Industrial Property
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Industrial Property
Published monthly Annual subscription : Sw.fr. 110.— Each monthly issue : Sw.fr. 10.— Industrial Property 16th year — No. 9 September 1977 Monthly Review of the World Intellectual Property Organization Contents INTERNATIONAL UNIONS — — — — — Paris Convention. Application to the territory of Hong Kong Lisbon Agreement (Stockholm Act). Accession. Congo Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Accession. Congo International Patent Classification (IPC) Union. Accession. Czechoslovakia Trademark Registration Treaty (TRT). Accession. Congo 194 194 194 194 194 WIPO MEETINGS — Havana Workshop on Information from Patent Documents 195 ACTIVITIES OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS — International Symposium on Patent Information and Documentation 196 GENERAL STUDIES — The Law of Double Patenting in the United States of America (C.L. Gholz) 197 EXHIBITIONS — Italy. Decrees Concerning Temporary Protection at Exhibitions — Romania. Communications Concerning Temporary Protection at two Exhibitions 204 206 NEWS ITEMS — Bulgaria, Israel 207 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 207 ANNEX — Industrial Property Statistics for 1976 (Publication A) INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY LAWS AND TREATIES — Editor's Note — Republic of Korea — Trademark Law (Law No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended by Law No. 480 of March 11, 1958, Law No. 1295 of March 5, 1963, Law No. 2506 of February 8, 1973, and Law No. 2659 of December 31,1973) Text 3-001 © WIPO 1977 Any reproduction of official notes or reports, articles and translations of laws or agreements, published in this review, is authorized only with the prior consent of WIPO. 194 Paris Convention Application of the Paris Convention to the Territory of Hong Kong The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was informed by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, by a notification dated August 9, 1977, referring to Article 24(1) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, as revised at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, that the said Convention shall apply to the territory of Hong Kong. The Notification referred to above shall take effect on November 16, 1977. Paris Notification No. 91, of August 16, 1977. Lisbon Agreement Accession to the Lisbon Agreement (Stockholm Act) CONGO The Government of the Congo deposited, on August 8, 1977, its instrument of accession to the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration of October 31,1958, as revised at Stockholm on July 14, 1967. The Stockholm Act of the Lisbon Agreement will enter into force with respect to the Congo on November 16, 1977. Lisbon Notification No. 17, of August 16, 1977. the entry into force of the Treaty when the required number of ratifications or accessions is reached. PCT Notification No. 11, of August 16, 1977. International Patent Classification (IPC) Union Accession CZECHOSLOVAKIA The Government of Czechoslovakia deposited on July 28, 1977, its instrument of accession to the Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification of March 24, 1971. Furthermore, this instrument of accession contains the following declaration: "Acceding to the present Agreement, the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic wishes to declare that the provision of Article 12, paragraph 3, of the Agreement concerning the validity of the provision of Article 24 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property in relation to the present Agreement has been overcome and is in contradiction with the Declaration of the United Nations on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. " (Translation by the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic). The Strasbourg Agreement will enter into force with respect to Czechoslovakia on August 3, 1978. Strasbourg Notification No. 30, of August 3, 1977. Trademark Registration Treaty (TRT) Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Accession Accession CONGO CONGO The Government of the Congo deposited, on August 8, 1977, its instrument of accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) adopted at Washington on June 19, 1970. A separate notification will be made of the date of The Government of the Congo deposited, on August 8, 1977, its instrument of accession to the Trademark Registration Treaty (TRT) adopted at Vienna on June 12, 1973. A separate notification will be made of the date of the entry into force of the Treaty when the required number of ratifications or accessions is reached. TRT Notification No. 5, of August 16, 1977. 195 Havana Workshop on Information from Patent Documents (Havana, May 23 to June 3, 1977) Note* At the invitation of the Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Cuba and the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a Workshop on Information from Patent Documents took place from May 23 to June 3, 1977, in Havana, Cuba. The Workshop was organized by the National Office for Inventions, Technical Information and Trademarks of the State Committee for Science and Technology of Cuba with the cooperation of WIPO and under the sponsorship of the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA). The following Governments of the Caribbean area sent representatives to participate in the Workshop : Barbados, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Surinam. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Federation of Documentation (FID) were represented by observers. Representatives of the Patent Offices of the German Democratic Republic, Spain and Sweden and of the International Patent Institute (ÜB) participated as consultant experts. Approximately 50 observers from Cuba and one observer from Barbados were also present. The list of participants appears at the end of this Note. Mr. J. M. Rodriguez Padilla (Cuba) was elected Chairman and Mrs. A. Castro Granados (Costa Rica) and Mrs. G. Edwards (Jamaica) were elected ViceChairmen of the Workshop. Mr. P. Claus, Director, Patent Information Division of WIPO, acted as Secretary of the Workshop. Sixteen lectures were heard at the Workshop. Seven of them were given by consultant experts from Sweden, one each by consultant experts from the German Democratic Republic, Spain and the International Patent Institute, three by representatives of the Host Government, and three by the International Bureau of WIPO. The lectures dealt with the following six main subjects: * This Note as been prepared by the International Bureau on the basis of the report of the Workshop. (i) general introduction on the usefulness of patent documents as a source of technological information ; (ii) study of patent documents and systematizing of patent document collections ; the International Patent Classification (IPC) ; (in) means of access to patent documents and their technological content ; (iv) cooperation between national, regional and international institutions in the field of patent documentation ; (v) institutional, material and staff requirements for handling information contained in patent documents ; (vi) education and training. The Workshop approved a certain number of recommendations regarding patent documents in general, the International Patent Classification (IPC) and its use, patent document procurement, shelving and microforms of patent documents, bibliographic search systems for patent documents, international and regional cooperation in the field of patent documentation and information and industrial property matters, education and training, and, finally, institutional, material and staff requirements for handling patent information. List of Participants' I. States Barbados: L. S. Hunte; W. Punnett-Hope. Colombia: F. Pinzôn. Costa Rica: A. Castro Granados; M. E. Chacon Chacon. Cuba: J. M. Rodriguez Padilla; M. Rodriguez-Baz; C. Perez Lopez; N. Portilla; M. Cecilia Barquet; A. Duval. Grenada: E. Wilkinson; E. John. Guatemala: M. Tobar; L. Toledo Rodriguez. Honduras: A. Castro. Jamaica: G. Edwards. Mexico: M. C. Calzada Fernandez; M. D. Huerta Estrada. Panama: D. H. Luna; R. A. Brin Dosman. Surinam: P; J. Boerleider. II. State of the Sponsoring Organization K. Sandgren (Chargé d'affaires, Swedish Embassy, Havana). in. wipo F. A. Sviridov (Deputy Director General) ; P. Claus (Director, Patent Information Division) ; A. Sagarminaga (Technical Officer, Patent Information Division). * A list containing the titles and fonctions of the participants may be obtained from the International Bureau. 196 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY — SEPTEMBER 1977 IV. International Organizations United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD): T. Ganiatsos. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): L. Houzer; L. Ericsson. International Federation of Documentation (FID) : D. Perez Tapanes. E. K. Östling (Royal Patent and Trademark Office, Stockholm) ; G. Phillips (International Patent Institute (IIB), Rijswijk) ; N. Rodriguez Toro (Industrial Property Registry, Madrid) ; S. Sivborg (Royal Patent and Trademark Office, Stockholm). VI. Officers of the Workshop V. Consultant Experts M. Aspeby (Royal Patent and Trademark Office, Stockholm) ; R. Blumstengel (Office for Inventions and Patents, Berlin) ; Chairman: J. M. Rodriguez Padilla (Cuba). Vice-chairmen: G. Edwards (Jamaica); A. Castro Granados (Costa Rica). Secretary: P. Claus (WIPO). Activities of Other Organizations International Symposium on Patent Information and Documentation* (Munich, May 16 to 18, 1977) An International Symposium on "Patent Information and Documentation" was organized by the Committee on Patent Documentation of the German Society for Documentation and the German Patent Office, in cooperation with WIPO, in Munich from May 16 to 18, 1977. At the opening ceremony, the participants were welcomed by Dr. A. Bogsch, Director General of WIPO, Dr. E. Hausser, President of the Symposium and President of the German Patent Office, Dr. A. Jaumann, Minister of Economy and Transport of Bavaria, Dr. H. Möhring, President of the Organizing Committee and President of the German Society for Documentation, and Mr. E. Müller-Heydenreich, Mayor of Munich. Some 500 registered participants, who had come from 29 countries and six intergovernmental and two international non-governmental organizations, heard 21 lectures dealing with, inter alia, the following topics: * This Note has been prepared by the International Bureau. — patent information—an important factor in technical progress; — characteristics and volume of patent information ; — secondary patent literature and patent-associated literature ; — access to patent documentation by users in developing countries; — expected role of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in patent documentation ; — International Patent Classification (IPC) ; — patent information activities of the European Patent Office; — future role of national Patent Offices in providing patent information. The lecturers came from seven countries, five intergovernmental organizations and one international non-governmental organization. They were all eminent specialists in the topics treated at the Symposium. WIPO was represented among the invited speakers by Mr. F. A. Sviridov, Deputy Director General, who gave a lecture on "Patent Information Activities of WIPO." The lectures were given in English, French or German, and simultaneous interpretation to and from these languages was provided. The various organizational matters were excellently handled. The text of the lectures will be published by Verlag Dokumentation, Munich. 197 General Studies The Law of Double Patenting in the United States of America * C. L. GHOLZ** 198 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY — SEPTEMBER 1977 GENERAL STUDIES 199 200 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY — SEPTEMBER 1977 GENERAL STUDIES 201 202 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY — SEPTEMBER 1977 GENERAL STUDIES 203 204 Exhibitions ITALY Decrees Concerning Temporary Protection of Industrial Property Rights at Exhibitions Sole Section Industrial inventions, utility models, designs and trademarks relating to objects appearing at the following exhibitions: F IMMAGATRA - Salone italiano dell' imballaggio, magazzinaggio, trasporto (Naples, October 28 to November 4, 1976); P SIFUC - Salone italiano dellaferramenta, utensileria e colori (Naples, October 28 to November 4, 1976); VIII" Mostra nazionale dei mangimi, delle attrezzature per Valimentazione del bestiame, delle attrezzature per stalla (Piacenza, October 29 to 31, 1976); X" Mostra nazionale del mobile (Florence, October 30 to November 7, 1976); IF EXPO ARREDO - Proposte per gli arredi e le attrezzature nelle attività turistiche e collettive (Milan, October 31 to November 7, 1976); F MO PAST - Salone nazionale degli impianti, macchine, attrezzature, forniture per mulini, pastifici, riserie, industrie dolciarie (Milan, October 31 to Novembr 7, 1976); VIP BIBE - Mostra internazionale dei vini, liquori ed altre bevande (Genoa, November 13 to 21, 1976); XIIP TECNHOTEL - Mostra internazionale delle attrezzature alberghiere e turistiche (Genoa, November 13 to 21, 1976); Mostra internazionale deU'oreficeria, gioielleria ed argenteria (Vicenza, January 16 to 23, 1977); XV° Salone internazionale del giocattolo (Milan, January 28 to February 3, 1977); VHP CATERING - Salone nazionale deiprodottiper alberghi, ristoranti, bar e convivenze (Naples, January 29 to February 2, 1977); XI° EXPOSUDHOTEL - Salone delle attrezzature alberghiere turistiche e di pubblico esercizio per il Mezzogiorno e VOltremare (Naples, January 29 to February 2, 1977) ; IX" SIVEL - Salone nazionale dei vini e liquori (Naples, January 29 to February 6, 1977) ; Salone internazionale della ceramica, della porcellana e del vetro (Vicenza, February 4 to 8, 1977); Esposizione internazionale elettrotecnica INTEL'77 (Milan, February 5 to 9, 1977); XIV° Salone internazionale macchine per movimenti di terra, da cantiere e per I'edilizia - SAMOTER (Verona, February 6 to 13, 1977); MACEF-PRIMAVERA '77 - Mostra mercato internazionale degli articoli casalinghi, cristallerie, ceramiche, argenterie, articoli de regalo e articoli da giardinaggio (Milan, February 12 to 16, 1977); MODAMAGLIA-MODAINTIMA - Salone della maglieria italiaga - Salone dell'abbigliamento intimo (Bologna, February 17 to 20, 1977); V Mercato professionale nazionale del florovivaismo da reddito FLORMART-FLORTECNICAHOBBYFLORA (Padua, February 18 to 20, 1977); XF Salone internazionale delle vacanze e del turismo VACANZE '77 (Turin, February 24 to March 7, 1977); XVIII" Mostra-Convegno riscaldamento, condizionamento, refrigerazione, idrosanitaria (Milan, March 1 to 7, 1977); Mostra nazionale dei vini a denominazione di origine controllata (Vicenza, March 3 to 6, 1977); MODACALZATURA - XXXI" Presentazione internazionale moda della calzatura (Bologna, March 4 to 8, 1977); VIII" Esposizione internazionale del regalo novità, VIII"Rassegna mondiale dei viaggi e delle vacanze and XVI" Esposizione internazionale caravancamping (Genoa, March 11 to 20, 1977); LXXIX" Fiera internazionale dell'agricoltura e della zootecnica and XXX" Salone della macchina agricola (Verona, March 12 to 20, 1977); VHP NAUTIC - Salone nazionale della nautica (Naples, March 12 to 20, 1977); HP Salone del mobile triveneto (Padua, March 16 to 21, 1977); CASA '77 - XIV Salone internazionale delle arti domestiche (Turin, March 24 to April 4, 1977) ; XXIVRassegna internazionale elettronica nucleare ed aerospaziale (Rome, March 23 to April 3,1977) ; IP SIC - Salone del caffé, macchinari per la lavorazione, trasformazione e conservazione del prodotto (Bologna, March 24 to 27, 1977); VIP EXPOSPOR T LE VANTE - Fiera internazionale EXHIBITIONS dello sport e del tempo libero (Bari, March 26 to April 3, 1977); IX" Mostra mercato nazionale delle vacanze e tempo libero, del turismo e degli sports, arredamento secondo casa, abbigliamento, attività affini (Piacenza, March 26 to April 3, 1977); XIVFiera internazionale del lib roper ragazzi, editoria varia e scolastica and XI" Mostra internazionale degli illustratori (Bologna, April 1 to 4, 1977); XI" MOBILSUD - Salone internazionale del mobile perilMezzogiorno e I'Oltremare (Naples, April 8 to 12, 1977); LV Fiera di Milano - Campionaria internazionale (Milan, April 14 to 23, 1977); X° COSMOPROF - Salone internazionale della profumeria e cosmesi (Bologna, April 21 to 25, 1977); VI" Salone internazionale bottom, materie prime, macchine ed affini - SIBA (Piacenza, April 22 to 25, 1977); XIV° SUD PEL - Salone nazionale della pelleté ria del Mezzogiorno d'Italia (Naples, April 23 to 26, 1977); XLI" Mostra mercato internazionale dell'artigianato (Florence, April 23 to May 5, 1977); ENVIRONMENT '77 - 11° Salone internazionale sull'uomo e Vambiente (Turin, April 22 to May 1, 1977); IWFesta deifiori (Padua, April 24 to May 1, 1977); IV Salone internazionale delle industrie lattierocasearie (Parma, April 27 to May 1, 1977); Rassegna suinicola internazionale (Reggio Emilia, April 28 to May 1, 1977) ; IIP ENOLSUD - Salone nazionale della vite e del vino (Foggia, April 30 to May 8, 1977) ; XXVIII" Fiera internazionale dell'agricoltura e della zootecnia (Foggia, April 30 to May 8, 1977); EDILMAT LEVANTE - Mostra internazionale dell'edilizia (Bari, May 7 to 15, 1977); V MARMOLEVANTE - Salone internazionale dei marmi, macchine, attrezzature ed accessori (Bari, May 7 to 15, 1977); 205 1° Salone nazionale della subfornitura (Parma, May 19 to 22, 1977); AUTOMOTOR 77 - Mostra mercato internazionale parti, ricambi, accessori e attrezzature per autofficine (Turin, May 25 to 29, 1977); LV" Fiera di Padova - Campionaria internazionale (Padua, May 27 to June 5, 1977); IV SIOGO - Salone italiano dell'orologeria, gioielleria ed oreficeria (Naples, May 28 to June 2, 1977); X° S.I.R. - Salone internazionale del regalo, argenteria, ceramiche, cristallerie, porcellane (Naples, May 28 to June 2, 1977); XLI" Fiera di Bologna - Campionaria internazionale (Bologna, May 28 to June 6, 1977); XX" S.I.A. - Salone internazionale dell alimentazione (Bologna, May 28 to June 6, 1977); XXXII" Fiera del Mediterraneo - Campionaria internazionale (Palermo, May 28 to June 12, 1977); XXV"Fiera di Roma - Campionaria nazionale (Rome, May 28 to June 12, 1977); IX° MOBILEVANTE - Fiera internazionale del mobile e dell'arredamento (Bari, June 1 to 6, 1977); IP Salone dell' erboristeria e delle attività connesse HERBORA (Verona, June 5 to 9, 1977); Mostra internazionale dell'oreficeria, gioielleria ed argenteria (Vicenza, June 5 to 12, 1977); XXXP Mercato internazionale della pelletteria MIPEL (Milan, June 9 to 13, 1977); P Salone nazionale dei materiali e delle attrezzature didattiche TECNODIDATTICA '77 (Turin, June 13 to 19, 1977); XXIX" Fiera di Trieste - Campionaria internazionale (Trieste, June 17 to 29, 1977); XX" Fiera internazionale della casa (Naples, June 22 to July 3, 1977); IX° SIRTE - Salone italiano della radio, TV ed elettrodomestici (Naples, June 22 to July 3, 1977); VHP TECHNEDIL - Salone nazionale delle attrezzature e dei materiali per l'edilizia sociale e le opère pubbliche (Naples, June 22 to July 3, 1977); IV SIMAC - Salone internazionale macchine per calzaturifici e concede, macchine per la fabbricazione di accessori e prodotti sintetici (Milan, May 12 to 15, 1977); If Mostra nazionale dell'alimentazione dolciaria MIAD (Turin, May 12 to 16, 1977); II" Fiera campionaria generate (Ancona, June 25 to July 3, 1977); XXXVIII" Fiera di Messina - Campionaria internazionale (Messina, August 6 to 21, 1977); XXXVII" Fiera internazionale di pesca professionale e degli sports nautici (Ancona, May 14 to 19, 1977); Mostra nazionale delle sementi e delle attrezzature sementiere (Vicenza, September 3 to 5, 1977); ///" Salone professionale internazionale caravan e accessori - CARAVAN EUROPA '77 (Turin, September 6 to 12, 1977); IP Salone europeo macchine per maglieria e calzetteria (Busto Arsizio (Varese), May 19 to 23, 1977); XXXI" Fiera campionaria nazionale del Friuli Venezia Giulia (Pordenone, September 2 to 11, 1977); 206 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY — SEPTEMBER 1977 MACEF-AUTUNNO '77 - Mostra mercato internazionale degli articoli casalinghi, cristallerie, ceramiche, argenterie, articoli da regalo, articoli da giardinaggio, ferramenta ed utensileria (Milan, September 8 to 12, 1977); XLI" Fiera del Levante - Campionaria générale internazionale (Bari, September 9 to 19, 1977); MODAMAGLIA MODAINTIMA - Salone della maglieria italiana - Salone dell'abbigliamento intimo (Bologna, September 15 to 18, 1977); VI" Mercato professionale nazionale del florovivaismo da reddito - FLORMART - FLORTECNICA HOBBYFLORA (Padua, September 16 to 18, 1977); II* Fiera del regalo alimentare (Verona, September 18 to 25, 1977); XP Salone delle attività vitivinicola VINITALY (Verona, September 18 to 25, 1977); XV SUDPEL - Salone nazionale della pelletteria del Mezzogiomo d'Italia (Naples, September 24 to 27, 1977); Salone internazionale della illuminazione EUROLUCE (Milan, September 24 to 29, 1977); XVIP Salone del mobile italiano (Milan, September 24 to 29, 1977); SM AU - Salone internazionale macchine, mobili attrezzature ufficio (Milan, September 24 to 29, 1977); XXXII" Mostra internazionale delle industrie per le conserve alimentari (Parma, September 24 to October 2, 1977); TECNICA '77 - XXVIP Salone internazionale della tecnica and MONTAGNA '77 - XIV Mostra internazionale della montagna (Turin, September 24 to October 2, 1977) ; Mostra nazionale della gemmologia, mineralogia, paleontologia, strumenti gemmologici, macchinari ed attrezzature per preziosi (Vicenza, October 1 to 5, 1977); XVI" Mostra internazionale tessile (Busto Arsizio (Varese), October 1 to 9, 1977); IPACK-IMA - Mostra internazionale imballaggio e confezionamento, trasporti industriali interni, macchine per industria alimentare (Milan, October 3 to 9, 1977) ; Fiera internazionale dei cavalli (Verona, October 5 to 9, 1977); TRAMAG '77 - XV" Mostra internazionale trasporti interni, magazzinaggio, containerizzazione e manutenzione (Padua, October 5 to 9, 1977); XIIP SAIE - Salone internazionale dell' industrializzazione edilizia (Bologna, October 8 to 16, 1977); Mostra nazionale specializzata della conceria, pelli e cuoio (Vicenza, October 21 to 23, 1977); IX° Salone internazionale delle tecnologie per la lavorazione, conservazione e distribuzione delle carni EUROCARNE (Verona, October 22 to 26, 1977); EXPO ARREDO - Proposte per gli arredi e le attrezzature nelle attività turistiche e collettive (Milan, October 23 to 30, 1977); EXPO TURISMO - XII" Esposizione internazionale delle attrezzature per le attività turistiche e ricettive (Milan, October 23 to 30, 1977) shall enjoy the temporary protection established by the decrees mentioned in the preamble.1 ROMANIA I Communication Concerning the Temporary Protection of Inventions, Trademarks and Service Marks Exhibited at the International Exhibition TIBCO '77 — Bucharest 1977 The International Exhibition TIBCO '77 will be held in Bucharest from May 7 to 15, 1977. Inventions, trademarks and service marks exhibited shall enjoy the temporary protection provided by Law No. 62/1974 on Inventions and Law No. 28/1967 on Trademarks and Service Marks. The Administration of the International Exhibition TIBCO '77 will issue certificates of guarantee, upon request, until the closing date of the Exhibition. II Communication Concerning the Temporary Protection of Inventions, Trademarks and Service Marks Exhibited at the International Exhibition TEHNOEXPO '77 — Bucharest 1977 The International Exhibition TEHNOEXPO '77 — Bucharest 1977 will be held in Bucharest from October 15 to 24, 1977. Inventions, trademarks and service marks exhibited shall enjoy the temporary protection provided by Law No. 62/1974 on Inventions and Law No. 28/1967 on Trademarks and Service Marks. The Administration of the International Exhibition TEHNOEXPO '77 will issue certificates of guarantee, upon request, until the closing date of the Exhibition. 1 Royal Decrees No. 1127 of June 29, 1939, No. 1411 of August 25, 1940, No. 929 of June 21, 1942, and Law No. 514 of July 1, 1959. (See La Propriété industrielle, 1939, p. 124; 1940, pp. 84 and 196 ; 1942, p. 168 ; 1960, p. 23.) 207 News Items BULGARIA ISRAEL Director of the Institute for Inventions and Rationalizations Commissioner of Patents, Registered Designs and Trade Marks We have been informed that Dr. K. Iliev has been appointed Director of the Institute for Inventions and Rationalizations. We have been informed that Mr. Yoel Tsur has been appointed Commissioner of Patents, Registered Designs and Trade Marks. Calendar WIPO Meetings (Not all WIPO meetings are listed. Dates are subject to possible change.) 1977 October 10 to 18 (Geneva) — Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) — Interim Committees October 17 to 28 (London) — International Patent Classification (IPC) — Working Group III October 24 to 28 (Paris) — ICIREPAT — Technical Committee for Standardization (TCST) October 24 to November 2 (Geneva) — Nice Union — Temporary Working Group on the Alphabetical List of Goods and Services October 25 to 28 (Bangkok) — Development Cooperation — Asian Pacific Seminar on the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations Note: Meeting convened jointly with ILO and Unesco November 7 to 11 (Geneva) — Development Cooperation — Working Group on the Model Law for Developing Countries on Marks and Trade Names November 7 to 11 (Geneva) — ICIREPAT — Technical Committee for Search Systems (TCSS) November 14 to 18 (Geneva) — Working Group Entrusted with Questions of Special Interest to Developing Countries (Working Group set up by the Preparatory Intergovernmental Committee on the Revision of the Paris Convention) November 14 to 18 (Geneva) — Group of 77 and other Developing Countries participating in the Preparatory Intergovernmental Committee on the Revision of the Paris Convention November 14 to 21 (Geneva) — International Patent Classification (IPC) — Steering Committee November 21 to 25 (Geneva) — Preparatory Intergovernmental Committee on the Revision of the Paris Convention November 22 to 25 (Geneva) — International Patent Classification (IPC) — Committee of Experts November 28 to December 6 (Paris) — Berne Union — Executive Committee — Extraordinary Session December 7 to 9 (Geneva) — International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations — Intergovernmental Committee — Ordinary Session (organized jointly with ILO and Unesco) December 8 and 9 (Geneva) — Beme Union — Working Group on the Rationalization of the Publication of Laws and Treaties in the Fields of Copyright and Neighboring Rights 1978 March 6 to 10 (Geneva) — Permanent Program — Working Group on Technological Information derived from Patent Documentation March 13 to 15 and 17 (Geneva) — Permanent Program — Permanent Committee for Development Cooperation Related to Industrial Property March 16, 17 and 20 (Geneva) — Permanent Program — Permanent Committee for Development Cooperation Related to Copyright and Neighboring Rights July 3 to 13 (Paris) — Beme Union — Committee of Governmental Experts on Double Taxation of Copyright Royalties Note: Meeting convened jointly with Unesco September 26 to October 2 (Geneva) — WIPO Coordination Committee; Executive Committees of the Paris and Berne Unions 208 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY — SEPTEMBER 1977 1979 September 24 to October 2 (Geneva) — WIPO General Assembly, Conference and Coordination Committee; Assemblies of the Paris, Madrid, Hague, Nice, Lisbon, Locarno, IPC and Berne Unions; Conferences of Representatives of the Paris, Hague, Nice and Berne Unions ; Executive Committees of the Paris and Berne Unions ; Committee of Directors of the Madrid Union ; Council of the Lisbon Union UPOV Meetings in 1977 Council: December 6 to 9 Consultative Committee: December 5 and 9 Technical Steering Committee: November 15 to 17 Note: AH the above meetings will take place in Geneva at the headquarters of UPOV Meetings of Other International Organizations Concerned with Intellectual Property 1977 September 8 and 9 (Antwerp) — International Literary and Artistic Association — Working Session and Executive Committee September 18 to 21 (Edinburgh) — International League Against Unfair Competition — Working Session September 22 and 23 (Dublin) — Union of European Patent Attorneys — Executive Committee October 11 to 14 (Williamsburg. Va.) — Pacific Industrial Property Association (PIPA) — Congress October 24 to 26 (Belgrade) — Council of the Professional Photographers of Europe (EUROPHOT) — Congress November 28 to December 6 (Paris) — United Nations Educational. Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) — Intergovernmental Copyright Committee established by the Universal Copyright Convention (as revised at Paris in 1971) 1978 May 8 to 12 (Strasbourg) — Council of Europe — Legal Committee on Broadcasting and Television May 12 to 20 (Munich) — International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property — Congress May 29 to June 3 (Paris) — International Literary and Artistic Association — Congress October 1 to 7 (Santiago de Compostela) — International Federation of Patent Agents — Congress