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16th year — No. 9
September 1977
Monthly Review of the
World Intellectual Property Organization
Contents
INTERNATIONAL UNIONS
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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
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WIPO MEETINGS
— Havana Workshop on Information from Patent Documents
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ACTIVITIES OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
— International Symposium on Patent Information and Documentation
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GENERAL STUDIES
— The Law of Double Patenting in the United States of America (C.L. Gholz)
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EXHIBITIONS
— Italy. Decrees Concerning Temporary Protection at Exhibitions
— Romania. Communications Concerning Temporary Protection at two Exhibitions
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NEWS ITEMS
— Bulgaria, Israel
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CALENDAR OF MEETINGS
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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General Studies
The Law of Double Patenting
in the United States of America *
C. L. GHOLZ**
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GENERAL STUDIES
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GENERAL STUDIES
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GENERAL STUDIES
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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);
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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);
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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.)
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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
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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