Download or read book Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883 written by World Intellectual Property Organization and published by WIPO. This book was released on 1980-01-31 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Convention applies to industrial property in the widest sense, including patents, marks, industrial designs, utility models (a kind of "small patent" provided for by the laws of some countries), trade names (designations under which an industrial or commercial activity is carried on), geographical indications (indications of source and appellations of origin) and the repression of unfair competition.