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Export to Excel Contracting Parties Paris Convention The Hague Act (1925) (Total Members: 33)
Member Signature Instrument In Force Restriction Details
Australia
November 6, 1925
Accession: December 29, 1932
February 12, 1933
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for the Territory of Norfolk Island and the Mandate territory of Nauru: June 18, 1936; Entry into force: July 29, 1936. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1936, No.7, p.109)
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) included the Territory of Papua and the Mandate territory of New Guinea. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1933, No.1, p.3)
Austria
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928
Belgium
November 6, 1925
Accession: June 12, 1929
July 27, 1929
Brazil
November 6, 1925
Accession: September 6, 1929
October 26, 1929
Bulgaria
Accession: December 10, 1965
March 28, 1966
Canada
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928
Cuba
November 6, 1925
February 17, 1963
Application to the Hague Act (1925) through the ratification of the Lisbon Act (1958): February 17, 1963.
Denmark
November 6, 1925
Accession: June 21, 1937
September 10, 1937
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) included the Faroe Islands. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1938, No.1, p.1)
Dominican Republic
November 6, 1925
Accession: June 23, 1950
April 6, 1951
Estonia
November 6, 1925
Finland
November 6, 1925
France
November 6, 1925
Accession: September 9, 1930
October 20, 1930
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) included Algeria and colonies. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1931, No.1, p.2)
Germany
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928
Greece
Accession: October 5, 1953
November 27, 1953
Hungary
November 6, 1925
Accession: March 26, 1929
May 16, 1929
Italy
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for Libya, Eritrea and the Aegean Islands: December 3, 1931; Entry into force: January 19, 1932. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1932, No.1, p.3)
Japan
November 6, 1925
Accession: November 14, 1934
January 1, 1935
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) included Korea, Formosa and South Sakhalin. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1934, No.12, p.205)
Lebanon
November 6, 1925
Accession: October 6, 1930
November 17, 1930
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) through France.
Liechtenstein
Accession: May 8, 1933
July 14, 1933
Mexico
November 6, 1925
Accession: November 21, 1929
January 16, 1930
Morocco
November 6, 1925
Accession: September 9, 1930
October 20, 1930
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928
Ratification of the Hague Act (1925) included the Dutch East Indies, Suriname and Curaçao. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1929, No.1, p.2)
New Zealand
Accession: June 10, 1931
July 29, 1931
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) included Western Samoa. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1931, No.6, p.84)
Norway
November 6, 1925
Accession: March 2, 1938
August 1, 1938
Poland
November 6, 1925
Accession: September 25, 1931
November 22, 1931
Portugal
November 6, 1925
Accession: July 7, 1928
November 17, 1928
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) included the Azores and Madeira. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1929, No.1, p.2)
Romania
November 19, 1963
Application to the Hague Act (1925) by a letter dated November 22, 1963 through the accession to the London Act (1934) and Lisbon Act (1958): November 19, 1963.
Spain
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for the Spanish zone of Morocco: May 8, 1928; Entry into force: July 27, 1928. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1928, No.7, p.145)
Sweden
November 6, 1925
Accession: April 10, 1934
July 1, 1934
Switzerland
November 6, 1925
Accession: May 15, 1929
June 15, 1929
Syrian Arab Republic
November 6, 1925
Accession: October 6, 1930
November 17, 1930
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) through France.
Tunisia
November 6, 1925
Accession: September 9, 1930
October 20, 1930
Türkiye
Accession: July 9, 1930
August 21, 1930
United Kingdom
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for Tanganyika: November 24, 1937; Entry into force: January 1, 1938. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1937, No.12, p.189)
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for Palestine: July 28, 1933; Entry into force: September 12, 1933. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1933, No.8, p.129)
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for Trinidad and Tobago: September 1, 1929; Entry into force: October 21, 1929. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1929, No.9, p.193-4)
United States of America
November 6, 1925
Accession: January 22, 1931
March 6, 1931
Extension of application of the Hague Act (1925) to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Samoa and Guam: March 5, 1963; Entry into force July 7, 1963. (see Industrial Property 1963, No.6, p.118)