Article 14: Intellectual and industrial property

Unless otherwise agreed between the States concerned, a State cannot invoke immunity from jurisdiction before a court of another State which is otherwise competent in a proceeding which relates to: The expression ‘determination’ is used to refer not only to the ascertainment or verification of the existence of the rights protected, but also to the evaluation or assessment of the substance, including content, scope and extent, of such rights. Article 14 of the Convention precludes a State’s immunity from foreign proceedings relating to intellectual and industrial...