. 551/1967 of December 15, 1967, as amended up to Act No. 104/2013 of January 31, 2013)	2013	Entry into force : January 1, 1968 Adopted : December 15, 1967	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models
IP-related Laws	Act on the Right in Employee Inventions (Act No. 1967/656 of December 29, 1967, as amended up to Act No. 102/2013 of January 31, 2013)	2013	Entry into force : January 1, 1968 Adopted : December 29, 1967	Patents (Inventions)
IP-related Laws	Act on the Right in Inventions Made at Higher Education Institutions (Act No. 369/2006 of May 19, 2006, as amended up to Act No. 103 of January 31, 2013)	2013	Entry into force : January 1, 2007 Adopted : May 19, 2006	Patents (Inventions)
IP-related Laws	Recovery Proceedings' Act of December, 3, 1895 № 37 (as amended up to January 1996)	1996	Adopted : December 3, 1895	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Coercive Criminal Investigation Means Act, issued on 30 April 1987/450	1987	Entry into force : January 1, 1989 Adopted : April 30, 1987	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Act regarding Damages and Tort Liability, issued on 31 May 1974/412	1974	Entry into force : September 1, 1974 Adopted : May 31, 1974	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Treaty as Treaty Host (86 records) go to Finland as Treaty Party, above

Title	Host Institution	Date of Adoption (Treaty)	Entry into Force (Treaty)
[IM] Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	May 12, 2022
[IM] Council of Europe Convention on the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	October 28, 2011
[IM] Convention on Cybercrime	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	November 23, 2001	July 1, 2004
[IR] European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	October 2, 1992	April 1, 1994
[IR] London Agreement - Agreement dated 17 October 2000 on the application of Article 65 EPC	Host Institution: European Patent Organisation (EPO)	October 17, 2000	May 1, 2008
[IR] European Patent Convention	Host Institution: European Patent Organisation (EPO)	October 5, 1973	October 7, 1977
[IR] Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the Unified Patent Court	Host Institution: European Union (EU)	June 29, 2016
[IR] Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, of February 19, 2013	Host Institution: European Union (EU)	February 19, 2013	June 1, 2023
[IR] Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community	Host Institution: European Union (EU)	December 13, 2007	December 1, 2009
[RE] Agreement on the European Economic Area	Host Institution: European Union (EU)	May 2, 1992	January 1, 1994
[IM] International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	November 3, 2001	June 29, 2004
[IM] International Plant Protection Convention	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	December 6, 1951	October 2, 2005
[IM] Convention on International Civil Aviation	Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	December 7, 1944	April 4, 1947
[IM] Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	December 8, 2005	January 14, 2007
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)	Host Institution: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)	December 2, 1961	August 10, 1968
[IR] Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community	Host Institution: Italy	March 25, 1957	January 1, 1958
[IR] Treaty establishing the European Economic Community	Host Institution: Italy	March 25, 1957	January 1, 1958
[IM] Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit	Host Institution: League of Nations (LON)	April 20, 1921	October 31, 1922
[IM] Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	Secretariat: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)	September 28, 1954	June 6, 1960
[IM] Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	June 19, 2023
[IM] Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 13, 2006	May 3, 2008
[IM] United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 2, 2004
[IM] 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
[IM] Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	March 22, 1985	September 22, 1988
[IM] United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 10, 1982	November 16, 1994
[IM] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 16, 1966	January 3, 1976
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States	Host Institution: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	July 8, 1965	June 9, 1967
[IM] Amendment to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	May 27, 2005
[IM] Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	May 21, 2003	October 8, 2009
[IM] London Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	June 17, 1999	August 4, 2005
[IM] Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	June 25, 1998	October 30, 2001
[IM] Helsinki Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	March 17, 1992	October 6, 1996
[IM] International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	October 21, 1982	October 15, 1985
[IM] Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 20, 2005	March 18, 2007
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific or Cultural Materials	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 26, 1976	January 2, 1982
[IM] 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
[IM] Protocol 1 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of Stateless persons and refugees	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	July 24, 1971	July 10, 1974
[IM] Protocol 2 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of certain international organizations	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	July 24, 1971	July 10, 1974
[IM] Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	July 24, 1971	July 10, 1974
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to works of stateless persons and refugees	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955
[IM] Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention the works of certain international organizations	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 22, 1950	May 21, 1952
[IM] Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	May 22, 2001	May 17, 2004
[IM] Paris Agreement	Host Institution: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 12, 2015	November 4, 2016
[IM] Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 11, 1997	February 16, 2005
[IM] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	May 9, 1992	March 21, 1994
[IM] WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control	Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)	May 21, 2003	February 27, 2005
[WIPO] Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 28, 2013	September 30, 2016
[WIPO] Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 24, 2012	April 28, 2020
[WIPO] Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 27, 2006	March 16, 2009
[WIPO] Patent Law Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 1, 2000	April 28, 2005
[WIPO] WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	December 20, 1996	May 20, 2002
[WIPO] WIPO Copyright Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	December 20, 1996	March 6, 2002
[WIPO] Trademark Law Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 27, 1994	August 1, 1996
[WIPO] Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 27, 1989	December 1, 1995
[WIPO] Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	April 28, 1977	August 19, 1980
[WIPO] Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 29, 1971	April 18, 1973
[WIPO] Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 24, 1971	October 7, 1975
[WIPO] Patent Cooperation Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 19, 1970	January 24, 1978
[WIPO] Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 8, 1968	April 27, 1971
[WIPO] Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	July 14, 1967	April 26, 1970
[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
[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
[WIPO] Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	November 6, 1925	June 1, 1928
[WIPO] Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	September 9, 1886	December 4, 1887
[WIPO] Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 20, 1883	July 7, 1884
[IM] Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO)	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995
[IM] Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995
[IM] 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) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	October 29, 2010	October 12, 2014
[IM] Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	October 15, 2010	March 5, 2018
[IM] Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	January 29, 2000	September 11, 2003
[IM] Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	June 5, 1992	December 29, 1993

Title

Host Institution

Date of Adoption (Treaty)

Entry into Force (Treaty)

[IM] Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

May 12, 2022

[IM] Council of Europe Convention on the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

October 28, 2011

[IM] Convention on Cybercrime

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

November 23, 2001

July 1, 2004

[IR] European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

October 2, 1992

April 1, 1994

[IR] London Agreement - Agreement dated 17 October 2000 on the application of Article 65 EPC

Host Institution: European Patent Organisation (EPO)

October 17, 2000

May 1, 2008

[IR] European Patent Convention

Host Institution: European Patent Organisation (EPO)

October 5, 1973

October 7, 1977

[IR] Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the Unified Patent Court

Host Institution: European Union (EU)

June 29, 2016

[IR] Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, of February 19, 2013

Host Institution: European Union (EU)

February 19, 2013

June 1, 2023

[IR] Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community

Host Institution: European Union (EU)

December 13, 2007

December 1, 2009

[RE] Agreement on the European Economic Area

Host Institution: European Union (EU)

May 2, 1992

January 1, 1994

[IM] International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

November 3, 2001

June 29, 2004

[IM] International Plant Protection Convention

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

December 6, 1951

October 2, 2005

[IM] Convention on International Civil Aviation

Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

December 7, 1944

April 4, 1947

[IM] Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem

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

December 8, 2005

January 14, 2007

[IM] 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

[IM] 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

[IM] 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

[IM] 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

[IM] 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

[IM] International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

Host Institution: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

December 2, 1961

August 10, 1968

[IR] Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community

Host Institution: Italy

March 25, 1957

January 1, 1958

[IR] Treaty establishing the European Economic Community

Host Institution: Italy

March 25, 1957

January 1, 1958

[IM] Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit

Host Institution: League of Nations (LON)

April 20, 1921

October 31, 1922

[IM] Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

Secretariat: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

September 28, 1954

June 6, 1960

[IM] Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction