WIPO Convention
{{Short description|1967 multilateral treaty establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)}}
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{{Infobox treaty
| name = WIPO Convention
| long_name = Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
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| caption =
| type = Intellectual property
| date_drafted =
| date_signed = 14 July 1967
| location_signed = Stockholm, Sweden
| date_sealed =
| date_effective = 26 April 1970
| condition_effective = 10 ratifications by Paris Union states plus seven ratifications by Berne Union states
| date_expiration =
| signatories = 50
| parties = 193
| depositor = Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization
| language =
| languages = English, French, Russian, and Spanish
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The WIPO Convention (formally, the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization) is a multilateral treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
History
The convention was signed at Stockholm, Sweden, on 14 July 1967 and entered into force on 26 April 1970. As of August 2020, the convention has 193 parties: 190 UN member states plus the Cook Islands, the Holy See and Niue.{{cite web|url=http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ShowResults.jsp?lang=en&treaty_id=1|title=WIPO-Administered Treaties Contracting Parties > WIPO Convention (Total Contracting Parties : 193)|publisher=WIPO|accessdate=1 August 2020}} The three UN member states that have not ratified the WIPO Convention are:{{cn|date=February 2025}}
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- {{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}
- {{flag|Palau}}
- {{flag|South Sudan}}
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The convention is written in English, French, Russian and Spanish, all texts being equally authentic.Article 20(1)(a) of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization The convention was amended on 28 September 1979.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/convention/index.html Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization], on the WIPO web site
- The full text of the [http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/text.jsp?file_id=283854 Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization] {{in lang|en}} in the WIPO Lex database – official website of WIPO.
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