NATO Agreement on Safeguarding Defence-Related Inventions
| Agreement for the mutual safeguarding of secrecy of inventions relating to defence and for which applications for patents have been made | |
|---|---|
| Signed | September 21, 1960 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Effective | January 12, 1961 |
| Signatories | 12 |
| Parties | 27 |
| Depositary | United States |
| Languages | French, English |
The NATO Agreement for the mutual safeguarding of secrecy of inventions relating to defence and for which applications for patents have been made was signed in Paris on September 21, 1960. It entered into force on January 12, 1961, following deposit of the instruments of ratification by the first two countries, namely the United States and Norway.
Countries
Iceland, a founder of NATO with no standing army,[1] did not participate in the convention. The following countries are parties the agreement:
| Country | Ratified or Approved or Acceded |
|---|---|
| Albania | 2010/10/23 |
| Belgium | 1961/11/19 |
| Bulgaria | 2004/10/22 |
| Canada | 1972/09/01 |
| Croatia | 2010/05/05 |
| Czech Republic | 2000/10/11 |
| Denmark | 1961/12/15 |
| Estonia | 2009/10/20 |
| France | 1965/02/17 |
| Germany | 1964/01/06 |
| Greece | 1963/08/15 |
| Italy | 1974/07/25 |
| Latvia | 2005/02/17 |
| Lithuania | 2004/09/22 |
| Luxembourg | 1967/03/03 |
| Netherlands | 1971/10/08 |
| Norway | 1961/01/12 |
| Poland | 1999/09/21 |
| Portugal | 1965/06/10 |
| Romania | 2005/08/04 |
| Slovakia | 2004/09/13 |
| Slovenia | 2004/09/28 |
| Spain | 1987/08/10 |
| Turkey | 1962/03/22 |
| United Kingdom | 1961/11/12 |
| United States | 1961/01/12 |
References
External links
- Text of the Agreement (also here, and here, with an introduction and the Implementing Procedures, but with pages missing)
- Implementing Procedures (first revision) (also here)
- Status of ratification and accession (depositary)
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