Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (or IPC), also known as the IPC Agreement, is an international treaty that established a common classification for patents for invention, inventors' certificates, utility models and utility certificates, known as the "International Patent Classification" (IPC).[1] The treaty was signed in Strasbourg, France, on 24 March 1971; it entered into force on 7 October 1975[2] and was amended on 28 September 1979. The Agreement and the certified statement were registered by the World Intellectual Property Organization on 28 February 1980.[3]

States that are parties to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883) may become party to the Strasbourg Agreement.[4] As of April 2023, there were 65 contracting parties to the Strasbourg Agreement.[5] The Holy See, the Iran and Liechtenstein signed the Agreement in 1971[6] but have not ratified it.[5]

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  1. ↑ Article 1 of the Agreement
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named entry-into-force
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  4. ↑ Article 12(1) of the Agreement
  5. ↑ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named contracting parties
  6. ↑ Article 16(1)(b) of the Agreement: "This Agreement shall remain open for signature at Strasbourg until September 30, 1971."
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