The

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Agreement for the mutual safeguarding of secrecy of inventions relating to defence and for which applications for patents have been made was signed in

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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

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and

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Countries

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, a founder of NATO with no standing army,Agreement for the mutual safeguarding of secrecy...
from the United Nations Treaty Collection website did not participate in the convention. The following countries are parties the agreement:

References

External links

Text of the Agreement
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Implementing Procedures
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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 Foreign policy of the Charles de Gaulle administration (1959–1969) {{Treaty-stub