Paris Convention, 1883
(Note: The user mentioned 1833, but the convention was actually established in 1883.)
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property was one of the first intellectual property treaties. It focuses on industrial property, including patents, trademarks, and industrial designs.
Right of Priority: This is its most famous feature. If an inventor files a patent in one member country, they have 12 months (6 months for trademarks/designs) to file in any other member country while keeping the date of the first filing.
National Treatment: Each member state must grant the same IP protection to nationals of other member states as it grants to its own nationals.
Independence of Patents: Patents granted in different member countries for the same invention are independent of each other; the annulment of a patent in one country does not affect its validity in another.
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