List of parties to international patent treaties

This is a list of parties to international patent treaties which are open to all states.

Paris

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Paris, 1883-03-20, came into force 1884-07-07

PCT

Patent Cooperation Treaty, Washington, 1970-06-19, came into force 1978-01-24

Budapest

Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, Budapest, 1977-04-28, came into force 1980-08-19

TRIPS

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Marrakech, 1994-04-15, came into force 1995-01-01

PLT

Patent Law Treaty, Geneva, 2000-06-01, came into force 2005-04-28

The list below was taken from details supplied by WIPO and the WTO. Dates quoted are the date on which the treaty came into effect for a given country.

Notes

See also

• African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
• Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
• European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• List of parties to international copyright treaties
• List of parties to international related rights treaties

References

External links

• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
• Patent Cooperation Treaty
• Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
• Patent Law Treaty