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Export to Excel Contracting Parties Madrid Agreement (Marks) The Hague Act (1925) (Total Members: 13)
Member Signature Instrument In Force Details
Austria
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928
Belgium
November 6, 1925
Accession: June 12, 1929
July 27, 1929
Cuba
November 6, 1925
France
November 6, 1925
Accession: September 9, 1930
October 20, 1930
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) included Algeria and colonies. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1930, No.9, p.193)
Germany
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928
Hungary
November 6, 1925
Accession: March 26, 1929
May 16, 1929
Italy
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for Eritrea, the Aegean Islands and Libya: December 3, 1931; Entry into force: January 19, 1932. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1932, No.1, p.3)
Liechtenstein
Accession: May 8, 1933
July 14, 1933
Morocco
November 6, 1925
Accession: September 9, 1930
October 20, 1930
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928
The Netherlands denounced the Madrid Agreement (Marks) for Dutch East Indies in a note dated November 4, 1935, with effect from November 4, 1936. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1935, No.11, p.206)
Ratification of the Hague Act (1925) included Dutch East Indies, Suriname and Curaçao. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1929, No.1, p.2)
Portugal
November 6, 1925
Accession: March 26, 1931
May 13, 1931
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) included the Azores and Madeira. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1931, No.4, p.47)
Romania
Accession: September 30, 1963
November 19, 1963
Spain
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928
Spain is not bound by the Hague Act (1925) as from December 15, 1966 (date of entry into force of the Nice Act (1957)). (see La Propriété Industrielle 1959, No.6, p.107)
Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for Spanish Morocco: September 15, 1928; Entry into force: November 5, 1928. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1928, No.10, p.214)
Switzerland
November 6, 1925
Ratification: May 1, 1928
June 1, 1928