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Contracting Parties Paris Convention United Kingdom

Dates Accession: March 17, 1884 Entry into force: July 7, 1884

Additional Information

Stockholm Act (1967) - Articles 1 to 12: Alternative entry into force date: May 19, 1970 - communicated to the States concerned by the Director General of WIPO. (see Paris Notification No. 16)

Territorial Information

Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for Tanganyika: November 24, 1937; Entry into force: January 1, 1938. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1937, No.12, p.189)

Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for Palestine: July 28, 1933; Entry into force: September 12, 1933. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1933, No.8, p.129)

Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for Trinidad and Tobago: September 1, 1929; Entry into force: October 21, 1929. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1929, No.9, p.193-4)

Accession to the London Act (1934) for Tanganyika: December 14, 1950; Entry into force: January 28, 1951. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1951, No.1, p.3)

Accession to the London Act (1934) for Singapore: September 28, 1949; Entry into force: November 12, 1949. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1949, No.10, p.154)

Extension of application of the Stockholm Act (1967) to the Isle of Man with effect from October 29, 1983. (see Paris Notification No. 104)

Application of the Stockholm Act (1967) to Hong Kong: August 9, 1977; Entry into force: November 16, 1977; Cessation of responsibility: July 1, 1997. (see Paris Notification No. 91 and No. 179)

Accession to the Brussels Act (1900) for Trinidad and Tobago: April 6, 1908; Entry into force: May 14, 1908. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1908, No.4, p.49)

Accession to the Brussels Act (1900) for the Australian Federation: June 28, 1907; Entry into force: August 5, 1907. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1907, No.11, p.157)

Accession to the Brussels Act (1900) for New Zealand: April 12, 1905. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1905, No.5, p.73)

Accession to the Brussels Act (1900) for Ceylon: April 12, 1905; Entry into force: June 10, 1905. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1905, No.5, p.73)

Accession to the Washington Act (1911) for Ceylon, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago: May 20, 1913; Entry into force: June 20, 1913. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1913, No.5, p.66)

Accession to the Paris Convention (1883) for New Zealand and Queensland: September 7, 1891; Entry into force: September 7, 1891. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1891, No.10, p.124)

Extension of application of the Convention to the territory of Gibraltar with effect from January 1, 2021. (see Paris Notification No. 224)

Extension of application of the Convention to the territories of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey with effect from November 13, 2020. (see Paris Notification No. 223)