The Republic of Belarus is a contracting party to 16 multilateral international agreements on industrial property protection administered by WIPO:
Treaties/ Agreements |
National Instrument of Accession |
Date of entering into force for the
Republic of Belarus |
Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (1967) |
Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus, dated October 18, 1968 |
April 26,
1970 |
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883) |
Resolution No. 141 of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, dated March 11, 1993 |
December 25,
1991 |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) (1970) |
Resolution No. 141 of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, dated March 11, 1993 |
December 25,
1991 |
Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (1891) |
Resolution No. 141 of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, dated March 11, 1993 |
December 25,
1991 |
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (the Paris Act of July 24, 1971 revised on September 28, 1979) |
Law of the Republic of Belarus of July 14, 1997, No. 62-3 |
December 12,
1997 |
Nairoby Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol (1981) |
Resolution No. 149 of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, dated March 15, 1993 |
December 25,
1991 |
Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (1957) |
Decree No. 674 of the President of the Republic of Belarus, dated December 31, 1997 |
June 12,
1998 |
Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs (1968) |
Decree No. 674 of the President of the Republic of Belarus, dated December 31, 1997 |
July 24,
1998 |
Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (1971) |
Decree No. 674 of the President of the Republic of Belarus, dated December 31, 1997 |
March 12,
1999 |
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (1977) |
Decree No. 262 of the President of the Republic of Belarus, dated May 15, 2001 |
October 19,
2001 |
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (1989) |
Decree No. 474 of the President of the Republic of Belarus, dated September 7, 2001 |
January 18,
2002 |
WIPO Copyright Treaty (1996) |
Decree No. 592 of the President of the Republic of Belarus, dated November 17, 1997 ЗLaw of the Republic of Belarus of June 10, 1998, No. 165-3 |
March 6,
2002 |
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (1996) |
Decree No. 593 of the President of the Republic of Belarus, dated November 17, 1997
Law of the Republic of Belarus of June 10, 1998, No. 164-3 |
May 20,
2002 |
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (1961) |
Law of the Republic of Belarus of June 24, 2002, No. 115-3 |
January 5,
2003 |
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (1971) |
Decree No. 439 of the President of the Republic of Belarus, dated August 7, 2002 |
April 17,
2003 |
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (1961) |
Decree No. 440 of the President of the Republic of Belarus, dated August 7, 2002 |
May 27,
2003 |
