Cabinet Chaillot : Industrial property around the world

01-2010

Extension of European patents in Montenegro

The agreement on the extension of European patents signed on 13/02/2009 between the European Patent Office (EPO) and Montenegro will enter into force on 1 March 2010....

11-2009

Liberia : Accession to the Madrid Protocol

On September 11, 2009, the Government of Liberia deposited with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) its instrument of accession...

09-2009

The PCT will enter into force for Thailand on 24/12/2009

Thailand deposited on 24/09/2009 its instrument of accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Thailand is the 142nd contracting state of the PCT.

09-2009

Parallel applications for patent for invention and for utility model in China

It has been confirmed that it is allowed for an application to try to file identical applications on the same day both for a patent for invention and for a patent for...

07-2009

Change in the Egypt phase of a PCT

The Egyptian law has been amended to the effect that the annuity due date of PCT National phase applications will be calculated for a period of 20 years from the...

05-2009

Ukraine : Accession to Locarno Agreement

The Government of Ukraine has deposited, on April 7, 2009, its instrument of accession to the Locarno Agreement establishing an International Classification for...

02-2009

Tajikistan : Accession to WIPO Copyright Treaty

The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan has deposited, on January 5, 2009, its instrument of accession to the WIPO Copyright Treaty, adopted at Geneva on December...

01-2009

Korea : Accession to WIPO Treaty

The Government of the Republic of Korea has deposited, on December 18, 2008, its instrument of accession to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, adopted at...

10-2008

Ratification of the Trademark Law Treaty by the Republic of Costa Rica

The Government of the Republic of Costa Rica has deposited, on July 17, 2008, its instrument of ratification of the Trademark Law Treaty (TLT), done at Geneva on October...

09-2008

Jordan : Accession to Budapest Treaty

The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has deposited, on August 14, 2008, its instrument of accession to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition...