Member states of the European Patent OrganisationOverview

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Member states of the European Patent Organisation

Member states of the European Patent Organisation

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The following states (sorted alphabetically) are currently members of the European Patent Organisation.

See the list of member states sorted according to the date of accession 

CodeMember stateSince
ALAlbania1 May 2010
ATAustria1 May 1979
BEBelgium7 October 1977
BGBulgaria1 July 2002
CHSwitzerland7 October 1977
CYCyprus1 April 1998
CZCzech Republic1 July 2002
DEGermany7 October 1977
DKDenmark1 January 1990
EEEstonia1 July 2002
ESSpain1 October 1986
FIFinland1 March 1996
FRFrance7 October 1977
GBUnited Kingdom7 October 1977
GRGreece1 October 1986
HRCroatia1 January 2008
HUHungary1 January 2003
IEIreland1 August 1992
ISIceland1 November 2004
ITItaly1 December 1978
LILiechtenstein1 April 1980
LTLithuania1 December 2004
LULuxembourg7 October 1977
LVLatvia1 July 2005
MCMonaco1 December 1991
MDRepublic of Moldova1 June 2026
MEMontenegro1 October 2022
MKNorth Macedonia 1 January 2009
MT Malta1 March 2007
NLNetherlands7 October 1977
NONorway1 January 2008
PLPoland1 March 2004
PTPortugal1 January 1992
RORomania1 March 2003
RSSerbia1 October 2010
SESweden1 May 1978
SISlovenia1 December 2002
SKSlovakia1 July 2002
SMSan Marino1 July 2009
TRTürkiye 1 November 2000