Historedia
Group or institution

Belgium

Events
2
Episodes
5
Years
1883–1886

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Belgium, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

    1883

    Role: Signatory State

    1. 20 March 1883 · Paris, FranceSigning of the Paris Convention

      Eleven countries signed the convention in Paris on 20 March 1883, establishing the Union for industrial property protection.

    2. 20 March 1883 · Paris, FranceEstablishment of National Treatment

      Articles 2 and 3 mandated that nationals of member states receive equal protection in other Union countries.

    3. 20 March 1883 · Paris, FranceCreation of Priority Right

      Article 4 established the Convention priority right, allowing applicants to preserve filing dates across borders.

    4. 20 March 1883 · Paris, FranceProvision for Temporary Protection

      Article 11 required temporary protection for goods exhibited at official international exhibitions.

  2. The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is signed

    1886

    Role: Signatory State

    1. 9 September 1886 · Bern, SwitzerlandSigning of the Berne Convention

      Ten countries signed the first version of the Berne Convention on 9 September 1886 in Bern, establishing legal principles for protecting original works.

Sources

  1. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-24
  2. Berne Convention Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01