International treaties

Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international treaties involving patent related aspects

(situation on 31 July 2025)

The date on which ratification or accession took effect is indicated for each state.

Universal treaties

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20 March 1883

revised at Brussels on 14 December 1900, at Washington on 2 June 1911, at The Hague on 6 November 1925, at London on 2 June 1934, at Lisbon on 31 October 1958, at Stockholm on 14 July 1967, and amended in 1979¹

• Afghanistan Stockholm
• Albania Stockholm
• Algeria Stockholm
• Andorra Stockholm
• Angola Stockholm
• Antigua and Barbuda Stockholm
• Argentina Lisbon², Stockholm³
• Armenia Stockholm
• Australia Stockholm
• Austria Stockholm
• Azerbaijan Stockholm
• Bahamas Lisbon², Stockholm³
• Bahrain Stockholm
• Bangladesh Stockholm
• Barbados Stockholm
• Belarus Stockholm
• Belgium Stockholm
• Belize Stockholm
• Benin Stockholm
• Bhutan Stockholm
• Bolivia Stockholm
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Stockholm
• Botswana Stockholm
• Brazil Stockholm
• Brunei Darussalam Stockholm
• Bulgaria Stockholm
• Burkina Faso Stockholm
• Burundi Stockholm
• Cabo Verde Stockholm
• Cambodia Stockholm
• Cameroon Stockholm
• Canada Stockholm
• Central African Republic Stockholm
• Chad Stockholm
• Chile Stockholm
• China Stockholm
• Colombia Stockholm
• Comoros Stockholm
• Congo Stockholm
• Congo (Democratic Republic of the) Stockholm
• Costa Rica Stockholm
• Côte d'Ivoire Stockholm
• Croatia Stockholm
• Cuba Stockholm
• Cyprus Stockholm
• Czech Republic Stockholm
• Denmark Stockholm
• Djibouti Stockholm
• Dominica Stockholm
• Dominican Republic The Hague
• Ecuador Stockholm
• Egypt Stockholm
• El Salvador Stockholm
• Equatorial Guinea Stockholm
• Estonia Stockholm
• Eswatini Stockholm
• Ethiopia Stockholm
• Fiji Stockholm
• Finland Stockholm
• France Stockholm
• Gabon Stockholm
• Gambia Stockholm
• Georgia Stockholm
• Germany Stockholm
• Ghana Stockholm
• Greece Stockholm
• Grenada Stockholm
• Guatemala Stockholm
• Guinea Stockholm
• Guinea-Bissau Stockholm
• Guyana Stockholm
• Haiti Stockholm
• Holy See Stockholm
• Honduras Stockholm
• Hungary Stockholm
• Iceland Stockholm
• India Stockholm
• Indonesia Stockholm
• Iran (Islamic Republic of) Stockholm
• Iraq Stockholm
• Ireland Stockholm
• Israel Stockholm
• Italy Stockholm
• Jamaica Stockholm
• Japan Stockholm
• Jordan Stockholm
• Kazakhstan Stockholm
• Kenya Stockholm
• Kiribati Stockholm
• Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) Stockholm
• Korea (Republic of) Stockholm
• Kuwait Stockholm
• Kyrgyzstan Stockholm
• Lao (People's Democratic Republic) Stockholm
• Latvia Stockholm
• Lebanon London², Stockholm³
• Lesotho Stockholm
• Liberia Stockholm
• Libya Stockholm
• Liechtenstein Stockholm
• Lithuania Stockholm
• Luxembourg Stockholm
• Madagascar Stockholm
• Malawi Stockholm
• Malaysia Stockholm
• Mali Stockholm
• Malta Lisbon², Stockholm³
• Mauritania Stockholm
• Mauritius Stockholm
• Mexico Stockholm
• Moldova (Republic of) Stockholm
• Monaco Stockholm
• Mongolia Stockholm
• Montenegro Stockholm
• Morocco Stockholm
• Mozambique Stockholm
• Namibia Stockholm
• Nepal Stockholm
• Netherlands Stockholm
• New Zealand London², Stockholm³
• Nicaragua Stockholm
• Niger Stockholm
• Nigeria Lisbon
• North Macedonia Stockholm
• Norway Stockholm
• Oman Stockholm
• Pakistan Stockholm
• Panama Stockholm
• Papua New Guinea Stockholm
• Paraguay Stockholm
• Peru Stockholm
• Philippines Lisbon², Stockholm³
• Poland Stockholm
• Portugal Stockholm
• Qatar Stockholm
• Romania Stockholm
• Russian Federation Stockholm
• Rwanda Stockholm
• Saint Kitts and Nevis Stockholm
• Saint Lucia Stockholm
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Stockholm
• Samoa Stockholm
• San Marino Stockholm
• Sao Tome and Principe Stockholm
• Saudi Arabia Stockholm
• Senegal Stockholm
• Serbia Stockholm
• Seychelles Stockholm
• Sierra Leone Stockholm
• Singapore Stockholm
• Slovakia Stockholm
• Slovenia Stockholm
• South Africa Stockholm
• Spain Stockholm
• Sri Lanka London², Stockholm³
• Sudan Stockholm
• Suriname Stockholm
• Sweden Stockholm
• Switzerland Stockholm
• Syrian Arab Republic Stockholm
• Tajikistan Stockholm
• Tanzania (United Republic of) Lisbon², Stockholm³
• Thailand Stockholm
• Togo Stockholm
• Tonga Stockholm
• Trinidad and Tobago Stockholm
• Tunisia Stockholm
• Türkiye Stockholm
• Turkmenistan Stockholm
• Uganda Stockholm
• Ukraine Stockholm
• United Arab Emirates Stockholm
• United Kingdom Stockholm
• United States of America Stockholm
• Uruguay Stockholm
• Uzbekistan Stockholm
• Venezuela Stockholm
• Viet Nam Stockholm
• Yemen Stockholm
• Zambia Lisbon², Stockholm³
• Zimbabwe Stockholm

(Total: 181 states)

 

¹ Additional information relating in particular to the territorial field of application of the Paris Convention pursuant to Article 24 of the Convention is to be found on WIPO's website (wipo.int).

² Articles 1 to 12.

³ Articles 13 to 30.

Patent Cooperation Treaty, done at Washington on 19 June 1970 (PCT)

AE	United Arab Emirates	(10.03.1999)
AG	Antigua and Barbuda	(17.03.2000)
AL	Albania4	(04.10.1995)
AM	Armenia5	(25.12.1991)
AO	Angola	(27.12.2007)
AT	Austria4	(23.04.1979)
AU	Australia	(31.03.1980)
AZ	Azerbaijan	(25.12.1995)
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina6	(07.09.1996)
BB	Barbados	(12.03.1985)
BE	Belgium4, 7	(14.12.1981)
BF	Burkina Faso7	(21.03.1989)
BG	Bulgaria4	(21.05.1984)
BH	Bahrain5	(18.03.2007)
BJ	Benin7	(26.02.1987)
BN	Brunei Darussalam	(24.07.2012)
BR	Brazil	(09.04.1978)
BW	Botswana	(30.10.2003)
BY	Belarus5	(25.12.1991)
BZ	Belize	(17.06.2000)
CA	Canada	(02.01.1990)
CF	Central African Republic7	(24.01.1978)
CG	Congo7	(24.01.1978)
CH	Switzerland4, 8	(24.01.1978)
CI	Côte d'Ivoire7	(30.04.1991)
CL	Chile5	(02.06.2009)
CM	Cameroon7	(24.01.1978)
CN	China9	(01.01.1994)
CO	Colombia	(28.02.2001)
CR	Costa Rica	(03.08.1999)
CU	Cuba5	(16.07.1996)
CV	Cabo Verde	(06.07.2022)
CY	Cyprus4, 7	(01.04.1998)
CZ	Czech Republic4	(01.01.1993)
DE	Germany4	(24.01.1978)
DJ	Djibouti	(23.09.2016)
DK	Denmark4	(01.12.1978)
DM	Dominica	(07.08.1999)
DO	Dominican Republic	(28.05.2007)
DZ	Algeria5	(08.03.2000)
EC	Ecuador	(07.05.2001)
EE	Estonia4	(24.08.1994)
EG	Egypt	(06.09.2003)
ES	Spain4	(16.11.1989)
FI	Finland4, 10	(01.10.1980)
FR	France4, 5, 7, 11	(25.02.1978)
GA	Gabon7	(24.01.1978)
GB	United Kingdom4, 12	(24.01.1978)
GD	Grenada	(22.09.1998)
GE	Georgia5	(25.12.1991)
GH	Ghana	(26.02.1997)
GM	Gambia	(09.12.1997)
GN	Guinea7	(27.05.1991)
GQ	Equatorial Guinea7	(17.07.2001)
GR	Greece4, 7	(09.10.1990)
GT	Guatemala	(14.10.2006)
GW	Guinea-Bissau7	(12.12.1997)
HN	Honduras	(20.06.2006)
HR	Croatia4	(01.07.1998)
HU	Hungary4, 5	(27.06.1980)
ID	Indonesia5	(05.09.1997)
IE	Ireland4, 7	(01.08.1992)
IL	Israel	(01.06.1996)
IN	India5	(07.12.1998)
IQ	Iraq	(30.04.2022)
IR	Iran (Islamic Republic of)5	(04.10.2013)
IS	Iceland4	(23.03.1995)
IT	Italy4, 7	(28.03.1985)
JM	Jamaica	(10.02.2022)
JO	Jordan	(09.06.2017)
JP	Japan	(01.10.1978)
KE	Kenya	(08.06.1994)
KG	Kyrgyzstan5	(25.12.1991)
KH	Cambodia13	(08.12.2016)
KM	Comoros	(03.04.2005)
KN	Saint Kitts and Nevis	(27.10.2005)
KP	Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)	(08.07.1980)
KR	Korea (Republic of)	(10.08.1984)
KW	Kuwait	(09.09.2016)
KZ	Kazakhstan5	(25.12.1991)
LA	Lao (People's Democratic Republic)5	(14.06.2006)
LC	Saint Lucia5	(30.08.1996)
LI	Liechtenstein4, 8	(19.03.1980)
LK	Sri Lanka	(26.02.1982)
LR	Liberia	(27.08.1994)
LS	Lesotho	(21.10.1995)
LT	Lithuania4, 7	(05.07.1994)
LU	Luxembourg4	(30.04.1978)
LV	Latvia4,	(07.09.1993)
LY	Libya	(15.09.2005)
MA	Morocco13	(08.10.1999)
MC	Monaco4, 7	(22.06.1979)
MD	Moldova (Republic of)5, 13	(25.12.1991)
ME	Montenegro6	(03.06.2006)
MG	Madagascar	(24.01.1978)
MK	North Macedonia4	(10.08.1995)
ML	Mali7	(19.10.1984)
MN	Mongolia	(27.05.1991)
MR	Mauritania7	(13.04.1983)
MT	Malta4, 5, 7	(01.03.2007)
MU	Mauritius	(15.03.2023)
MW	Malawi	(24.01.1978)
MX	Mexico	(01.01.1995)
MY	Malaysia5	(16.08.2006)
MZ	Mozambique5	(18.05.2000)
NA	Namibia	(01.01.2004)
NE	Niger7	(21.03.1993)
NG	Nigeria	(08.05.2005)
NI	Nicaragua	(06.03.2003)
NL	Netherlands4, 7	(10.07.1979)15
NO	Norway4, 10	(01.01.1980)
NZ	New Zealand	(01.12.1992)
OM	Oman5	(26.10.2001)
PA	Panama	(07.09.2012)
PE	Peru	(06.06.2009)
PG	Papua New Guinea	(14.06.2003)
PH	Philippines	(17.08.2001)
PL	Poland4, 10	(25.12.1990)
PT	Portugal4	(24.11.1992)
QA	Qatar5	(03.08.2011)
RO	Romania4, 5	(23.07.1979)
RS	Serbia4	(01.02.1997)16
RU	Russian Federation5	(29.03.1978)17
RW	Rwanda	(31.08.2011)
SA	Saudi Arabia	(03.08.2013)
SC	Seychelles	(07.11.2002)
SD	Sudan	(16.04.1984)
SE	Sweden4, 10	(17.05.1978)
SG	Singapore	(23.02.1995)
SI	Slovenia4, 7	(01.03.1994)
SK	Slovakia4	(01.01.1993)
SL	Sierra Leone	(17.06.1997)
SM	San Marino4	(14.12.2004)
SN	Senegal7	(24.01.1978)
ST	São Tomé and Principe	(03.07.2008)
SV	El Salvador	(17.08.2006)
SY	Syrian Arab Republic	(26.06.2003)
SZ	Eswatini7	(20.09.1994)
TD	Chad7	(24.01.1978)
TG	Togo7	(24.01.1978)
TH	Thailand5	(24.12.2009)
TJ	Tajikistan5	(25.12.1991)
TM	Turkmenistan5	(25.12.1991)
TN	Tunisia5, 13	(10.12.2001)
TR	Türkiye4	(01.01.1996)
TT	Trinidad and Tobago	(10.03.1994)
TZ	Tanzania (United Republic of)	(14.09.1999)
UA	Ukraine4	(25.12.1991)
UG	Uganda	(09.02.1995)
US	United States of America17, 18	(24.01.1978)
UY	Uruguay	(07.01.2025)
UZ	Uzbekistan5	(25.12.1991)
VC	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5	(06.08.2002)
VN	Viet Nam	(10.03.1993)
WS	Samoa5	(02.01.2020)
ZA	South Africa5	(16.03.1999)
ZM	Zambia	(15.11.2001)
ZW	Zimbabwe	(11.06.1997)

(Total: 158 states)

 

⁴ Is also a contracting state to the EPC.

⁵ Has made the reservation provided for in Art. 64(5) PCT.

⁶ Extension of the European patent possible (see II.2, p. 33).

⁷ Any designation of this state in an international application is treated in the same way as an indication of the wish to obtain a regional patent designating such state (Art. 45(2) PCT).

⁸ Any designation of this state in an international application is treated in the same way as a joint designation of Switzerland and Liechtenstein (Art. 45(2) PCT in conjunction with Art. 3 of the Patent Treaty between Switzerland and Liechtenstein; see OJ EPO 1980, 407).

⁹ The PCT applies also to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with effect from 1 July 1997; it is, however, not applicable to the Macao Special Administrative Region.

¹⁰ Has made the reservation provided for in Art. 64(2)(a)(ii) PCT.

¹¹ Including all overseas departments and territories.

¹² The Treaty extends to the Isle of Man with effect from 29 October 1983.

¹³ Validation of the European patent possible (see II.2, p. 33).

¹⁴ Ratification for the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist on 10 October 2010. As from that date, the PCT continues to apply to Curaçao and Sint Maarten. The PCT also continues to apply to the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba which, with effect from 10 October 2010, became part of the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe.

¹⁵ Serbia is the continuing state from Serbia and Montenegro as from 3 June 2006.

¹⁶ Date of ratification by the Soviet Union, succeeded by the Russian Federation as from 25 December 1991.

¹⁷ Has made the reservation provided for in Art. 64(3)(a) and 64(4)(a) PCT.

¹⁸ Extends to all areas for which the United States of America has international responsibility.

Patent Law Treaty (PLT) of 1 June 2000

Albania	(17.05.2010)
Antigua and Barbuda	(25.06.2019)
Armenia	(17.09.2013)
Australia	(16.03.2009)
Bahrain	(15.12.2005)
Belarus	(21.10.2016)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	(09.05.2012)
Canada	(30.10.2019)
Croatia	(28.04.2005)
Denmark	(28.04.2005)
Estonia	(28.04.2005)
Finland	(06.03.2006)
France	(05.01.2010)
Hungary	(12.03.2008)
Ireland	(27.05.2012)
Japan	(11.06.2016)
Kazakhstan	(19.10.2011)
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)	(22.08.2018)
Kyrgyzstan	(28.04.2005)
Latvia	(12.06.2010)
Liberia	(04.01.2017)
Liechtenstein	(18.12.2009)
Lithuania	(03.02.2012)
Moldova (Republic of)	(28.04.2005)
Montenegro	(09.03.2012)
Netherlands	(27.12.2010)
Nigeria	(28.04.2005)
North Macedonia	(22.04.2010)
Oman	(16.10.2007)
Romania	(28.04.2005)
Russian Federation	(12.08.2009)
Saudi Arabia	(03.08.2013)
Serbia	(20.08.2010)
Slovakia	(28.04.2005)
Slovenia	(28.04.2005)
Spain	(06.11.2013)
Sweden	(27.12.2007)
Switzerland	(01.07.2008)
Turkmenistan	(19.07.2021)
Ukraine	(28.04.2005)
United Kingdom	(22.03.2006)
United States of America	(18.12.2013)
Uzbekistan	(19.07.2006)

(Total: 43 states)

Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, done at Budapest on 28 April 1977

Albania	(19.09.2003)
Antigua and Barbuda	(25.06.2020)
Armenia	(06.03.2005)
Australia	(07.07.1987)
Austria	(26.04.1984)
Azerbaijan	(14.10.2003)
Bahamas	(03.09.2025)
Bahrain	(20.11.2012)
Belarus	(19.10.2001)
Belgium	(15.12.1983)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	(27.01.2009)
Brunei Darussalam	(24.07.2012)
Bulgaria	(19.08.1980)
Canada	(21.09.1996)
Chile	(05.08.2011)
China	(01.07.1995)
Colombia	(26.07.2016)
Costa Rica	(30.09.2008)
Croatia	(25.02.2000)
Cuba	(19.02.1994)
Czech Republic	(01.01.1993)
Denmark	(01.07.1985)
Dominican Republic	(03.07.2007)
El Salvador	(17.08.2006)
Estonia	(14.09.1996)
Finland	(01.09.1985)
France	(19.08.1980)
Georgia	(30.09.2005)
Germany	(20.01.1981)
Greece	(30.10.1993)
Guatemala	(14.10.2006)
Honduras	(20.06.2006)
Hungary	(19.08.1980)
Iceland	(23.03.1995)
India	(17.12.2001)
Indonesia	(13.07.2022)
Ireland	(15.12.1999)
Israel	(26.04.1996)
Italy	(23.03.1986)
Japan	(19.08.1980)
Jordan	(14.11.2008)
Kazakhstan	(24.04.2002)
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)	(21.02.2002)
Korea (Republic of)	(28.03.1988)
Kyrgyzstan	(17.05.2003)
Latvia	(29.12.1994)
Liechtenstein	(19.08.1981)
Lithuania	(09.05.1998)
Luxembourg	(29.07.2010)
Malaysia	(31.03.2022)
Mexico	(21.03.2001)
Moldova (Republic of)	(25.12.1991)
Monaco	(23.01.1999)
Montenegro	(03.06.2006)
Morocco	(20.07.2011)
Netherlands	(02.07.1987)19
New Zealand	(17.03.2019)
Nicaragua	(10.08.2006)
North Macedonia	(30.08.2002)
Norway	(01.01.1986)
Oman	(16.10.2007)
Panama	(07.09.2012)
Paraguay	(05.05.2023)
Peru	(20.01.2009)
Philippines	(21.10.1981)
Poland	(22.09.1993)
Portugal	(16.10.1997)
Qatar	(06.03.2014)
Romania	(25.09.1999)
Russian Federation	(22.04.1981)20
Rwanda	(04.11.2023)
Saudi Arabia	(16.01.2021)
Serbia	(25.02.1994)21
Singapore	(23.02.1995)
Slovakia	(01.01.1993)
Slovenia	(12.03.1998)
South Africa	(14.07.1997)
Spain	(19.03.1981)
Sweden	(01.10.1983)
Switzerland	(19.08.1981)
Tajikistan	(25.12.1991)
Trinidad and Tobago	(10.03.1994)
Tunisia	(23.05.2004)
Türkiye	(30.11.1998)
Ukraine	(02.07.1997)
United Arab Emirates	(17.05.2021)
United Kingdom	(29.12.1980)
United States of America	(19.08.1980)
Uruguay	(07.01.2025)
Uzbekistan	(12.01.2002)
Viet Nam	(01.06.2021)

(Total: 91 states)

Declarations filed under Article 9(1)(a) of the Budapest Treaty by intergovernmental industrial property organisations²²

European Patent Organisation (EPO)	(26.11.1980)23
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	(10.11.1998)
Eurasian Patent Organisation (EAPO)	(05.04.2000)
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)	(15.03.2023)

International depositary authorities under Article 7 of the Budapest Treaty

International depositary authority²⁴

Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection (NRRL)	1815 North University Street Peoria, Illinois 61604, United States of America	Tel. (+1-309) 681 63 98 [email protected] nrrl.ncaur.usda.gov
All-Russian National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (VKPM)	Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute" State Research Institute "Genetika" Dorozhny proezd, 1 Moscow 117545, Russian Federation	Tel. (+7-495) 315 12 10 Fax (+7-495) 315 12 10, 315 05 01 [email protected] genetika.ru/vkpm
American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)	10801 University Boulevard Manassas, Virginia 20110-2209, United States of America	Tel. (+1-703) 365 27 00 Fax (+1-703) 365 27 01 [email protected] atcc.org
Banco Español de Algas (BEA)	University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Muelle de Taliarte s/n 35214 Telde Las Palmas, Spain	Tel. (+34-928) 13 32 90 [email protected] [email protected] bea.marinebiotechnology.org
Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms (BCCM)	Headquarters: BCCM Coordination Cell Federal Public Planning Service Science Policy avenue Louise 231 1050 Brussels, Belgium	Tel. (+32-2) 238 36 07 Fax (+32-2) 230 59 12 [email protected] bccm.belspo.be/index.php
	Collections: BCCM/IHEM Biomedical fungi and yeasts collection Scientific Institute of Public Health Service Mycology and Aerobiology Rue J. Wytsmanstraat 14 1050 Brussels, Belgium	Tel. (+32-2) 642 55 18 Fax (+32-2) 642 55 19 [email protected]
	BCCM/GeneCorner Plasmid Collection Universiteit Gent Vakgroep Biomedische Moleculaire Biologie Technologiepark 927 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium	Tel. (+32-9) 331 38 43 Fax (+32-9) 331 35 04 [email protected]
	BCCM/LMG Bacteria collection Universiteit Gent Laboratorium voor Microbiologie K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35 9000 Gent, Belgium	Tel. (+32-9) 264 51 08 Fax (+32-9) 264 53 46 [email protected]
	BCCM/MUCL Agro-food and Environmental Fungal Collection Université catholique de Louvain Mycothèque de l'Université catholique de Louvain Croix du Sud 2 – box L7.05.06 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium	Tel. (+32-10) 47 37 42 Fax (+32-10) 45 15 01 [email protected]
CABI Bioscience, UK Centre (IMI)	Bakeham Lane Englefield Green Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY, United Kingdom	Tel. (+44 (0) 1491) 82 90 16 Fax (+44 (0) 1491) 82 91 00 [email protected] cabi.org/services/microbial-services
China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC)	College of Life Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan 430072, China	Tel. (+86-27) 6875 2319, 6875 4712, 6875 4052 Fax (+86-27) 6875 4833 [email protected] cctcc.org
China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC)	Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences No. 1 Beichen West Road Chaoyang District Beijing 100 101, China	Tel. (+86-10) 6480 7355 Fax (+86-10) 6480 7288 [email protected] cgmcc.net
Colección Chilena de Recursos Genéticos Microbianos (CChRGM)	Avenida Vicente Méndez 515, Chillán, Region de Ñuble, Chile	Tel. (+56-42) 220 6773, 220 6786 Fax (+56-42) 209 599 [email protected] cchrgm.cl
Colección de Microorganismos del Centro Nacional de Recursos Genéticos (CM-CNRG)	Boulevard de la Biodiversidad No. 400 Col. Rancho las Cruces Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco C.P. 47600 Mexico	Tel. (+52-378) 1065020 ext. 5107, 5207, 5202 [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Website under construction, to be hosted on the webpage of CIRPAC-INIFAP:inifapcirpac.gob.mx
Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo (CECT)	Edificio 3 CUE Parc Cientific Universitat de Valencia Catedrático Agustín Escardino, 9 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain	Tel. (+34-963) 54 46 12 [email protected] cect.org
Collection nationale de cultures de micro-organismes (CNCM)	Institut Pasteur 25-28 rue du Dr. Roux 75724 Paris Cédex 15, France	Tel. (+33-1) 45 68 82 50 Fax (+33-1) 45 68 82 36 [email protected] pasteur.fr/en/cncm pasteur.fr/fr/crbip
Collection of Eubiotic and Epiphytic Microorganisms (CEEM)	Kuban State Agrarian University, 13 Kalinina Street, Krasnodar, 350044, Russian Federation	Tel. (+7) (861) 221-59-42 Fax (+7) (861) 221-58-85 [email protected]
Collections Coordonnées Marocaines de Microorganismes (CCMM)	Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Biologie Moléculaire (LMBM) Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique, CNRST Angle avenue Allal El Fassi, avenue des FAR, Quartier Hay Ryad B.P. 8027 Nations Unies 10102 Rabat, Morocco	Tel. (+212-537) 77 86 76, 56 98 10 Fax (+212-537) 77 86 76, 56 98 34 [email protected] [email protected] cnrst.ma ccmm.ma
Collection of Plasmids and Microorganisms (KPD)	Wydział Biologii Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego ul. Wita Stwosza 59 80-308 Gdańsk Poland	Tel.:+ 48 58 523 60 00 Fax.:+ 48 58 523 60 02 [email protected] biology.ug.edu.pl/EN/kpd
Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP)	SAMS Ltd. Scottish Marine Institute Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA, Scotland, United Kingdom	Tel. (+44-1631) 559 000, 559 268 (direct line) Fax (+44-1631) 559 001 [email protected] ccap.ac.uk
Culture Collection of Switzerland (CCOS)	Einsiedlerstrasse 34 8820 Waedenswil Switzerland	Tel. (+41-44) 552 24 28 Fax (+41-44) 552 24 27 [email protected] ccos.ch
Culture Collection of Yeasts (CCY)	Institute of Chemistry Slovak Academy of Sciences Dúbravská cesta 9 845 38 Bratislava, Slovakia	Tel. (+421-2) 59 41 02 62 Fax (+421-2) 59 41 02 22 [email protected] ccy.sk
Czech Collection of Microorganisms (CCM)	Kamenice 5/building A25 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic	Tel. (+420) 549 491 430 Fax (+420) 549 498 289 [email protected] sci.muni.cz/ccm
European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC)	Culture Collections Public Health England Porton Down Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, United Kingdom	Tel. (+44-1980) 61 25 12 Fax (+44-1980) 61 13 15 [email protected] phe-culturecollections.org.uk
Guangdong Microbial Culture Collection Center (GDMCC)	Guangdong Institute of Microbiology No. 59 Building, No. 100 Xianliezhong Road Guangzhou 510075, China	Tel. (+86-20) 8713 7633, 8713 7636, 3765 6629 Fax (+86-20) 8768 6803 [email protected] gimcc.net
IAFB – Collection of Industrial Microorganisms	Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology Ul. Rakowiecka 36 02-532 Warsaw, Poland	Tel. (+48-22) 606 36 91, 606 36 00 Fax (+48-22) 849 04 28 [email protected] [email protected]
Industrial Yeasts Collection (DBVPG)	Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science University of Perugia Borgo XX Giugno, 74 06121 Perugia, Italy	Tel. (+39-075) 585 64 87, 585 64 55 Fax (+39-075) 585 64 70 [email protected] [email protected] dbvpg.unipg.it
International Depositary Authority of Canada (IDAC)	National Microbiology Laboratory Public Health Agency of Canada Canadian Science Center for Human and Animal Health 1015 Arlington Street Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 3R2, Canada	Tel. (+1-204) 789 60 35 Fax (+1-204) 789 20 18 [email protected] nml-lnm.gc.ca/IDAC-ADI/index-eng.htm (English version) nml-lnm.gc.ca/IDAC-ADI/index-fra.htm (French version)
International Patent Organism Depositary (IPOD)	National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) #120, 2-5-8 Kazusakamatari Kisarazu-shi Chiba 292-0818, Japan	Tel. (+81) 438 20 59 10 Fax (+81) 438 20 59 11 [email protected] nite.go.jp/en/nbrc/patent/pod/​index.html
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino	Interlab Cell Line Collection (ICLC) S.S. Banca Biologica e Cell Factory Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10 16132 Genova, Italy	Tel. (+39-010) 555 3951/4273 Fax (+39-010) 555 6874 [email protected] iclc.it/indexpi.html
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini" (IZSLER)	Via Bianchi 9 25124 Brescia, Italy	Tel. (+39-030) 22 901, 229 02 63, 229 02 73 Fax (+39-030) 242 52 51 [email protected] [email protected] izsler.it ibvr.com
Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC)	Agricultural Microbiology Division National Institute of Agricultural Sciences Rural Development Administration 166, Nongsaengmyeong-ro, Iseo-myeon Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 55365, Republic of Korea	Tel. (+82-63) 238 3024 Fax (+82-63) 238 3845 [email protected] genebank.rda.go.kr
Korean Cell Line Research Foundation (KCLRF)	Cancer Research Institute Seoul National University College of Medicine 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea	Tel. (+82-2) 3668 7915 Fax (+82-2) 742 0021 [email protected] cellbank.snu.ac.kr
Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC)	181, Ipsin-gil, Jeongeup-si Jeollabuk-do, 56212 Republic of Korea	Tel. (+82-63) 570 5604, 570 5681 Fax (+82-63) 570 5609 [email protected] kctc.kribb.re.kr
Korean Culture Center of Microorganisms (KCCM)	Yurim B/D 45 Hongjenae-2ga-gil Seodaemun-gu Seoul, 03641, Republic of Korea	Tel. (+82-2) 391 0950, 396 0950 Fax (+82-2) 392 2859 [email protected] kccm.or.kr/
Lady Mary Fairfax CellBank Australia (CBA)	Children's Medical Research Institute 214 Hawkesbury Rd Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia	Tel. (+61-2) 8865 2850 Fax (+61-2) 9687 2120 [email protected] cellbankaustralia.com
Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH	Inhoffenstr. 7B 38124 Braunschweig, Germany	Tel. (+49-531) 261 62 54 Fax (+49-531) 261 64 18, 261 62 25 [email protected] dsmz.de
Micoteca da Universidade do Minho (MUM)	Universidade do Minho, Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Campus de Gualtar, 470-057 Braga, Portugal	Tel. (+351) 253 604 403 [email protected]
Microbial Culture Collection (MCC)	National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) University of Pune Campus, Ganeshkhind Pune-411007, Maharashtra, India	Tel. (+91 20) 257 08 237 Fax (+91 20) 256 92 259 [email protected] nccs.res.in
Microbial Strain Collection of Latvia (MSCL)	Jelgavas str. 1 1004 Riga, Latvia	Tel. (+371) 6703 3925 [email protected] mikro.daba.lv
Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC)	CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Sector 39-A Chandigarh – 160 036 (Union Territory), India	Tel. (+91-172) 269 05 62, 666 51 51, 666 57 05, 666 57 36 Fax (+91-172) 269 52 15, 269 06 32 [email protected] [email protected] mtccindia.res.in
National Agriculturally Important Microbial Culture Collection (NAIMCC)	ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms Kushmaur Maunath Bhanjan PIN 275 103 Uttar Pradesh, India	Tel. (+91-547) 253 00 80 Fax. (+91-547) 253 03 81 [email protected] nbaim.org.in
National Bank for Industrial Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (NBIMCC)	49 St Kliment Ohridski Blvd. Bldg. 3 1756 Sofia, Bulgaria	Tel. (+359-2) 872 08 65 Fax (+359-2) 872 08 65 [email protected] nbimcc.org
National Collection of Agricultural and Industrial Microorganisms (NCAIM)	Faculty of Food Science Szent István University Somlói út 14-16 1118 Budapest, Hungary	Tel. (+36-1) 305 7322 Fax (+36-1) 305 7322 [email protected] ncaim.etk.szie.hu
National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC)	Culture Collections Public Health England Porton Down Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, United Kingdom	Tel. (+44-1980) 61 25 12 Fax (+44-1980) 61 13 15 [email protected] phe-culturecollections.org.uk
National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC)	Quadram Institute Bioscience Norwich Research Park Norwich NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom	Tel. (+44-1603) 25 52 74 Fax (+44-1603) 45 84 14 [email protected] ncyc.co.uk
National Collections of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB)	NCIMB Ltd Ferguson Building Craibstone Estate Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9YA, United Kingdom	Tel. (+44-1224) 009333 [email protected] ncimb.com
National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)	Blanche Lane South Mimms Potters Bar, Herts., EN6 3QG, United Kingdom	Tel. (+44-1707) 641 000 Fax (+44-1707) 641 050 [email protected] nibsc.org
NITE Patent Microorganisms Depositary (NPMD), National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)	#122, 2-5-8 Kazusakamatari Kisarazu-shi Chiba 292-0818, Japan	Tel. (+81) 438 20 55 80 Fax (+81) 438 20 55 81 [email protected] nite.go.jp/en/nbrc/patent/npmd/​index.html
National Measurement Institute (NMI)	1/153, Bertie Street Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia	Tel. (+61-3) 9644 4841 Fax (+61-3) 9644 4999 [email protected] measurement.gov.au
Polish Collection of Microorganisms (PCM)	Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy Polish Academy of Sciences Ul. Weigla 12 53-114 Wrocław, Poland	Tel. (+48-71) 337 11 72, 370 99 05 Fax (+48-71) 370 90 21 [email protected] iitd.pan.wroc.pl
Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA)	Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences 60 Bigelow Drive East Boothbay, Maine 04544, United States of America	Tel. (+1-207) 315-2567, Ext. 1 Fax (+1-207) 315-2320 [email protected] ncma.bigelow.org
Russian Collection of Microorganisms (VKM)	G. K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms Russian Academy of Sciences Prospekt Nauki No. 5 Pushchino 142290 (Moscow Region), Russian Federation	Tel. (+7-495) 625 74 48; (+7-496) 773 17 77 Fax (+7-495) 956 33 70 [email protected] vkm.ru
University of Coimbra Bacteria Culture Collection (UCCCB)	Rua da Matemática 49, Edifício do Patronato 3rd Floor, 3000-276 Coimbra, Portugal	Tel. (+351) 239 240 700 [email protected]
VTT Culture Collection (VTTCC)	VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Tietotie 2 Espoo, Finland	Tel. (+358 20) 722 7517; mobile +358 400 114391 Fax (+358 20) 722 7071 (contact: Dr. Irina Tsitko) [email protected] culturecollection.vtt.fi
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute (CBS)	Uppsalalaan 8 3584 CT Utrecht, Netherlands or P.O. Box 85167 3508 AD Utrecht, Netherlands	Tel. (+31-30) 212 26 00 Fax (+31-30) 212 26 01 [email protected] westerdijkinstitute.nl

Total: 52 international depositary authorities

 

¹⁹ Ratification for the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist on 10 October 2010. As from that date, the Treaty continues to apply to Curaçao and Sint Maarten. The Treaty also continues to apply to the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, which, with effect from 10 October 2010, became part of the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe.

²⁰ Date of ratification by the Soviet Union, succeeded by the Russian Federation as from 25 December 1991.

²¹ Serbia is the continuing state from Serbia and Montenegro as from 3 June 2006.

²² In accordance with the declaration the Organisation recognises, pursuant to Article 3(1)(a) of the Treaty, the fact and date of the deposit of a micro-organism made with an international depositary authority as well as the fact that what is furnished as a sample is a sample of the deposited micro-organism.

²³ Date of effect: see OJ EPO 1980, 380.

²⁴ Information regarding kinds of micro-organisms accepted by the authority, fees and requirements under Rule 6.3 of the Budapest Treaty is available on WIPO's website under wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/​pdf/ida.pdf. See also the Guide to the Deposit of Microorganisms under the Budapest Treaty, published by WIPO, 34 chemin des Colombettes, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, and WIPO's website (wipo.int).

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 23 May 1969

The following EPC contracting states are currently also parties to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties:

• Albania
• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• North Macedonia
• Poland
• Portugal
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom

(Total: 32 states)

Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO)/TRIPS of 15 April 1994

²⁵

Afghanistan	(29.07.2016)
Albania	(08.09.2000)
Angola	(23.11.1996)
Antigua and Barbuda	(01.01.1995)
Argentina	(01.01.1995)
Armenia	(05.02.2003)
Australia	(01.01.1995)
Austria	(01.01.1995)
Bahrain	(01.01.1995)
Bangladesh	(01.01.1995)
Barbados	(01.01.1995)
Belgium	(01.01.1995)
Belize	(01.01.1995)
Benin	(22.02.1996)
Bolivia	(12.09.1995)
Botswana	(31.05.1995)
Brazil	(01.01.1995)
Brunei Darussalam	(01.01.1995)
Bulgaria	(01.12.1996)
Burkina Faso	(03.06.1995)
Burundi	(23.07.1995)
Cambodia	(13.10.2004)
Cameroon	(13.12.1995)
Canada	(01.01.1995)
Cabo Verde	(23.07.2008)
Central African Republic	(31.05.1995)
Chad	(19.10.1996)
Chile	(01.01.1995)
China	(11.12.2001)
Chinese Taipei	(01.01.2002)
Colombia	(30.04.1995)
Comoros	(21.08.2024)
Congo	(27.03.1997)
Congo (Democratic Republic of)	(01.01.1997)
Costa Rica	(01.01.1995)
Côte d'Ivoire	(01.01.1995)
Croatia	(30.11.2000)
Cuba	(20.04.1995)
Cyprus	(30.07.1995)
Czech Republic	(01.01.1995)
Denmark	(01.01.1995)
Djibouti	(31.05.1995)
Dominica	(01.01.1995)
Dominican Republic	(09.03.1995)
East Timor	(30.08.2024
Ecuador	(21.01.1996)
Egypt	(30.06.1995)
El Salvador	(07.05.1995)
Estonia	(13.11.1999)
Eswatini	(01.01.1995)
European Community	(01.01.1995)
Fiji	(14.01.1996)
Finland	(01.01.1995)
France	(01.01.1995)
Gabon	(01.01.1995)
Gambia	(23.10.1996)
Georgia	(14.06.2000)
Germany	(01.01.1995)
Ghana	(01.01.1995)
Greece	(01.01.1995)
Grenada	(22.02.1996)
Guatemala	(21.07.1995)
Guinea	(25.10.1995)
Guinea-Bissau	(31.05.1995)
Guyana	(01.01.1995)
Haiti	(30.01.1996)
Honduras	(01.01.1995)
Hong Kong, SAR China	(01.01.1995)
Hungary	(01.01.1995)
Iceland	(01.01.1995)
India	(01.01.1995)
Indonesia	(01.01.1995)
Ireland	(01.01.1995)
Israel	(21.04.1995)
Italy	(01.01.1995)
Jamaica	(09.03.1995)
Japan	(01.01.1995)
Jordan	(11.04.2000)
Kazakhstan	(30.11.2015)
Kenya	(01.01.1995)
Korea (Republic of)	(01.01.1995)
Kuwait	(01.01.1995)
Kyrgyzstan	(20.12.1998)
Lao (People's Democratic Republic)	(02.02.2013)
Latvia	(10.02.1999)
Lesotho	(31.05.1995)
Liberia	(14.07.2016)
Liechtenstein	(01.09.1995)
Lithuania	(31.05.2001)
Luxembourg	(01.01.1995)
Macao, SAR China	(01.01.1995)
Madagascar	(17.11.1995)
Malawi	(31.05.1995)
Malaysia	(01.01.1995)
Maldives	(31.05.1995)
Mali	(31.05.1995)
Malta	(01.01.1995)
Mauritania	(31.05.1995)
Mauritius	(01.01.1995)
Mexico	(01.01.1995)
Moldova (Republic of)	(26.07.2001)
Mongolia	(29.01.1997)
Montenegro	(29.04.2012)
Morocco	(01.01.1995)
Mozambique	(26.08.1995)
Myanmar	(01.01.1995)
Namibia	(01.01.1995)
Nepal	(23.04.2004)
Netherlands	(01.01.1995)
New Zealand	(01.01.1995)
Nicaragua	(03.09.1995)
Niger	(13.12.1996)
Nigeria	(01.01.1995)
North Macedonia	(04.04.2003)
Norway	(01.01.1995)
Oman	(09.11.2000)
Pakistan	(01.01.1995)
Panama	(06.09.1997)
Papua New Guinea	(09.06.1996)
Paraguay	(01.01.1995)
Peru	(01.01.1995)
Philippines	(01.01.1995)
Poland	(01.07.1995)
Portugal	(01.01.1995)
Qatar	(13.01.1996)
Romania	(01.01.1995)
Russian Federation	(22.08.2012)
Rwanda	(22.05.1996)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	(21.02.1996)
Saint Lucia	(01.01.1995)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	(01.01.1995)
Samoa	(10.05.2012)
Saudi Arabia	(11.12.2005)
Senegal	(01.01.1995)
Seychelles	(26.04.2015)
Sierra Leone	(23.07.1995)
Singapore	(01.01.1995)
Slovakia	(01.01.1995)
Slovenia	(30.07.1995)
Solomon Islands	(26.07.1996)
South Africa	(01.01.1995)
Spain	(01.01.1995)
Sri Lanka	(01.01.1995)
Suriname	(01.01.1995)
Sweden	(01.01.1995)
Switzerland	(01.07.1995)
Tajikistan	(02.03.2013)
Tanzania (United Republic of)	(01.01.1995)
Thailand	(01.01.1995)
Togo	(31.05.1995)
Tonga	(27.07.2007)
Trinidad and Tobago	(01.03.1995)
Tunisia	(29.03.1995)
Türkiye	(26.03.1995)
Uganda	(01.01.1995)
Ukraine	(16.05.2008)
United Arab Emirates	(10.04.1996)
United Kingdom	(01.01.1995)
United States of America	(01.01.1995)
Uruguay	(01.01.1995)
Vanuatu	(24.08.2012)
Venezuela	(01.01.1995)
Viet Nam	(11.01.2007)
Yemen	(26.06.2014)
Zambia	(01.01.1995)
Zimbabwe	(05.03.1995)

(Total: 166 states)

 

²⁵ All parties to WTO are parties to TRIPS (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights of 15 April 1994

European conventions

Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973 (European Patent Convention)

Albania26	(01.05.2010)
Austria26	(01.05.1979)
Belgium26	(07.10.1977)
Bulgaria26	(01.07.2002)
Croatia26	(01.01.2008)
Cyprus26	(01.04.1998)
Czech Republic26	(01.07.2002)
Denmark27, 28	(01.01.1990)
Estonia26	(01.07.2002)
Finland26	(01.03.1996)
France26, 27	(07.10.1977)
Germany26	(07.10.1977)
Greece26	(01.10.1986)
Hungary26	(01.01.2003)
Iceland26	(01.11.2004)
Ireland26	(01.08.1992)
Italy26	(01.12.1978)
Latvia26	(01.07.2005)
Liechtenstein26, 29	(01.04.1980)
Lithuania26	(01.12.2004)
Luxembourg26	(07.10.1977)
Malta26	(01.03.2007)
Monaco26	(01.12.1991)
Montenegro	(01.10.2022)
Netherlands26, 30	(07.10.1977)
North Macedonia26	(01.01.2009)
Norway26	(01.01.2008)
Poland26	(01.03.2004)
Portugal26	(01.01.1992)
Romania26	(01.03.2003)
San Marino26	(01.07.2010)
Serbia26	(01.10.2010)
Slovakia26	(01.07.2002)
Slovenia26	(01.12.2002)
Spain26	(01.10.1986)
Sweden26	(01.05.1978)
Switzerland26, 28	(07.10.1977)
Türkiye26	(01.11.2000)
United Kingdom26, 31	(07.10.1977)

(Total: 39 states)

 

²⁶ Is also a contracting state to the PCT.

²⁷ The EPC is also applicable to the overseas territories.

²⁸ The EPC does not apply to Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

²⁹ Any designation of this state is treated in the same way as a joint designation of Switzerland and Liechtenstein (Art. 142(1) EPC in conjunction with Art. 2 of the Patent Treaty between Switzerland and Liechtenstein, see OJ EPO 1980, 407).

³⁰ The EPC is applicable to the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe, and as of 4 April 2007 also to Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Dutch Caribbean (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba).

³¹ The EPC is also applicable to the Isle of Man. For further information on the registration of European patents (UK) in overseas states and territories, see OJ EPO 2009, 546 and OJ EPO 2018, A97.

 

London Agreement dated 17 October 2000 on the application of Article 65 EPC

Albania	(01.09.2013)
Belgium	(01.09.2019)
Croatia	(01.05.2008)
Denmark	(01.05.2008)
Finland	(01.11.2011)
France	(01.05.2008)
Germany	(01.05.2008)
Hungary	(01.01.2011)
Iceland	(01.05.2008)
Ireland	(01.03.2014)
Latvia	(01.05.2008)
Liechtenstein	(01.05.2008)
Lithuania	(01.05.2009)
Luxembourg	(01.05.2008)
Monaco	(01.05.2008)
Netherlands	(01.05.2008)
North Macedonia	(01.02.2012)
Norway	(01.01.2015)
Slovenia	(01.05.2008)
Sweden	(01.05.2008)
Switzerland	(01.05.2008)
United Kingdom	(01.05.2008)

(Total: 22 states)

 

International exhibitions as referred to in Article 55 EPC

1. The following list enumerates, for purposes of the application of Article 55(1)(b) EPC, those international exhibitions falling within the terms of the Convention relating to International Exhibitions signed at Paris on 22 November 1928 and last revised on 30 November 1972 which have been registered so far by the International Exhibitions Bureau.

Period	Place	Theme32
13.04. - 13.10.2025	Osaka34 (JP)	Expo 2025 – Designing Future Society for Our Lives
19.03.2027 - 26.09.2027	Yokohama33 (JP)	Expo 2027 – Scenery of the Future for Happiness
01.10.2030 - 31.03.2031	Riyadh34 (SA)	Expo 2030 – The Era of Change, Together for a Foresighted Tomorrow

2. The disclosure of an invention at one of these exhibitions by the applicant or his legal predecessor is not prejudicial to a European patent application if it occurred no earlier than six months preceding the filing of the application and provided the applicant states, when filing the application, that the invention has been so displayed and submits, within four months of the filing of the application, the certificate of exhibition referred to in Rule 25 EPC.

Biological material depositary institutions recognised for the purposes of Rules 31 and 34 EPC

(a) International depositary authorities under the Budapest Treaty, indicated in I.4.2 above.

(b) The following depositary institution, recognised under an agreement with the EPO:

Collection Nationale de Cultures de Micro-organismes (CNCM)
Institut Pasteur
28, Rue du Docteur Roux
75724 Paris Cedex 15
France
OJ EPO 1982, 452; 1989, 51.

 

³² The official languages for the exhibition themes are the language of the host country, plus English and French.

³³ Horticultural exhibition.

³⁴ Registered exhibition.

Agreements concluded by the European Patent Organisation with third countries

Extension agreements

Bosnia and Herzegovina35

(01.12.2004)36

(Total: 1 state)

Validation agreements

Cambodia35	(01.03.2018)36
Georgia36	(15.01.2024)36
Lao People’s Democratic Republic35	(01.04.2025)36
Morocco35	(01.03.2015)36
Republic of Moldova35	(01.11.2015)36
Tunisia35	(01.12.2017)36

(Total: 6 states)

 

³⁵ Is also a contracting state to the PCT.

³⁶ Date of entry into force.

Agreement on a Unified Patent Court of 19 February 2013

Austria	(01.06.2023)
Belgium	(01.06.2023)
Bulgaria	(01.06.2023)
Denmark	(01.06.2023)
Estonia	(01.06.2023)
Finland	(01.06.2023)
France	(01.06.2023)
Germany	(01.06.2023)
Italy	(01.06.2023)
Latvia	(01.06.2023)
Lithuania	(01.06.2023)
Luxembourg	(01.06.2023)
Malta	(01.06.2023)
Netherlands	(01.06.2023)
Portugal	(01.06.2023)
Romania	(01.09.2024)
Slovenia	(01.06.2023)
Sweden	(01.06.2023)

(Total: 18 states)

Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention of 27 November 1963

Belgium	(24.12.1999)
Denmark	(30.12.1989)
France	(01.08.1980)
Germany	(01.08.1980)
Ireland	(01.08.1980)
Italy	(18.05.1981)
Liechtenstein	(01.08.1980)
Luxembourg	(01.08.1980)
Netherlands	(03.12.1987)
North Macedonia	(25.05.1998)
Sweden	(01.08.1980)
Switzerland	(01.08.1980)
United Kingdom	(01.08.1980)

(Total: 13 states)