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Contracting Parties Madrid Agreement (Indications of Source) United Kingdom

Dates Signature: April 14, 1891 Ratification: June 15, 1892 Entry into force: July 15, 1892



Act(s) Article(s) Signature Instrument Entry into Force
Additional Act of Stockholm (1967) July 14, 1967 Ratification : February 26, 1969 April 26, 1970
Lisbon Act (1958) October 31, 1958 Ratification : September 6, 1961 June 1, 1963
London Act (1934) June 2, 1934 Ratification : June 30, 1938 August 1, 1938
The Hague Act (1925) November 6, 1925 Ratification : May 1, 1928 June 1, 1928
Washington Act (1911) June 2, 1911 Ratification : April 1, 1913 May 1, 1913


Territorial Information

Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for Palestine (excluding Transjordan): July 28, 1933; Entry into force: September 12, 1933. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1933, No.8, p.129)

Accession to the Hague Act (1925) for Trinidad and Tobago: September 1, 1929; Entry into force: October 21, 1929. (see La Propriété Industrielle 1929, No.9, p.193-4)