Membership in International Conventions

– Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
– Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Stockholm Act, since November 19, 1963.
– Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), since August 23, 1975.
– Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, Stockholm Act, since September 2, 1975.
– Patent Cooperation Treaty (bound by Chapter II of the PCT), since March 21, 1989.
– WTO’s TRIPS Agreement, since June 3, 1995.