Wednesday, August 02, 2006

India’s Presence on Global IP Platform

Recently, Guatemala joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty to become 133rd contracting state. Like Guatemala, India too joined PCT on September 07, 1998 to become a contracting state to the Treaty which subsequently came into force on December 07, 1998 with designated Country Code: IN. Apart from being a PCT Contracting State, India is contracting party to number of Treaties/Conventions which are as follows. Berne Convention Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Berne Convention) came into force on April 01, 1928 and subsequently signed revised editions on July 24, 1971. India ratified Article 22-38 on October 07, 1974 which later came into force on January 10, 1975 and ratified Article 1-21 on February 01, 1984 which subsequently became effective from May 06, 1984. Rome Convention India became signatory to International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (Rome Convention) on October 26, 1961. Phonograms Convention India became signatory to Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (Phonograms Convention) on October 29, 1971 and later ratified on November 01, 1974 which subsequently became effective from February 12, 1975. WIPO Convention India later became contracting party to WIPO on January 31, 1975 which came into force on May 01, 1975. Nairobi Treaty After WIPO, India became signatory to Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol (Nairobi Treaty) on June 30, 1983 and later ratified on September 19, 1983 which subsequently became effective from October 19, 1983. Film Registry Treaty India became signatory to Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works (Film Registry Treaty) on April 20, 1989. Washington Treaty India became signatory to Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits (Washington Treaty) on May 25, 1990. Paris Convention Surprisingly India adopted to become contracting party to Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Paris Convention) on September 07, 1998 which came into force on December 07, 1998. PCT On the same day (September 07, 1998) when India adopted to become contracting party to Paris Convention, India also joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Remember only countries which were contracting party to Paris Convention are eligible to become contracting party to PCT). PCT came into force on December 07, 1998. Budapest treaty India became contracting party to Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (Budapest Treaty) on September 17, 2001 which came into force on December 17, 2001. Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC) is the designated International Depository Authority under Budapest Treaty situated in Bhopal, India. Till date, India is not a contracting party to – Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Agreement) Trademark Law Treaty

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