PCT Contracting States for which a Regional Patent can be Obtained via the PCT
(status on 1 June 2026)
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP ARIPO patent | SZ Eswatini |
BW Botswana CV Cabo Verde GH Ghana GM Gambia KE Kenya LR Liberia LS Lesotho MU Mauritius5 MW Malawi MZ Mozambique NA Namibia RW Rwanda SC Seychelles1 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 ME Montenegro МТ Malta NL Netherlands SI Slovenia SM San Marino |
AL Albania AT Austria BG Bulgaria CH Switzerland CZ Czechia DE Germany DK Denmark EE Estonia ES Spain FI Finland GB United Kingdom HR Croatia HU Hungary IS Iceland IT Italy4 LI Liechtenstein LU Luxembourg MD Republic of Moldova MK North Macedonia NO Norway PL Poland PT Portugal RO Romania RS Serbia SE Sweden SK Slovakia TR Türkiye |
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina2 GE Georgia3 KH Cambodia3 LA Lao People’s Democratic Republic3 MA Morocco3 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 |
- An ARIPO patent can be obtained for Seychelles in respect of international applications filed on or after 1 January 2022.
- 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).
- 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).
- A national patent can be obtained for Italy in respect of international applications filed on or after 1 July 2020.
- An ARIPO patent can be obtained for Mauritius in respect of international applications filed on or after 27 August 2025.