Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits 1

instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or

accession unless a later date has been indicated in the

instrument; in the latter case, this Treaty shall enter

into force with respect to the said State or

Intergovernmental Organization on the date thus

indicated.

(3) [Protection of Layout-Designs (Topographies)

Existing at Time of Entry Into Force] Any Contracting

Party shall have the right not to apply this Treaty to

any layout-design (topography) that exists at the time

this Treaty enters into force in respect of that

Contracting Party, provided that this provision does not

affect any protection that such layout-design

(topography) may, at that time, enjoy in the territory

of that Contracting Party by virtue of international

obligations other than those resulting from this Treaty

or the legislation of the said Contracting Party.

Article 17
Denunciation of the Treaty

 

(1) [Notification] Any Contracting Party may denounce this Treaty by notification addressed to the Director General.

(2) [Effective Date] Denunciation shall take effect one year after the day on which the Director General has received the notification of denunciation.

 

Article 18
Texts of the Treaty

 

(1) [Original Texts] This Treaty is established in a single original in the English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish languages, all texts being equally authentic.

(2) [Official Texts] Official texts shall be established by the Director General, after consultation with the interested Governments, in such other languages as the Assembly may designate.

 

Article 19
Depositary

 

The Director General shall be the depositary of this Treaty.

 

Article 20
Signature

 

This Treaty shall be open for signature between May 26, 1989, and August 25, 1989, with the Government of the United States of America, and between August 26, 1989, and May 25, 1990, at the headquarters of WIPO.

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1 Official English title.

Entry into force: See Article 16.

Source: International Bureau of WIPO.