Becoming Party to the Treaty. (1) Any State member of the International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property may become party to this Treaty by:
(i) signature followed by the deposit of an instrument of ratification, or
(ii) deposit of an instrument of accession.
(2) Instruments of ratification or accession shall be deposited with the Director General.
(3) The provisions of Article 24 of the Stockholm Act of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property shall apply to this Treaty.
(4) Paragraph (3) shall in no way be understood as implying the recognition or tacit acceptance by a Contracting State of the factual situation concerning a territory to which this Treaty is made applicable by another Contracting State by virtue of the said paragraph.
Becoming Party to the Treaty. Any State member of the International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property may become party to this Treaty by:
Becoming Party to the Treaty. (1) Any State member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (hereinafter referred to as “the Organization”) or of the International (Paris) Union for the Protection of Industrial Property (hereinafter referred to as “the Paris Union”) may become party to this Treaty by:
(i) signature followed by the deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, or
(ii) deposit of an instrument of accession.
(2) Any State not referred to in paragraph (1) which is a member of the United Nations or any of the Specialized Agencies brought into relationship with the United Nations may become party to this Treaty by deposit of an instrument of accession.
(3) instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval and accession shall be deposited with the Director General of the Organization (hereinafter referred to as “the Director General”).
Becoming Party to the Treaty. (1) [Eligibility] The following entities may sign and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and Article 20(1) and (3), become party to this Treaty:
(i) any State member of the Organization in respect of which marks may be registered with its own Office;
(ii) any intergovernmental organization which maintains an Office in which marks may be registered with effect in the territory in which the constituting treaty of the intergovernmental organization applies, in all its member States or in those of its member States which are designated for such purpose in the relevant application, provided that all the member States of the intergovernmental organization are members of the Organization;
(iii) any State member of the Organization in respect of which marks may be registered only through the Office of another specified State that is a member of the Organization;
(iv) any State member of the Organization in respect of which marks may be registered only through the Office maintained by an intergovernmental organization of which that State is a member;
(v) any State member of the Organization in respect of which marks may be registered only through an Office common to a group of States members of the Organization.
(2) [Ratification or Accession] Any entity referred to in paragraph (1) may deposit
(i) an instrument of ratification, if it has signed this Treaty,
(ii) an instrument of accession, if it has not signed this Treaty.
Becoming Party to the Treaty. (1) [Eligibility] The following entities may sign and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and Article 20(1) and (3), become party to this Treaty:
(i) any State member of the Organization in respect of which marks may be registered with its own Office;
(ii) any intergovernmental organization which maintains an Office in which marks may be registered with effect in the territory in which the constituting treaty of the intergovernmental organization applies, in all its member States or in those of its member States which are designated for such purpose in the relevant application, provided that all the member States of the intergovernmental organization are members of the Organization;
(iii) any State member of the Organization in respect of which marks may be registered only through the Office of another specified State that is a member of the Organization;
(iv) any State member of the Organization in respect of which marks may be registered only through the Office maintained by an intergovernmental organization of which that State is a member;
(v) any State member of the Organization in respect of which marks may be registered only through an Office common to a group of States members of the Organization.
(2) [Ratification or Accession] Any entity referred to in paragraph (1) may deposit
(i) an instrument of ratification, if it has signed this Treaty,
(ii) an instrument of accession, if it has not signed this Treaty.
(3) [Effective Date of Deposit]
(a) Subject to subparagraph (b), the effective date of the deposit of an instrument of ratification or accession shall be,
(i) in the case of a State referred to in paragraph (1)(i), the date on which the instrument of that State is deposited;
(ii) in the case of an intergovernmental organization, the date on which the instrument of that intergovernmental organization is deposited;
(iii) in the case of a State referred to in paragraph (1)(iii), the date on which the following condition is fulfilled: the instrument of that State has been deposited and the instrument of the other, specified State has been deposited;
(iv) in the case of a State referred to in paragraph (1)(iv), the date applicable under (ii), above;
(v) in the case of a State member of a group of States referred to in paragraph (1)(v), the date on which the instruments of all the States members of the group have been deposited.
(b) Any instrument of ratification or accession (referred to in this subparagraph as “instrument”) of a State may be accompa...
Becoming Party to the Treaty. (1) Any State member of the International (Paris) Union for the Protection of Industrial Property may become party to this Treaty by:
(i) signature followed by the deposit of an instrument of ratification, or
(ii) deposit of an instrument of accession.
(2) Instruments of ratification or accession shall be deposited with the Director General.
Becoming Party to the Treaty. (1) [States] Any State which is party to the Paris Convention or which is a member of the Organization, and in respect of which patents may be granted, either through the State's own Office or through the Office of another State or intergovernmental organization, may become party to this Treaty.
(2) [Intergovernmental Organizations] Any intergovernmental organization may become party to this Treaty if at least one member State of that intergovernmental organization is party to the Paris Convention or a member of the Organization, and the intergovernmental organization declares that it has been duly authorized, in accordance with its internal procedures, to become party to this Treaty, and declares that:
(i) it is competent to grant patents with effect for its member States; or
(ii) it is competent in respect of, and has its own legislation binding on all its member States concerning, matters covered by this Treaty, and it has, or has charged, a regional Office for the purpose of granting patents with effect in its territory in accordance with that legislation. Subject to paragraph (3), any such declaration shall be made at the time of the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession.
(3) [Regional Patent Organizations] The European Patent Organization, the Eurasian Patent Organization and the African Regional Industrial Property Organization, having made the declaration referred to in paragraph (2)(i) or (ii) in the Diplomatic Conference that has adopted this Treaty, may become party to this Treaty as an intergovernmental organization, if it declares, at the time of the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession that it has been duly authorized, in accordance with its internal procedures, to become party to this Treaty.
(4) [Ratification or Accession] Any State or intergovernmental organization satisfying the requirements in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) may deposit:
(i) an instrument of ratification if it has signed this Treaty; or
(ii) an instrument of accession if it has not signed this Treaty.
Becoming Party to the Treaty. (1) [Eligibility]
(a) Any State member of the World Intellectual Property Organization or of the United Nations may become party to this Treaty.
(b) Any Intergovernmental Organization which meets the requirements of Article 2(x) may become party to this Treaty. The Organization shall inform the Director General of its competence, and any subsequent changes in its competence, with respect to the matters governed by this Treaty. The Organization and its member States may, without, however, any derogation from the obligations under this Treaty, decide on their respective responsibilities for the performance of their obligations under this Treaty.
(2) [Adherence]
(i) signature followed by the deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, or
(ii) the deposit of an instrument of accession.
Becoming Party to the Treaty. (1) [Eligibility]
(a) Any State member of the World Intellectual Property Organization or of the United Nations may become party to this Treaty.
(b) Any Intergovernmental Organization which meets the requirements of Article 2(x) may become party to this Treaty. The Organization shall inform the Director General of its competence, and any subsequent changes in its competence, with respect to the matters governed by this Treaty. The Organization and its member States may, without, however, any derogation from the obligations under this Treaty, decide on their respective responsibilities for the performance of their obligations under this Treaty.
(2) [Adherence] A State or Intergovernmental Organization shall become party to this Treaty by:
(i) signature followed by the deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, or
(ii) the deposit of an instrument of accession.
(3) [Deposit of Instruments] The instruments referred to in paragraph (2) shall be deposited with the Director General.
Becoming Party to the Treaty. (1) [Adherence] Any State member of the Organization may become party to this Treaty by:
(i) signature followed by the deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, or
(ii) the deposit of an instrument of accession.
(2) [Deposit of Instruments] The instruments referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deposited with the Director General.
