BWBV0003481
Geldig vanaf 07-10-1975
Artikel 4
Overeenkomst van Straatsburg van 24 maart 1971 betreffende de internationale classificatie van octrooien
(1). The Classification shall be solely of an administrative character.
(2). Each country of the Special Union shall have the right to use the Classification either as a principal or as a subsidiary system.
(3). The competent authorities of the countries of the Special Union shall include in
(i) patents, inventors’ Certificates, utility models and utility certificates issued by them, and in applications relating thereto, whether published or only laid open for public inspection by them, and
(ii) notices, appearing in offical periodicals, of the publication or laying open of the documents referred to in subparagraph (i)
the complete symbols of the Classification applied to the invention to which the document referred to in subparagraph (i) relates.
(4). When signing this Agreement or when depositing its instrument of ratification or accession:
(i) any country may declare that it does not undertake to include the symbols relating to groups or subgroups of the Classification in applications as referred to in paragraph (3) which are only laid open for public inspection and in notices relating thereto, and
(ii) any country which does not proceed to an examination as to novelty, whether immediate or deferred, and in which the procedure for the grant of patents or other kinds of protection does not provide for a search into the state of the art, may declare that it does not undertake to include the symbols relating to the groups and subgroups of the Classification in the documents and notices referred to in paragraph (3). If these conditions exist only in relation to certain kinds of protection or certain fields of technology, the country in question may only make this reservation to the extent that the conditions apply.
(5). The symbols of the Classification, preceded by the words “International Patent Classification” or an abbreviation thereof to be determined by the Committee of Experts referred to in Article 5, shall be printed in heavy type, or in such a manner that they are clearly visible, in the heading of each document referred to in paragraph (3) (i) in which they are to be included.
(6). If any country of the Special Union entrusts the grant of patents to an intergovernmental authority, it shall take all possible measures to ensure that this authority uses the Classification in accordance with this Article.
(2). Each country of the Special Union shall have the right to use the Classification either as a principal or as a subsidiary system.
(3). The competent authorities of the countries of the Special Union shall include in
(i) patents, inventors’ Certificates, utility models and utility certificates issued by them, and in applications relating thereto, whether published or only laid open for public inspection by them, and
(ii) notices, appearing in offical periodicals, of the publication or laying open of the documents referred to in subparagraph (i)
the complete symbols of the Classification applied to the invention to which the document referred to in subparagraph (i) relates.
(4). When signing this Agreement or when depositing its instrument of ratification or accession:
(i) any country may declare that it does not undertake to include the symbols relating to groups or subgroups of the Classification in applications as referred to in paragraph (3) which are only laid open for public inspection and in notices relating thereto, and
(ii) any country which does not proceed to an examination as to novelty, whether immediate or deferred, and in which the procedure for the grant of patents or other kinds of protection does not provide for a search into the state of the art, may declare that it does not undertake to include the symbols relating to the groups and subgroups of the Classification in the documents and notices referred to in paragraph (3). If these conditions exist only in relation to certain kinds of protection or certain fields of technology, the country in question may only make this reservation to the extent that the conditions apply.
(5). The symbols of the Classification, preceded by the words “International Patent Classification” or an abbreviation thereof to be determined by the Committee of Experts referred to in Article 5, shall be printed in heavy type, or in such a manner that they are clearly visible, in the heading of each document referred to in paragraph (3) (i) in which they are to be included.
(6). If any country of the Special Union entrusts the grant of patents to an intergovernmental authority, it shall take all possible measures to ensure that this authority uses the Classification in accordance with this Article.
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