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Merger of the Berne and Paris Bureaux
- When
- 1893
- Where
- Bern
- Part of
- BIRPI established in Bern
The Swiss government merged the bureaux administering the Berne and Paris Conventions into BIRPI in 1893, sharing staff and leadership.
The passages describe separate bureaux administering the Berne Convention for Literary and Artistic Works and the Paris Convention for Industrial Property. In 1893, these two small bureaux merged and became the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI), situated in Berne. The merger utilized the same director and staff, operating under Swiss supervision.
Sources
- Berne Convention Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
- World Intellectual Property Organization Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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