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 INDUSTRIAL PROPE~TY CONVENTION. NOV. 6, 1925. 1797 La propriete industrielle s'en- tend dans l'acception la plus l~e, et s'applioue non seulement a l'mdustrie et au commerce pro- prement dits, mais ~alement au domaine des industnes agricoles (vins, grains, feuilles de tabac, fruits, bestiaux, etc.) et extrac- tives (miner-aux, eaux minerales, etc.). Parmi les brevets d'invention sont comprises les diverses especes de brevets industriels admises par les legislations des pays contrac- tants, telles que brevets d'im- portation, brevets de perfec- tionnement, brevets et certificats d'addition, etc. ARTICLE 2. Les ressortissants de chacun des pays contractants jouiront dans tous les autres pays de I'Union, en ce qui concerne la. protection de la propriete industrielle, des avan- tages que les lois respectives ac- cordent actuellement ou accorde- ront par 1& suite aux nationaux, Ie tout sans prejudice des droits specialement prevus par la pre- · sente Convention. En conse- quence, ils auront la meme protec- tion que ceux-ci et Ie memerecours legal cont,re toute atteinte portee a leurs droits, sous reserve de I'accomplissement des conditions et formalites imposees aux natio- naux. Toutefois, aucune condition de domicile ou d'etablissement dans Ie pays on la protection est reclamee ne peut etreexigee des ressortissants de I'Union, pour la jouissance d'aucun des droits de propriete industrielle. Sont expressement reservees les dispositions de la legislation de ch&cun des pays contractants relatives a. la procedure judiciaire et administrative et a. la compe- tence, ainsi qu'a l'election de domicile ou a la constitution d'un mandataire, qui seraient requises par les lois sur la propriete industrielle. Industrial property is to be un- derstood in the broadest meaning and is to be applied not only to industry and commerce as such, but likewise to agricultural in- dustries (wines, grain, tobacco leaves, fruit, cattle, etc.) and extractive industries (Ininerals, mineral waters, etc.). The term "patents" includes the various types of industrial patents granted by the laws of the contracting countries, such as patents of importation, improve- ment patents, patents and certifi- cates of addition, etc. ARTICLE 2. Terms defined. Industrial prOpel't1. Patents. Nt·Ifhfth Mutual protection of 8;10nas0 ~ac 0 ~ con- inoustrial property. tractmg countnes shall, m all other countries of the Union, as re~ards the protection of indus- tnal property, enjoy the advan- tages that their respective laws now grant, or may hereafter ~t, to their own nationals; Wlthout any prejudice of the nghts spe- .\gainstinfringement. cially provided by the present convention. Consequently they shall have the same protection as the latter, and the same legal remedy a~ainst any infringement of theIr TIghts, provided theyob- serve the conditions and formali- ties imposed on subjects or citi- zens. Nevertheless no condition as to Limitation. the possession of a doInicile or establishmentin the country where protection is claimed can be re- quired of those who enjoy the benefits of the Union for the enjoyment of any industria1- property rights. The provisions of the legisla- Reservation. tion of each of the contractin~ countries relative to judicial ana administrative proceedings and to competent authority, as well as to the choice of domicile or the appointment of an authorized agent, which may be required by the laws on industrial property are expressly reserved.