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CWS Task Force Members

Members of CWS Task Forces

3D Task Force

Members
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Germany
Japan
Norway
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Russian Federation
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States of America
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

API Task Force

Members
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Germany
Italy
Israel
Japan
New Zealand
Norway
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
United States of America
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Blockchain Task Force

Members
Australia
Canada
Chile
China
Germany
Japan
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Russian Federation
Spain
Sweden
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States of America
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Design Representation Task Force

Members
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Czechia
Germany
Japan
Norway
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
United States of America
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Confederacy of European Patent Information User Groups (CEPIUG)

Digital Transformation Task Force

Members
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Germany
Japan
Norway
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Russian Federation
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States of America
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

ICT Strategy Task Force

Members
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Germany
Japan
Norway
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States of America
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Members
Australia
Austria
Canada
China
Czechia
Egypt
Germany
Hungary
Israel
Japan
Montenegro
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Sweden
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States of America
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Confederacy of European Patent Information User Groups (CEPIUG)
Patent Documentation Group (PDG)
Patent Information Users Group (PIUG)

Name Standardization Task Force

Members
Australia
Canada
Chile
China
Germany
Japan
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States of America
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Confederacy of European Patent Information User Groups (CEPIUG)
Patent Documentation Group (PDG)

PAPI Task Force

Members
Australia
Canada
Chile
China
Germany
Japan
Norway
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Sweden
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States of America
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
Confederacy of European Patent Information User Groups (CEPIUG)
Patent Documentation Group (PDG)

Part 7 Task Force

Members
Australia
Bangladesh
Benin
Canada
China
Croatia
Germany
Japan
Lebanon
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States of America
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

ST. 36 Task Force

Members
Australia
Canada
China
Denmark
Germany
Japan
Lithuania
New Zealand
Norway
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Russian Federation
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States of America
Viet Nam
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

ST. 66 Task Force

Members
Australia
Canada
China
Denmark
Germany
Japan
Lithuania
New Zealand
Norway
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
United States of America
Viet Nam
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

ST. 86 Task Force

Members
Australia
Canada
China
Denmark
Germany
Japan
Lithuania
New Zealand
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
United States of America
Viet Nam
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Sequence Listings Task Force

Members
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Canada
China
Germany
Israel
Japan
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
New Zealand
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States of America
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Trademark Standardization Task Force

Members
Australia
Canada
Germany
Japan
Norway
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Russian Federation
Spain
Ukraine
United States of America
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Confederacy of European Patent Information User Groups (CEPIUG)

XML4IP Task Force

Members
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Israel
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
New Zealand
Norway
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States of America
Viet Nam
Yemen
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
European Union - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)