The European Convention relating to the formalities required for patent applications was signed at Paris on December 11, 1953.
Its aim was to "simplify and unify, as far as it is possible, the formalities required by the various national legislations for patent applications".
[1] It was open to the signature of the members of the Council of Europe,[2] came into force on June 1, 1955, and, after it came into force, became open to accession by all States which are members of the International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property.
[3] There were 21 ratifications or accessions to the convention, including Israel and South Africa.
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