ðə stɹˈæsbɜːɡ ɐɡɹˈiːmənt kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl pˈæʔn̩t klˌæsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ ˌaɪpˌiːsˈiː, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ðɪ ˌaɪpˌiːsˈiː ɐɡɹˈiːmənt, ɪz ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl tɹˈiːɾi ðæt ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ kˈɑːmən klˌæsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ pˈæʔn̩ts fɔːɹ ɪnvˈɛnʃən, ɪnvˈɛntɚz sɚtˈɪfɪkəts, juːtˈɪlᵻɾi mˈɑːdəlz ænd juːtˈɪlᵻɾi sɚtˈɪfɪkəts, nˈoʊn æz ðə "ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl pˈæʔn̩t klˌæsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən" ˈɪpk.
The Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (or IPC), also known as the IPC Agreement, is an international treaty that established a common classification for patents for invention, inventors' certificates, utility models and utility certificates, known as the "International Patent Classification" (IPC).