France is one of the first countries in the world to formulate and implement trademark laws. The current trademark law was adopted by Decree No. 94665 on August 4, 1994 and has been in effect to this day. France is one of the earliest countries in the world to formulate and implement trademark laws. It is a member state of the Paris Convention on Property Rights, the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks, the Madrid Protocol on the International Registration of Marks, the Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purpose of Registration of Marks and a member state of the World Intellectual Property Organization.