Locarno Agreement

Locarno Agreement 

The Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs, often simply referred to as the Locarno Agreement, is an international treaty administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It was concluded on October 8, 1968, in Locarno, Switzerland, and came into force on April 27, 1971.

The primary objective of the Locarno Agreement is to establish and facilitate the use of a unified, international classification system for industrial designs. This system is known as the Locarno Classification.

Contracting Parties: 

Albania - Algeria - Argentina - Armenia - Austria - Azerbaijan - Belarus - Belgium- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - China - Croatia - Cuba - Czech Republic-Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Guinea - Holy See - Hungary - Iceland - India - Iran - Ireland - Italy - Japan - Kazakhstan - Kenya - Kyrgyzstan - Latvia - Liechtenstein - Luxembourg - Malawi - Mexico - Monaco - Mongolia - Montenegro - Morocco - Netherlands - North Macedonia - Norway - Paraguay - Peru - Poland - Portugal - Republic of Korea - Republic of Moldova - Romania - Russian Federation - Saudi Arabia - Serbia - Singapore - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Tajikistan - Trinidad and Tobago - Türkiye - Turkmenistan - Ukraine - United Kingdom - Uruguay - Uzbekistan.