(status on 5 November 2020)
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | National patent | ARIPO patent (AP) | Eurasian patent (EA) | European patent (EP) | OAPI patent (OA) | Utility model instead of national patent |
Utility model in addition to national patent |
Other |
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BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina | X | Consensual patents, extension of EP patent1 |
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BB | Barbados | X | |||||||
BE | Belgium | X | |||||||
BF | Burkina Faso |
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X |
OAPI utility model |
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OAPI certificate of addition |
BG | Bulgaria |
X |
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X |
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X |
X |
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BH | Bahrain |
X |
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X |
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BJ | Benin |
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X |
OAPI utility model |
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OAPI certificate of addition |
BN | Brunei Darussalam | X | |||||||
BR | Brazil |
X |
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X |
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Certificate of addition |
BW | Botswana |
X |
X |
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ARIPO utility model |
ARIPO utility model |
Utility model certificate |
BY | Belarus |
X |
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X |
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X |
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BZ | Belize |
X |
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X |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | National patent | ARIPO patent (AP) | Eurasian patent (EA) | European patent (EP) | OAPI patent (OA) | Utility model instead of national patent |
Utility model in addition to national patent |
Other |
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DE | Germany |
X |
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X |
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X |
X |
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DJ | Djibouti |
X |
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Certificate of addition |
DK | Denmark |
X |
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X |
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X |
X |
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DM2 | Dominica |
X |
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DO | Dominican Republic |
X |
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X |
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DZ | Algeria |
X |
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Certificate of addition |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | National patent | ARIPO patent (AP) | Eurasian patent (EA) | European patent (EP) | OAPI patent (OA) | Utility model instead of national patent |
Utility model in addition to national patent |
Other |
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GA | Gabon |
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X |
OAPI utility model |
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OAPI certificate of addition |
GB | United Kingdom |
X |
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X |
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GD2 | Grenada |
X |
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GE | Georgia |
X |
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X |
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GH | Ghana |
X |
X |
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ARIPO utility model |
ARIPO utility model |
Utility certificate |
GM | Gambia |
X |
X |
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ARIPO utility model |
ARIPO utility model |
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GN | Guinea |
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X |
OAPI utility model |
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OAPI certificate of addition |
GQ | Equatorial Guinea |
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X |
OAPI utility model |
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OAPI certificate of addition |
GR | Greece |
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X |
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GT | Guatemala |
X |
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X |
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GW | Guinea-Bissau |
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X |
OAPI utility model |
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OAPI certificate of addition |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | National patent | ARIPO patent (AP) | Eurasian patent (EA) | European patent (EP) | OAPI patent (OA) | Utility model instead of national patent |
Utility model in addition to national patent |
Other |
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ID | Indonesia |
X |
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IE | Ireland |
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X |
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IL | Israel |
X |
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Patent of addition |
IN | India |
X |
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Patent of addition |
IR | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | X | |||||||
IS | Iceland |
X |
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X |
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IT | Italy |
X8 |
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X |
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X |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | National patent | ARIPO patent (AP) | Eurasian patent (EA) | European patent (EP) | OAPI patent (OA) | Utility model instead of national patent |
Utility model in addition to national patent |
Other |
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KE | Kenya |
X |
X |
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National or ARIPO |
ARIPO utility model |
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KG | Kyrgyzstan |
X |
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X |
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X |
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KH | Cambodia | X | X | Validation of EP patent3 | |||||
KM | Comoros |
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X |
OAPI utility model |
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OAPI certificate of addition |
KN | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
X |
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Utility certificate |
KP | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
X |
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Inventor’s certificate, petty inventor’s certificate, petty patent |
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KR | Republic of Korea |
X |
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X |
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KW | Kuwait | X | |||||||
KZ | Kazakhstan |
X |
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X |
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X |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | National patent | ARIPO patent (AP) | Eurasian patent (EA) | European patent (EP) | OAPI patent (OA) | Utility model instead of national patent |
Utility model in addition to national patent |
Other |
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MA | Morocco | X | Validation of EP patent1 | ||||||
MC | Monaco |
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X |
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MD | Republic of Moldova |
X |
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Short-term patent, validation of EP patent1 | ||
ME | Montenegro | X4 | Extension of EP patent1 | ||||||
MG | Madagascar |
X |
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Certificate of addition |
MK | North Macedonia |
X |
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X |
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ML | Mali |
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X |
OAPI utility model |
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OAPI certificate of addition |
MN | Mongolia |
X |
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MR | Mauritania |
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X |
OAPI utility model |
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OAPI certificate of addition |
MT | Malta |
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X |
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MW | Malawi |
X |
X |
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ARIPO utility model |
ARIPO utility model |
Patent of addition |
MX | Mexico |
X |
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X |
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MY | Malaysia |
X |
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Certificates for a utility innovation |
MZ | Mozambique |
X |
X |
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National or ARIPO |
ARIPO utility model |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | National patent | ARIPO patent (AP) | Eurasian patent (EA) | European patent (EP) | OAPI patent (OA) | Utility model instead of national patent |
Utility model in addition to national patent |
Other |
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SA | Saudi Arabia |
X |
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SC | Seychelles |
X |
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SD | Sudan |
X |
X |
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ARIPO utility model |
ARIPO utility model |
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SE | Sweden |
X |
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X |
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SG | Singapore |
X |
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SI | Slovenia |
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X |
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SK | Slovakia |
X |
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X |
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X |
X |
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SL | Sierra Leone |
X |
X |
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National or ARIPO |
ARIPO utility model |
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SM | San Marino |
X6 |
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X |
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SN | Senegal |
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X |
OAPI utility model |
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OAPI certificate of addition |
ST | Sao Tome and Principe |
X |
X |
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ARIPO utility model |
ARIPO utility model |
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SV | El Salvador |
X |
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X |
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SY | Syrian Arab Republic |
X |
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Certificate of addition |
SZ | Eswatini |
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X |
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ARIPO utility model |
ARIPO utility model |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | National patent | ARIPO patent (AP) | Eurasian patent (EA) | European patent (EP) | OAPI patent (OA) | Utility model instead of national patent |
Utility model in addition to national patent |
Other |
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TD | Chad |
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X |
OAPI utility model |
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OAPI certificate of addition |
TG | Togo |
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X |
OAPI utility model |
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OAPI certificate of addition |
TH | Thailand |
X |
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Petty patent |
TJ | Tajikistan |
X |
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X |
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Petty patent | ||
TM | Turkmenistan |
X |
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X |
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Provisional patent |
TN | Tunisia | X | Validation of EP patent1 | ||||||
TR | Turkey |
X |
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X |
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X |
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Patent of addition |
TT | Trinidad and Tobago |
X |
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Utility certificate |
TZ | United Republic of Tanzania |
X |
X |
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ARIPO utility model |
ARIPO utility model |
Two-letter code | Contracting State or Organization | National patent | ARIPO patent (AP) | Eurasian patent (EA) | European patent (EP) | OAPI patent (OA) | Utility model instead of national patent |
Utility model in addition to national patent |
Other |
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WS2,7 | Samoa |
X |
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- For information on the extension or validation of European patents, refer to www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/extension-validation-system.html.
- Information regarding any other type of national protection is not yet available.
- Only for international applications filed on or after 1 March 2018. For information on the validation of European patents, refer to www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/extension-validation-system.html
- Applicants wishing to obtain patent protection in Montenegro should enter the regional phase before the European Patent Office (EPO) and seek the extension of the European patent application and the granted European patent to Montenegro, as there is no national phase before the Ministry of Economy, Department for Intellectual Property (Montenegro). Further information: www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/gdvol2/annexes/me.pdf
- Only for international applications filed on or after 1 December 2017. For information on the validation of European patents, refer to www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/extension-validation-system.html
- Only for international applicants filed before 1 January 2020.
- Only for international applications filed on or after 2 January 2020.
- Only for international applications filed on or after 1 July 2020