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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
828 U.N.T.S. 305
1883
January 2025
Multilingual Official Treaty (UN Authentic)
Official certified text of the Stockholm Act of 1967 administered by WIPO.
A global treaty that lets inventors who file a patent or trademark in their home country keep their place in line when applying in other countries for 12 months.
Anyone navigating intellectual property issues must comply with these statutory requirements to ensure legal protection and prevent sanctions.
পেটেন্ট ও ট্রেডমার্কে অগ্রগণ্যতার অধিকার (রাইট অব প্রায়োরিটি)
You have a 12-month window after filing a patent at home to file abroad without losing novelty.
Preservation of novelty and invalidation of conflicting junior applications.
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মানবাধিকারের সার্বজনীন ঘোষণাপত্র (১৯৪৮)
A historic global declaration stating that all humans are born free and equal, with rights to life, fair trial, privacy, speech, and freedom from torture and slavery.
নাগরিক ও রাজনৈতিক অধিকার বিষয়ক আন্তর্জাতিক চুক্তি (১৯৬৬)
A legally binding world treaty that forces member countries to protect human life, ban torture, give fair trials in court, and stop arbitrary jailings.
অর্থনৈতিক, সামাজিক ও সাংস্কৃতিক অধিকার বিষয়ক আন্তর্জাতিক চুক্তি (১৯৬৬)
A global treaty requiring nations to work towards giving every citizen fair work, healthcare, food, housing, and education.
“One of the first intellectual property treaties, establishing international protection for patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, trade names, and geographical indications, guaranteeing Right of Priority and National Treatment.”
পেটেন্ট, ট্রেডমার্ক ও শিল্প নকশা সুরক্ষার আন্তর্জাতিক চুক্তি যা আবিষ্কারকদের ১২ মাসের মধ্যে বিদেশে অগ্রগণ্যতার অধিকার (Right of Priority) দেয়।
You have a 12-month window after filing a patent at home to file abroad without losing novelty.
Preservation of novelty and invalidation of conflicting junior applications.