(1971signed on March 24th, 1979, 65438+1amended on October 2nd)
State party,
Considering that it is in everyone's interest to adopt a unified classification system for patents, inventors' certificates, utility models and utility model certificates, and it is possible to establish closer international cooperation in the field of industrial property rights, which will help coordinate the legislative work of various countries in this field;
Recognizing the importance of 1954 12 19 European convention on international classification of invention patents, the European Council established the international classification of invention patents according to this convention;
Noting the universal value of this classification and its importance to all States parties to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property;
Noting the importance of this classification to developing countries, it will make it easier for these countries to acquire a large number of developed modern technologies;
Note that 1883 was signed in Paris on March 20th, 1900, 14 in Brussels,191kloc-0/in Washington on June 2nd,190. 1958 10 in Lisbon on October 0 and/kloc-0 in Stockholm on July 4, 967.
The specific classification table is called the international IPC patent classification table.
Inventions and utility model patents in China are classified according to the IPC patent classification table.