From Kancelaria Patentowa Łukaszyk

The zoomable maps below show contracting states of various intellectual property organizations and conventions along with their accession dates. Right click to zoom out.

Spis treści 1 General 1.1 WIPO 1.2 WTO 1.3 TRIPS 2 Patents and utility models 2.1 Paris Convention 2.2 PCT 2.3 EPC 3 Trademarks 3.1 Madrid Agreement 3.2 Madrid Protocol

General

WIPO

The World Intellectual Property Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations with headquarters in Geneva established in 1967 to "promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world." Currently 184 countries belong to the WIPO.

• member of the WIPO

WTO

The World Trade Organization came into being in 1995 to supervise and liberalize the rules of trade between nations. Its major task is to help trade flow smoothly, fairly and freely by administering trade agreements, settling trade disputes, reviewing national trade policies and helping developing countries. Currently the WTO has 153 members, around 30 others are negotiating membership.

• member of the WTO

TRIPS

The Agreement on Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights is an international agreement administered by the WTO that for the first time introduced intellectual property law into the international trading system.

• TRIPS member

Patents and utility models

Paris Convention

The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is the first major international intellectual property treaty established in 1884 with 14 member states. The convention introduced the concept of a priority right enabling an applicant from one contracting State to use its first filing date as the effective filing date in another contracting State. Currently the Convention has 173 contracting parties.

• member of the Paris Convention

PCT

Patent Cooperation Treaty was concluded in 1970 to facilitate patent proceedings by enabling to seek patent protection simultaneously in each contracting state by means of a single PCT International Patent Application. Currently 142 states belong to the PCT.

• state bound by the PCT
• ...with PCT Art. 64(5)
• ...with PCT Art. 64(2)(a)(ii)
• ...with PCT Art. 64(5) and with all Overseas Departments and Territories
• ...with PCT Art. 64(3)(a) and 64(4)(a) and with all areas for which the USA has international responsibility

EPC

The European Patent Convention of October 1973 is an international treaty instituting the European Patent Organization. It also provided an autonomous legal system according to which European Patents are granted during a single and harmonized procedure before the European Patent Office.

• state bound by the EPC
• EPC extension state (recognising European patents upon request)

The EPC covers larger area than the European Union.

• EU member

Trademarks

Madrid Agreement

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is the first international system that facilitates the registration of the trademarks in multiple jurisdiction around the world. Currently it has 56 contracting parties.

Madrid Protocol

Madrid Protocol is an international treaty that allows a trademark owner to register and protect it in any of the countries that have joined the Madrid Protocol by filing a single, international application. Currently it has 81 contracting states.