The NATO Agreement for the mutual safeguarding of secrecy of inventions relating to defence and for which applications for patents have been made was signed in Paris on September 21, 1960. It entered into force on January 12, 1961, following deposit of the instruments of ratification by the first two countries, namely the United States and Norway.
Countries
Iceland, a founder of NATO with no standing army, did not participate in the convention. The following countries are parties the agreement:
References
External links
Text of the Agreement (also here, and here, with an introduction and the Implementing Procedures, but with pages missing) Implementing Procedures (first revision) (also here) Status of ratification and accession (depositary)
NATO treaties
Intellectual property treaties
NATO relations
Military industry
Treaties concluded in 1960
Treaties entered into force in 1961
Treaties of Belgium
Treaties of Canada
Treaties of Denmark
Treaties of France
Treaties of Luxembourg
Treaties of the Netherlands
Treaties of Norway
Treaties of the Estado Novo (Portugal) Treaties of Turkey Treaties of the United Kingdom Treaties of the United States Patent law treaties Secrecy Treaties of Albania Treaties of Bulgaria Treaties of Croatia Treaties of the Czech Republic Treaties of Estonia Treaties of West Germany Treaties of the Kingdom of Greece Treaties of Italy Treaties of Latvia Treaties of Lithuania Treaties of Poland Treaties of Romania Treaties of Slovakia Treaties of Slovenia Treaties of Spain 1960 in France