Budapest Treaty
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The Budapest Treaty is an international agreement that streamlines patent procedures by allowing a single deposit of microorganisms with an international depositary authority to be recognized for patent purposes by all member countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Budapest Treaty canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Budapest Treaty Context triple: [Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, shortName, Budapest Treaty]
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A.
Hague Agreement
The Hague Agreement is an international treaty that allows creators to register industrial designs in multiple countries through a single, centralized application system.
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B.
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is a cornerstone international agreement that codifies the rules and principles governing the creation, interpretation, and termination of treaties between states.
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C.
Treaty of Rome
The Treaty of Rome is a 1957 international agreement that established the European Economic Community, laying a foundational step toward today’s European Union and its single market.
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D.
Geneva Protocol
The Geneva Protocol is a 1925 international treaty that prohibits the use of chemical and biological weapons in war, forming a foundational pillar of modern arms control.
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E.
Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
The Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 was the international meeting at which states adopted the four Geneva Conventions that form the core of modern international humanitarian law protecting victims of armed conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Budapest Treaty Target entity description: The Budapest Treaty is an international agreement that streamlines patent procedures by allowing a single deposit of microorganisms with an international depositary authority to be recognized for patent purposes by all member countries.
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A.
Hague Agreement
The Hague Agreement is an international treaty that allows creators to register industrial designs in multiple countries through a single, centralized application system.
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B.
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is a cornerstone international agreement that codifies the rules and principles governing the creation, interpretation, and termination of treaties between states.
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C.
Treaty of Rome
The Treaty of Rome is a 1957 international agreement that established the European Economic Community, laying a foundational step toward today’s European Union and its single market.
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D.
Geneva Protocol
The Geneva Protocol is a 1925 international treaty that prohibits the use of chemical and biological weapons in war, forming a foundational pillar of modern arms control.
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E.
Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
The Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 was the international meeting at which states adopted the four Geneva Conventions that form the core of modern international humanitarian law protecting victims of armed conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intellectual property treaty
ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
World Intellectual Property Organization
ⓘ
surface form:
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ |
| affects | biotechnology patenting practices worldwide ⓘ |
| appliesIn | contracting states of the Budapest Treaty ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
biological material used in inventions
ⓘ
microorganisms ⓘ |
| areaOfApplicability | international patent procedure ⓘ |
| category | WIPO-administered treaty ⓘ |
| concludedAt | Budapest ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1977-04-28 ⓘ |
| dateConcluded | 1977-04-28 ⓘ |
| dateEnteredIntoForce | 1980-08-19 ⓘ |
| defines |
legal effects of deposit of microorganisms for patent procedures
ⓘ
requirements for international depositary authorities ⓘ |
| depository |
World Intellectual Property Organization
ⓘ
surface form:
WIPO
|
| effectiveFrom | 1980-08-19 ⓘ |
| establishes | system of international depositary authorities ⓘ |
| field |
international law
ⓘ
science and technology law ⓘ |
| fullName | Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure ⓘ |
| hasPartyType | sovereign state ⓘ |
| hasProvision |
access to deposited material for patent offices and third parties under specified conditions
ⓘ
obligations of international depositary authorities ⓘ recognition of deposits for the purposes of disclosure requirement in patent law ⓘ rights of depositors ⓘ rules on storage and viability of deposited microorganisms ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalEffect | harmonization of procedures for microorganism deposits in patent systems ⓘ |
| mechanism | single deposit of microorganisms with an international depositary authority ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Budapest ⓘ |
| openTo |
any state member of WIPO
ⓘ
intergovernmental organizations meeting specified conditions ⓘ |
| providesFor | recognition of a single deposit of microorganisms by all contracting states for patent purposes ⓘ |
| purpose |
to avoid the need for multiple deposits of the same microorganism in different countries
ⓘ
to provide international recognition of the deposit of microorganisms for patent procedure ⓘ to simplify patent procedures involving microorganisms ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Patent Cooperation Treaty
ⓘ
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ⓘ
surface form:
TRIPS Agreement
|
| requires | contracting states to recognize deposits made with any international depositary authority ⓘ |
| shortName | Budapest Treaty self-link ⓘ |
| signedIn | Budapest ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subject |
biotechnology
ⓘ
intellectual property ⓘ patent law ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Budapest Treaty Description of subject: The Budapest Treaty is an international agreement that streamlines patent procedures by allowing a single deposit of microorganisms with an international depositary authority to be recognized for patent purposes by all member countries.
Referenced by (3)
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