Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification
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The Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (or IPC), also known as the IPC Agreement, was signed in Strasbourg
, France
, on March 24, 1971 and entered into force on October 7, 1975. It establishes a common classification for patent
s for invention
, inventors’ certificates, utility model
s and utility certificates, known as the “International Patent Classification
” (IPC). The Agreement was amended on September 28, 1979.
States party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
(1883) may become party to the Strasbourg Agreement. As of September 2009, there were 61 contracting parties to the Strasbourg Agreement. The Agreement will enter into force for Serbia, the 61st Contracting State, on July 15, 2010. The Holy See
, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Liechtenstein
signed the Agreement in 1971 but have not (or not yet) ratified it.
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, on March 24, 1971 and entered into force on October 7, 1975. It establishes a common classification for patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s for invention
Invention
An invention is a novel composition, device, or process. An invention may be derived from a pre-existing model or idea, or it could be independently conceived, in which case it may be a radical breakthrough. In addition, there is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social...
, inventors’ certificates, utility model
Utility model
A utility model is an intellectual property right to protect inventions. This right is available in a number of national statutes, as described below...
s and utility certificates, known as the “International Patent Classification
International Patent Classification
The International Patent Classification is a hierarchical patent classification system created under the Strasbourg Agreement and updated on a regular basis by a Committee of Experts, consisting of representatives of the Contracting States of that Agreement with observers from other...
” (IPC). The Agreement was amended on September 28, 1979.
States party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed in Paris, France, on March 20, 1883, was one of the first intellectual property treaties. It established a Union for the protection of industrial property...
(1883) may become party to the Strasbourg Agreement. As of September 2009, there were 61 contracting parties to the Strasbourg Agreement. The Agreement will enter into force for Serbia, the 61st Contracting State, on July 15, 2010. The Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
signed the Agreement in 1971 but have not (or not yet) ratified it.
See also
- European Convention on the International Classification of Patents for InventionEuropean Convention on the International Classification of Patents for InventionThe European Convention on the International Classification of Patents for Invention was signed on December 19, 1954 in Paris, France by members of the Council of Europe. It entered into force on August 1, 1955 and it was denounced by all Parties and ceased to be in force as from February 18, 1999....
(1954)