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2948 CONVENTION-PAN AMERICAN. FEBRUARY 20, 1929. . Protocol to Conven· ~ROTOCOLO SOBRE EL REGIS- PROTOCOL ON THE INTER- tIOU. TRO INTERAMERICANO DE AMERICAN REGISTRATION OF MARCAS DE FABRICA TRADE MARKS. Coutracting Powers. POR CUANTO: los Gobiernos de Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Ecua- dor, Pruguay, Republica Domini- cana, Chile, Panama, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Colombia, Brasil, Mexieo, Nicaragua, Honduras y Esta\::.J':' Unidos de America, han firmacio hoy en Washington por medio de sus respectivos delegados una Convenci6n General Interameri- cana de Protecci6n Marcaria y Comercialj POR CUANTO: "3n cOI:si ~;)f!t 1301"' . - veniente ellnanteItimiento '::Ie una agencla internacional a~ericana <i ue facilite a :os fabricantes, in- dl'"triales, comp.rcin:'.ltes 0 a¢- cultores ~l goce de la protecc16n

narcaria. y comerdal que dicha

Convenci6n Ies otorga, y que sirva, A.demas, dt.. C:::lIltro de in- formac:6n, tjoadyuvanJo al cum- ~limien\'o y ~",joramiento de las disposicion3s contenidas en ella; POR CUAIi'lO: la adopci6n por acyarado de una convenci6n gene- ra de caracter sustantivo y de un protocolo como este, puede facilitar ]f\. ratificaci6n de los Estados Contratantes y la adhe- sion de las Republicas Americanas que no han tornado parte en las negociaciones, toda vez que la aceptacion de Ia Convenci6n no lleva, impJicita la de cst.e instru- mento, Los Gobiernos arriba mencio- nados han convenido 10 siguien te: Articulo 1. Registratiouofmarlr.s Las peITonas naturales 0 J·uridi- in the Inter·Alnencan . . • Trade Mark Durrau. cas domlCiliadas 0 que posean un estnblecimiento fabril 0 comercial o 1ma explotaci6n agricola en cualquiera de los Estados que hayan ratificado 0 se hayan adl!erido al presente Protocolo podrun obtener la protecci6n de sus marcas mediante el registro de las mismas en la Oficina Inter- americana de Marcas. WHEREAS, The Governments of Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Ecua- dor, Uruguay, Dominican Re- public, Chile, Panama, Vene- zuela, Coc:;ta Rica, Cuba, Guate- mala, Haiti, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and the United States of America have this day signed at \Vashing- ton through their respective dele- gates a General Inter-American Convention for Trade Mark and Commercial Protection; WHEREAS, the maintenance of ttn i!1ternational America.n agency is crmsidered desirable that manu- hcturers, industrialists, mer- ca.ants and agriculturists may cr:joy the trade mark and com- mercial protection which that Convention grant"3 them, and that it may serve as a center of infor- mation, and cooperate in the ful- fillment and improvement of the provisions of the Convention; WHEREAS, the adoption of a general convention and a protocol may facilitate ratification among the Contracting States and ad- herence among the American Re- publics which have not taken part In the negotiations, since accept- ance of the Convention does not im~ly acceptance of this instru- ment, The ab07e mentionedgovern- ments have agreed as follows: Article 1. Natural or juridical persons domiciled in or those who possess a manufacturing or commercial establishment or an agricultural enterprise in any of the States that may have ratified or adhered to the present Protocol, may obtain the protection of their trade marks through the registra- tion of such marks in the Inter- American Trade Mark Bureau.