Restoration of the right of priority by receiving Offices (RO) and designated Offices (DO) under PCT Rules 26bis.3 and 49ter.2 (Last updated 20 September 2024)
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
AE | United Arab Emirates | See IB1 | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
AG | Antigua and Barbuda | See IB1 | Yes | As DO, due care and unintentional | XCD 800 |
AL | Albania | Yes | Yes | Due care | ALL 7,000 |
AM | Armenia | Yes | Yes | Unintentional | AMD 10,000 |
AO | Angola | See IB1 | Please refer to the Office | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests | |
AP | African Regional Intellectual Property Organization | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests | |
AT | Austria | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | As RO, EUR 229 As DO, EUR 269 |
AU | Australia | Yes | Yes | As RO, due care and unintentional As DO, national law requirements2 |
As RO, AUD 200 As DO, at least AUD 1002 |
AZ | Azerbaijan | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
BB | Barbados | See IB1 | Yes | Please refer to the Office | |
BE | Belgium | See EP3 | See EP | ||
BF | Burkina Faso | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
BG | Bulgaria | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | No |
BH | Bahrain | Yes | Yes | Due care | No |
BJ | Benin | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
BR | Brazil | No | No | ||
BW | Botswana | Yes | Yes | As RO, please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria As DO, due care |
Please refer to the Office for the applicable fee |
BY | Belarus | Yes | Yes | Unintentional | BYN 200 |
BZ | Belize | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | BZD 150 |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
CA | Canada | Yes | No | As RO, due care and unintentional | No |
CF | Central African Republic | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
CG | Congo | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
CH | Switzerland | Yes | Yes | Due care | CHF 500 |
CI | Côte d'Ivoire | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
CL | Chile | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | Equivalent in CLP of US dollars6 400 |
CM | Cameroon | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
CN | China | Yes | Yes18 | As RO, due care and unintentional As DO, unintentional |
CNY 1,000 |
CO | Colombia | No | No | ||
CR | Costa Rica | Yes | Yes | Due care | USD 144 |
CU | Cuba | No | No | ||
CV | Cabo Verde | Yes | Please refer to the Office | As RO: Due care and unintentional | Please refer to the Office |
CY | Cyprus | Yes | See EP | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
CZ | Czechia | No | No |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
FI | Finland | Yes | Yes | Due care | EUR 500 |
FR | France | Yes | See EP | Due care | EUR 156 |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
GA | Gabon | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
GB | United Kingdom | Yes | Yes | Unintentional | GBP 150 |
GD | Grenada | Please refer to the Office | Please refer to the Office | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
GE | Georgia | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | Equivalent in GEL of 60 USD19 |
GH | Ghana | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
GM | Gambia | See AP7 | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
GN | Guinea | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
GQ | Equatorial Guinea | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
GR | Greece | No | See EP | ||
GT | Guatemala | See IB1 | Yes | Due care and unintentional | As DO, GTQ 4,000 |
GW | Guinea-Bissau | See OA4 | See OA5 |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
IB | World Intellectual Property Organization | Yes | Not applicable | Due care and unintentional | No |
ID | Indonesia | No | No | ||
IE | Ireland | Yes | See EP | As RO, due care and unintentional | Please refer to the Office for the applicable fee |
IL | Israel | Yes | Yes | Due care | No |
IN | India | No | No | ||
IQ | Iraq | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | No |
IR | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Yes | Yes | As RO, please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria As DO, due care |
Please refer to the Office for the applicable fee |
IS | Iceland | Yes | Yes | Due care | ISK 48,700 |
IT | Italy | Yes | Yes | Due care | EUR 16 (online) EUR 16 (on paper) (in fee stamps) |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
JM | Jamaica | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | JMD 3,500 |
JO | Jordan | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | JOD 508 JOD 259 |
JP | Japan | Yes | Yes | Unintentional17 | No |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
KE | Kenya | Yes | Yes | Unintentional | USD 50 |
KG | Kyrgyzstan | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | KGS 3,500 |
KH | Cambodia | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
KM | Comoros | See OA4 | See OA5 | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
KN | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | XCD 50 |
KP | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
KR | Republic of Korea | No | No | ||
KW | Kuwait | See IB1 | Yes | Due care and unintentional | Please refer to the Office for the applicable fee |
KZ | Kazakhstan | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
LA | Lao People's Democratic Republic | See IB1 | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
LC | Saint Lucia | See IB1 | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
LI | Liechtenstein | See CH10 | See CH11 | ||
LK | Sri Lanka | See IB1 | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
LR | Liberia | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | No |
LS | Lesotho | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
LT | Lithuania | Yes | Yes | Due care | EUR 115 |
LU | Luxembourg | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
LV | Latvia | Yes | See EP | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
LY | Libya | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
MA | Morocco | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
MC | Monaco | See EP3 | See EP | ||
MD | Moldova | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | EUR 100 |
ME | Montenegro | See EP3 | See EP | ||
MG | Madagascar | See IB1 | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
MK | North Macedonia | Yes | Yes | Due care | MKD 1,000 |
ML | Mali | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
MN | Mongolia | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
MR | Mauritania | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
MT | Malta | Yes | See EP | As RO, due care and unintentional | AS RO, no |
MU | Mauritius | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | No |
MW | Malawi | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
MX | Mexico | Yes | No | As RO, unintentional | No |
MY | Malaysia | Yes | Yes | Unintentional | MYR 150 |
MZ | Mozambique | See AP7 | Yes | Please refer to the Office |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
NA | Namibia | See AP7 | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
NE | Niger | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
NG | Nigeria | See IB1 | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
NI | Nicaragua | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
NL | Netherlands | Yes | See EP | As RO, due care | EUR 161 |
NO | Norway | Yes | Yes | Unintentional | NOK 3,000 |
NZ | New Zealand | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | No |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
RO | Romania | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
RS | Serbia | Yes | Yes | Due care | RSD 3,30015 |
RU | Russian Federation | Yes | Yes | As RO, due care and unintentional As DO, due care |
RUB 1,000 |
RW | Rwanda | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | Please refer to the Office for the applicable fee |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
SA | Saudi Arabia | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | As RO, USD 534 (276)16 As DO, SAR 2,00015 |
SC | Seychelles | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
SD | Sudan | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
SE | Sweden | Yes | Yes | Due care | SEK 1,000 |
SG | Singapore | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | SGD 250 |
SI | Slovenia | Yes | See EP | As RO, due care | As RO, EUR 42 |
SK | Slovakia | Yes | Yes | Due care | EUR 166 |
SL | Sierra Leone | See AP7 | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
SM | San Marino | See EP3 | See EP | ||
SN | Senegal | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
SV | El Salvador | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
SY | Syrian Arab Republic | Yes | Yes | Due care and unintentional | Please refer to the Office for the applicable fee |
SZ | Eswatini | See AP7 | See AP12 | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
TD | Chad | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
TG | Togo | See OA4 | See OA5 | ||
TH | Thailand | Yes | Yes | Due care | No |
TJ | Tajikistan | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
TM | Turkmenistan | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
TN | Tunisia | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
TR | Türkiye | Yes | Yes | Due care | As DO, TRY 2,610 |
TT | Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
TZ | United Republic of Tanzania | See AP7 | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
UA | Ukraine | Yes | Yes | Unintentional | UAH 200 or equivalent in EUR or in USD13 |
UG | Uganda | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
US | United States of America | Yes | Yes | Unintentional | USD 2,10014 |
UZ | Uzbekistan | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority? | If yes, which criteria does the Office apply? | Is there a fee? | |
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as receiving Office | as designated Office | ||||
VC | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | See IB1 | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. | |
VN | Viet Nam | Yes | Yes | Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests. |
- The International Bureau of WIPO (IB) acts as receiving Office for this State under PCT Rule 19.1(b).
- For further details, see PCT Applicant's Guide, National Chapter (AU).
- The European Patent Office (EP) acts as receiving Office for this State under PCT Rule 19.1(b). Please refer to that Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
- The African Intellectual Property Organization (OA) acts as receiving Office for this State under PCT Rule 19.1(b). Please refer to that Organization for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
- The African Intellectual Property Organization (OA) acts as designated Office for this State under PCT Article 4(1)(ii). Please refer to that Organization for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
- When calculating the US dollar equivalent amount in CLP, applicants should use the exchange rate fixed by the Central Bank of Chile on the day before the date of payment.
- The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (AP) acts as receiving Office for this State under PCT Rule 19.1(b). Please refer to that Organization for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
- This amount is applicable in case of filing by a company or an organization.
- This amount is applicable in case of filing by an individual.
- The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (CH) acts as receiving Office for this State under PCT Rule 19.1(b). Please refer to that Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
- The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (CH) acts as designated Office for this State under PCT Article 4(1)(ii). Please refer to that Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
- The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (AP) acts as designated Office for this State under PCT Article 4(1)(ii). Please refer to that Organization for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
- This fee is reduced by 90% where all applicants are also inventors and by 80% where all applicants are also non-profit institutions and/or organizations. When the fee is payable with relation to an application made by both types of applicant, and all applicants are either also inventors, or non-profit institutions and/or organizations, the fee is reduced by 80%.
- This amount is reduced to USD 840 in case of filing by a "small entity" or to USD 420 in case of filing by a "micro entity" (for further details, see PCT Applicant's Guide, Annex C (US) and National Chapter (US)).
- This amount is reduced by 50% in case of filing by an individual.
- This amount is applicable in case of filing by an individual.
- For any international application in respect of which the priority period expires on or after 1 April 2023.
- The time limit for filing a request for restoration of the right of priority with CNIPA as a designated Office is two months from the date of entry into the national phase before the Office.
- This fee is reduced by 70% where the applicant is the inventor, a higher educational institution or an independent scientific research unit, and by 90% where the applicant is a student, pupil or pensioner.