(status on 1 July 2020)
States for which only a regional patent can be obtained (and not a national patent): | States for which a regional patent can be obtained in addition to, or instead of, a national patent | States not included in regional designation but to which a regional patent can be extended or validated | |
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SZ Eswatini | BW Botswana GH Ghana GM Gambia KE Kenya LR Liberia LS Lesotho MW Malawi MZ Mozambique NA Namibia RW Rwanda SD Sudan SL Sierra Leone ST Sao Tome and Principe TZ United Republic of Tanzania UG Uganda ZM Zambia ZW Zimbabwe |
Not applicable | |
EA Eurasian patent | Not applicable | AM Armenia AZ Azerbaijan BY Belarus KG Kyrgyzstan KZ Kazakhstan RU Russian Federation TJ Tajikistan TM Turkmenistan |
Not applicable |
EP European patent | BE Belgium CY Cyprus FR France GR Greece IE Ireland LT Lithuania LV Latvia MC Monaco МТ Malta NL Netherlands SI Slovenia SM San Marino |
AL Albania |
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina1 KH Cambodia2, 3 ME Montenegro1 MA Morocco3 MD Republic of Moldova3 TN Tunisia3 |
OA OAPI patent | BF Burkina Faso BJ Benin CF Central African Republic CG Congo CI Côte d’Ivoire CM Cameroon GA Gabon GN Guinea GQ Equatorial Guinea GW Guinea-Bissau KM Comoros ML Mali MR Mauritania NE Niger SN Senegal TD Chad TG Togo |
Not applicable |
- For information about requesting the extension of a European patent to this State, see: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/extension-validation-system.html and the PCT Applicant’s Guide, National Chapter (EP)
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- A request for validation of a European patent in Cambodia may be made for any international application filed on or after 1 March 2018.
- For information about requesting the validation of a European patent to this State, see: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/extension-validation-system.html and the PCT Applicant’s Guide, National Chapter (EP)
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- A national patent can be obtained for Italy in respect of international applications filed on or after 1 July 2020.