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Purpose: To protect the rights of authors over their literary and artistic works. Key Provisions include: establishment of minimum protection standards, the principle of automatic protection, and protection of the rights to translate, to make adaptations, and other alterations.

Purpose: To provide protection for industrial property which includes patents, trademarks, industrial designs, and geographical indications. Key provisions include national treatment of non-residents, the right of priority, and the independence of patents among countries.

Purpose: To simplify and make the international patent application process more economical. Key provisions include an international search for prior art, an optional preliminary examination, and deferral of national patent application requirements.

Purpose: To facilitate the registration of trademarks internationally. Key provisions include a centralized registration process, the possibility to obtain an international registration based on a national application or registration, and the extension of the protection to other member countries.

Purpose: To introduce more flexibility and accessibility into the Madrid System for international registration of marks. Key provisions include allowing registration through a single application in multiple languages, payment in one currency, and the ability to modify, renew, or expand the international registration.

Purpose: To standardize and simplify the procedure and documentation needed for national trademark applications and registrations. Key provisions include the streamlining of trademark applications and renewals, changes, and transfers of ownership.

Purpose: To create a unified procedure for the deposit of microorganisms with International Depository Authorities in order to satisfy patent procedure requirements. Key provisions include the acceptance of a single deposit instead of multiple national deposits and the recognition of these deposits between contracting states.

Purpose: To enable the international registration of industrial designs. Key provisions include the ability to obtain protection in several countries through a single international application and the simplification of design protection formalities.

Purpose: To address issues related to copyright protection in the digital environment. Key provisions include the extension of economic rights to computer programs and databases, technical measures, and rights management information.

Purpose: To protect the rights of performers and producers of phonograms in the digital age. Key provisions include rights for performers over their live performances, the rights of producers concerning their phonograms, and provisions on technological protection measures.

Purpose: To extend the economic rights of performers to include audiovisual performances. Key provisions include protections concerning reproduction, distribution, rental, and making available performances to the public.

Purpose: To facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled. Key provisions include obligations to establish copyright exceptions or limitations to allow production and distribution of works in accessible formats.

Purpose: To provide protection for the Olympic symbol against use for commercial purposes without the authorization of the International Olympic Committee. Key provisions include requiring countries to refuse or to cancel the registration and prohibit the use of any trademark or commercial symbol that is identical or similar to the Olympic symbol.

Purpose: To provide international protection for appellations of origin and geographical indications. Key provisions include a high level of protection, options for managing these indications, and terms for international registration.