“ The Governments of Belgium, of Brazil, of Spain, of France, of Guatemala, of Italy, of the Netherlands, of Portugal, of Salvador, of Servia and of Switzerland, have constituted themselves into a state of Union for the protection of Industrial Property. ”

“ Article 15 It is understood that the contracting countries reserve to themselves respectively the right to make separately, between themselves, special arrangements for the protection of industrial Property, in so far as these arrangements may not interfere with the provisions of the present Convention. ”

“ It is understood that, when an industrial model or design shall have been filed in a country by virtue of the right of priority based on the filing of a working model, the term of priority shall be only that which Article 4 has fixed for industrial models and designs. ”

“ Article 7 The nature of the product on which the trademark is to be applied cannot, in any case, be an obstacle to the filing of the mark.
Article 71⁄2 The contracting countries agree to admit for filing and to protect marks belonging to associations the existence of which is not contrary to the law of the country of origin, even if these associations do not possess an industrial or commercial establishment.
Each country shall be judge of the special conditions under which an association may be admitted to have the marks protected. ”

“ The International Bureau must always hold itself at the disposal of the members of the Union, in order to furnish them, on questions relating to the international service of Industrial Property, with such special information as they may need. ”

“ Consequently, they shall have the same protection as the latter and the same legal remedies against any infringements of their rights, provided they comply with the formalities and requirements imposed by the National laws of each State upon its own citizens. Any obligation of domicile or of establishment in the country where the protection is claimed shall not be imposed on the members of the Union. ”

“ Equally animated by the desire to assure, by common accord, a complete and efficacious protection to the industry and commerce of the subjects of their respective states, and to contribute to the safeguard of the rights of inventors, and to the loyalty of commercial transactions, have resolved to conclude a Convention to that effect, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries the following:
His Majesty the King of the Belgians: Baron Beyens, Grand Officer of His Royal Order of Léopold, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, etc., His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris ”

“ The High Contracting parties engage between themselves to accord a temporary protection to patentable inventions, to industrial designs or models, as well as to trade or commercial marks for the productions, which may figure at official or officially recognized International Exhibitions. ”

“ Whoever shall wish to avail himself of the priority of an anterior filing, shall be required to make a declaration showing the date and the country of this filing. Each country shall determine at what moment, at the latest, this declaration must be executed. This information shall be mentioned in the publications issued by the competent Administration, particularly on patents and the specifications relative thereto. The contracting countries shall require of one who makes adeclaration of priority the production of a copy of the application (specification, drawings, etc.) ”

“ PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Convention and final protocol signed at Washington June 2, 1911 Senate advice and consent to ratification February 6, 1912 Ratified by the President of the United States June 20, 1912 (Procès-verbal of first deposit of ratifications (including that of the United States) at Washington dated April 1, 1913 Proclaimed by the President of the United States April 29,1913 Entered into force May 1, 1913 [1] Replaced by convention of November 6, 1925, [2] as between contracting parties to the later convention
38 Stat. 1645 ”

“ It shall occupy itself with examinations of general utility which may be of interest to the Union, and shall publish, with the assistance of the documents put at its disposal by the various Goverments, a periodical in the French language on questions which concern the object of the Union. ”

“ It is understood that the use of badges, insignia or public decorations which shall not have been authorized by competent powers, or the use of official signs and stamps of control and of guaranty adopted by a unionist country, may be considered as contrary to public order in the sense of No. ”