Membership in International Conventions

– Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Stockholm Act, since November 19, 1963.
– Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), since September 26, 1970.
– Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, since November 25, 1971.
– Patent Cooperation Treaty (bound by Chapter II of the PCT), since January 24, 1978.
– WTO’s TRIPS Agreement, since October 19, 1996.