About Intellectual Property IP Training IP Outreach IP for… IP and... IP in... Patent & Technology Information Trademark Information Industrial Design Information Geographical Indication Information Plant Variety Information (UPOV) IP Laws, Treaties & Judgements IP Resources IP Reports Patent Protection Trademark Protection Industrial Design Protection Geographical Indication Protection Plant Variety Protection (UPOV) IP Dispute Resolution IP Office Business Solutions Paying for IP Services Negotiation & Decision-Making Development Cooperation Innovation Support Public-Private Partnerships The Organization Working with WIPO Accountability Patents Trademarks Industrial Designs Geographical Indications Copyright Trade Secrets WIPO Academy Workshops & Seminars World IP Day WIPO Magazine Raising Awareness Case Studies & Success Stories IP News WIPO Awards Business Universities Indigenous Peoples Judiciaries Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions Economics Gender Equality Global Health Climate Change Competition Policy Sustainable Development Goals Enforcement Frontier Technologies Mobile Applications Sports Tourism PATENTSCOPE Patent Analytics International Patent Classification ARDI – Research for Innovation ASPI – Specialized Patent Information Global Brand Database Madrid Monitor Article 6ter Express Database Nice Classification Vienna Classification Global Design Database International Designs Bulletin Hague Express Database Locarno Classification Lisbon Express Database Global Brand Database for GIs PLUTO Plant Variety Database GENIE Database WIPO-Administered Treaties WIPO Lex - IP Laws, Treaties & Judgments WIPO Standards IP Statistics WIPO Pearl (Terminology) WIPO Publications Country IP Profiles WIPO Knowledge Center WIPO Technology Trends Global Innovation Index World Intellectual Property Report PCT – The International Patent System ePCT Budapest – The International Microorganism Deposit System Madrid – The International Trademark System eMadrid Article 6ter (armorial bearings, flags, state emblems) Hague – The International Design System eHague Lisbon – The International System of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications eLisbon UPOV PRISMA Mediation Arbitration Expert Determination Domain Name Disputes Centralized Access to Search and Examination (CASE) Digital Access Service (DAS) WIPO Pay Current Account at WIPO WIPO Assemblies Standing Committees Calendar of Meetings WIPO Official Documents Development Agenda Technical Assistance IP Training Institutions COVID-19 Support National IP Strategies Policy & Legislative Advice Cooperation Hub Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC) Technology Transfer Inventor Assistance Program WIPO GREEN WIPO's Pat-INFORMED Accessible Books Consortium WIPO for Creators WIPO ALERT Member States Observers Director General Activities by Unit External Offices Job Vacancies Procurement Results & Budget Financial Reporting Oversight

SCP Electronic Forum: Comments and Documents (SCP/20)

Country/Regional Office Documents Questionnaire* on
Exceptions and Limitations
Comments & Documents on Exceptions and Limitations Quality of Patents Confidentiality of
Client-Patent Advisor Communications
Transfer of Technology Certain Aspects of Patent Laws
Argentina PDF, Argentina (Spanish PDF, Argentina)   x x x x  
Australia PDF, Australia   x x x   x
Bulgaria   x          
Costa Rica PDF, Costa Rica (Spanish PDF, Costa Rica)   x x x x x
Finland PDF, Finland   x x x x  
Germany PDF, Germany   x x x x x
Hong Kong China PDF, Hong Kong China x   x x x  
Hungary PDF, Hungary     x x    
India PDF, India           x
Israel PDF, Israel   x x x x  
Japan PDF, Japan   x x x x  
Jordan   x          
Kenya   x          
Lithuania PDF, Lithuania x   x x x x
Moldova PDF, Moldova     x      
Monaco PDF, Monaco (French PDF, Monaco)   x x x x  
Norway PDF, Norway   x x x    
Peru PDF, Peru (Spanish PDF, Peru)   x x x    
Poland PDF, Poland   x x x  x  
Portugal PDF, Portugal   x x x x  
Republic of Korea PDF,Republic of Korea   x x x x  
Russian Federation PDF, Russian Federation (Russian PDF, Russian Federation)   x        
Spain PDF, Spain (Spanish PDF, Spain)   x x     x
Sweden PDF, Sweden   x x      
Tajikistan   x          
Turkey PDF, Turkey x x x x x  
Uganda   x          
Ukraine PDF, Ukraine   x x x x  
United Kingdom PDF, United Kingdom x     x x  
United States of America United States of America, Regulations   x x x x  
Zambia PDF, Zambia   x x x x  
AIPPI PDF, AIPPI PDF, AIPPI Attachment 1 PDF, AIPPI Attachment 2 PDF, AIPPI Attachment 3       x    
EAPO PDF, EAPO   x x x x  
EPO PDF, EPO   x x      
IP Federation PDF, IP Federation         x  
WTO PDF, WTO         x  

*The responses to the questionnaire are contained in a separate table.