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Chapter P

Paris Convention

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Article 1[Establishment of the Union; Scope of Industrial Property]Article 2[National Treatment for Nationals of Countries of the Union]Article 3[Same Treatment for Certain Categories of Persons as for Nationals of Countries of the Union]Article 4[A. to I. Patents, Utility Models, Industrial Designs, Marks, Inventors Certificates; Right of Priority. — G. Patents: Division of the Application]Article 4bis[Patents: Independence of Patents Obtained for the Same Invention in Different Countries]Article 4ter[Patents: Mention of the Inventor in the Patent]Article 4quater[Patents: Patentability in Case of Restrictions of Sale by Law]Article 5[A. Patents: Importation of Articles; Failure to Work or Insufficient Working; Compulsory Licenses. — B. Industrial Designs: Failure to Work; Importation of Articles. — C. Marks: Failure to Use; Different Forms; Use by Co-proprietors. — D. Patents, Utility Models, Marks, Industrial Designs: Marking]Article 5bis[All Industrial Property Rights: Period of Grace for the Payment of Fees for the Maintenance of Rights; Patents: Restoration]Article 5ter[Patents: Patented Devices Forming Part of Vessels, Aircraft, or Land Vehicles]Article 5quater[Patents: Importation of Products Manufactured by a Process Patented in the Importing Country]Article 5quinquies[Industrial Designs]Article 6[Marks: Conditions of Registration; Independence of Protection of Same Mark in Different Countries]Article 6bis[Marks: Well Known Marks]Article 6ter[Marks: Prohibitions concerning State Emblems, Official Hallmarks, and Emblems of Intergovernmental Organizations]Article 6quater[Marks: Assignment of Marks]Article 6quinquies[Marks: Protection of Marks Registered in One Country of the Union in the Other Countries of the Union]Article 6sexies[Marks: Service Marks]Article 6septies[Marks: Registration in the Name of the Agent or Representative of the Proprietor Without the Latter's Authorization]Article 7[Marks: Nature of the Goods to which the Mark is Applied]Article 7bis[Marks: Collective Marks]Article 8[Trade Names]Article 9[Marks, Trade Names: Seizure, on Importation, etc., of Goods Unlawfully Bearing a Mark or Trade Name]Article 10[False Indications: Seizure, on Importation, etc., of Goods Bearing False Indications as to their Source or the Identity of the Producer]Article 10bis[Unfair Competition]Article 10ter[Marks, Trade Names, False Indications, Unfair Competition: Remedies, Right to Sue]Article 11[Inventions, Utility Models, Industrial Designs, Marks: Temporary Protection at Certain International Exhibitions]Article 12[Special National Industrial Property Services]Article 13[Assembly of the Union]Article 14[Executive Committee]Article 15[International Bureau]Article 16[Finances]Article 17[Amendment of Articles 13 to 17]Article 18[Revision of Articles 1 to 12 and 18 to 30]Article 19[Special Agreements]Article 20[Ratification or Accession by Countries of the Union; Entry Into Force]Article 21[Accession by Countries Outside the Union; Entry Into Force]Article 22[Consequences of Ratification or Accession]Article 23[Accession to Earlier Acts]Article 24[Territories]Article 25[Implementation of the Convention on the Domestic Level]Article 26[Denunciation]Article 27[Application of Earlier Acts]Article 28[Disputes]Article 29[Signature, Languages, Depositary Functions]Article 30[Transitional Provisions]