Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
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 of 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]
Disclaimer
Text in force at 01-04-2026. The text can be verified at wipo.int. Titles of articles have been added for convenience, but are lacking in the official text, IP-PorTal.
