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===Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property===

===Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property===

The first major international treaty for the protection of industrial property was created in 1883, known as '''Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property'''; it protected inventions, trademarks and industrial designs.<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/paris/trtdocs_wo020.html Treaty of Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property]</ref>  The original treaty was signed by Belgium, Brazil, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Spain and Switzerland.<ref>[http://www.lex-ip.com/Paris.pdf Commentary on the Original Signatories of the Paris Convention]</ref> The treaty took effect on July 7, 1884 wherein Great Britain, Tunisia and Ecuador also joined the treaty. The United Stated joined by 1887. The treaty was revised several times on December 14, 1900 at Brussels, June 2, 1911 in Washington, November 16, 1925 in Hague, October 31, 1958 in Lisbon, July 14, 1967 in Lisbon, and the latest amendment was done on September 28, 1979. At present, 173 countries have signed the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ShowResults.jsp?lang=en&treaty_id=2 Members of the Paris Convention]</ref>

The first major international treaty for the protection of industrial property was created in 1883, known as the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. It protected inventions, trademarks and industrial designs.<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/paris/trtdocs_wo020.html Treaty of Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property]</ref>  The original treaty was signed by Belgium, Brazil, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Spain and Switzerland.<ref>[http://www.lex-ip.com/Paris.pdf Commentary on the Original Signatories of the Paris Convention]</ref> The treaty took effect on July 7, 1884; at that time, Great Britain, Tunisia and Ecuador also joined the treaty. The United Stated joined by 1887. The treaty was revised several times, with the latest amendment on September 28, 1979. At present, 173 countries have signed the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ShowResults.jsp?lang=en&treaty_id=2 Members of the Paris Convention]</ref>

===Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary Artistic Works===

===Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary Artistic Works===