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 2908 Contracting Powers. Purpose declared. Vol. 44, p. 241K. Vol. 39, p. 16;5. CO:NVENTION-PAN AMERICAN. FEBRUARY 20, 1929. CONVENCIN GENERAL INTER- AMERICANA DE PROTECCIN MARCARIA Y COMERCIAL Los Gobiernos de Peru, Bolivia, Paragua~, Ecuador, Uruguay, Re- publica Dominicana, Chile, Pana- ma, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Colombia, Bra- sil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras y Estados Unidoe de America, representados en 10. Conferencia Panamericana de Marcas de Fa- brica reunida en Washington con- forme a las Resoluciones apro- badas el15 de febrero de 1928 por 10. Sexta Conferencia Internacional Americana celebrada en 10. ciudad de 10. Habana y el2 de :Mayo del mismo aiio, en Washington, :por el Qonsejo Directivo de 10. Um6n Panamericana, Considerando indispensable re- visar 10. "Convenci6n para 10. Pro- tecci6n de las Marcas de Fabrica, Comercio y Agricultura y N om- bres Comerciales" firmada en Santiago de Chile el 28 de abril de 1923 que sustituy6 ala "Con- venci6n para 10. Protecci6n de Marcas de Fabrica y de Comerrio" celebrada en Buenos Aires el 20 de agosto de 1910, a fin de intro- ducir en ella las reformas aconse- jadas por 10. practica y el progreso del derecho; Animados por el prop6sito de hacer compatibles los distintos sistemas jurldicos que en esta materia ngen en las varias Re- publicas Americanas; y Convencidos de 10. necesidad de realizar ese esfuerzo en 10. forma mas amplia que sea posible en las circunstancias actuales con el debido respeto a las respectivas legislaciones nacionales, Han resuelto negociar 10. pre- sente Convenci6n para 10. pro- tecci6n marcaria y comercial y 10. represi6n de 10. competencia des- leal y de las falsas indicaciones de origen geografico, nombrando GENERAL INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION FOR TRADE MARK AND COMMERCIAL PROTECTION. The Governments of Peru, Bo- livia, Paraguay, Ecuador, Uru- guay, Dominican Republic, Chile, Panama, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Colom- bia, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and the United States of America, represented at the Pan American Trade Mark Con- ference at Washington in accord- ance with the terms of the resolu- tion adopted on February 15, 1928, at the Sixth International Conference of American States at Habana, and the resolution of May 2, 1928, adopted by the Governing Board of the Pan American Union at Washington, Considering it necess8.ry to re- vise the" Convention for the Pro- tection of Commercial, Indus- trial, and Agricultural Trade Marks and Commercial Names," sigued at Santiago, Chile, on April 28, 1923, which replaced the "Convention for the Protection of Trade Marks" signed at Buenos Aires on August 20, 1910, with a view of introducing therein the reforms which the develop- ment of law and practice have made advisable; Animated by the desire to reconcile the different juridical syst~ms which prevail in the several American Republics; and Convinced of the necessity of undertaking this work in its brcadest scope, with due regard for the respective national legis- lations, Have resolved to negotiate the present Convention for the pro- tection of trade marks, trade names and for the repression of unfair competitiC'n and false indi· cations of geographical origin, and