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Contracting Parties Paris Convention Lisbon Act (1958) (Total Members: 52)
Member Signature Instrument In Force Restriction Details
Algeria
Accession: September 16, 1965
March 1, 1966
Argentina
Accession: December 27, 1966
February 10, 1967
Austria
October 31, 1958
Accession: September 24, 1969
November 30, 1969
Bahamas
Declaration of Continued Application: July 5, 1976
July 10, 1973
Belgium
October 31, 1958
Accession: June 18, 1965
August 21, 1965
Benin
Accession: September 22, 1966
January 10, 1967
Accession to the Lisbon Act (1958) by the Republic of Dahomey.
Brazil
October 31, 1958
Bulgaria
Accession: December 10, 1965
March 28, 1966
Burkina Faso
Accession: September 17, 1963
November 19, 1963
Cameroon
Accession: February 10, 1964
May 10, 1964
Central African Republic
Accession: October 5, 1963
November 19, 1963
Chad
Accession: September 11, 1963
November 19, 1963
Congo
Accession: June 26, 1963
September 2, 1963
Cuba
October 31, 1958
Ratification: January 17, 1963
February 17, 1963
Cyprus
Accession: December 17, 1965
January 17, 1966
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession: August 9, 1963
October 23, 1963
Denmark
October 31, 1958
Finland
October 31, 1958
France
October 31, 1958
Ratification: March 22, 1961
January 4, 1962
Ratification of the Lisbon Act (1958) included the departments of Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Réunion, the overseas territories and Algerian and Saharan departments. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1961, No.5, p.97-98)
Gabon
Accession: November 16, 1963
February 29, 1964
Germany
October 31, 1958
Ratification: July 20, 1961
January 4, 1962
Lisbon Act (1958): Dates apply to the Federal Republic of Germany.
German Democratic Republic - Accession: July 10, 1964; Entry into force: January 15, 1965. The validity of this accession was contested by a certain number of Member States.
Haiti
Accession: January 17, 1961
January 4, 1962
Hungary
October 31, 1958
Accession: December 29, 1966
March 23, 1967
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Accession: September 10, 1960
January 4, 1962
Ireland
October 31, 1958
Accession: April 17, 1967
June 9, 1967
Israel
October 31, 1958
Accession: April 18, 1966
July 18, 1966
Italy
October 31, 1958
Accession: July 10, 1968
December 29, 1968
Japan
October 31, 1958
Accession: June 18, 1965
August 21, 1965
Kenya
Accession: May 14, 1965
June 14, 1965
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession: September 17, 1963
November 19, 1963
Liberia
October 31, 1958
Liechtenstein
October 31, 1958
Luxembourg
October 31, 1958
Madagascar
Accession: October 7, 1963
December 21, 1963
Malawi
Declaration of Continued Application: May 24, 1965
July 6, 1964
Malta
Accession: August 29, 1967
October 20, 1967
Mauritania
Accession: October 26, 1964
April 11, 1965
Mexico
Accession: February 21, 1964
May 10, 1964
Monaco
October 31, 1958
Ratification: September 1, 1961
January 4, 1962
Morocco
October 31, 1958
Accession: February 21, 1967
May 15, 1967
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
October 31, 1958
New Zealand
October 31, 1958
Niger
Accession: September 10, 1963
July 5, 1964
Nigeria
Accession: July 17, 1963
September 2, 1963
Norway
October 31, 1958
Accession: March 13, 1964
May 10, 1964
Philippines
Accession: August 12, 1965
September 27, 1965
Poland
October 31, 1958
Lisbon Act (1958): Signature by the Polish People's Republic.
Portugal
October 31, 1958
Romania
October 31, 1958
Accession: September 30, 1963
November 19, 1963
Russian Federation
Accession: March 16, 1965
July 1, 1965
Senegal
Accession: October 16, 1963
December 21, 1963
South Africa
Accession: January 26, 1965
April 17, 1965
Spain
October 31, 1958
Sweden
October 31, 1958
Switzerland
October 31, 1958
Ratification: January 17, 1963
February 17, 1963
Togo
Accession: July 11, 1967
September 10, 1967
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession: May 14, 1964
August 1, 1964
Türkiye
April 24, 1959
Uganda
Accession: May 14, 1965
June 14, 1965
United Kingdom
October 31, 1958
Ratification: September 6, 1961
January 4, 1962
United Republic of Tanzania
Accession: April 2, 1963
June 16, 1963
Accession to the Lisbon Act (1958) by Tanganyika.
United States of America
October 31, 1958
Ratification: October 26, 1961
January 4, 1962
Extension of application of the Lisbon Act (1958) to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Samoa and Guam: March 5, 1963; Entry into force: July 7, 1963. (see Industrial Property 1963, No.6, p.118)
Uruguay
Accession: January 25, 1967
March 18, 1967
Zambia
Declaration of Continued Application: December 31, 1964
April 6, 1965
Zimbabwe
Declaration/Notification of Succession: September 29, 1981
April 18, 1980