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INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

General

Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (Situation on 1 March 1994)

I. UNIVERSAL TREATIES

1. 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 and at Stockholm on 14 July 1967*

Algeria, Stockholm

Argentina, Lisbon¹

Stockholm²

Australia, Stockholm

Austria, Stockholm

Bahamas, Lisbon¹

Stockholm²

Bangladesh, Stockholm

Barbados, Stockholm

Belarus, Stockholm

Belgium, Stockholm

Benin, Stockholm

Bolivia, Stockholm

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stockholm

Brazil, Stockholm

Bulgaria, Stockholm

Burkina Faso, Stockholm

Burundi, Stockholm

Cameroon, Stockholm

Canada, London¹

Stockholm²

Central African Republic, Stockholm

Chad, Stockholm

Chile, Stockholm

China, Stockholm

Congo, Stockholm

Côte d'Ivoire, Stockholm

Croatia, Stockholm

Cuba, Stockholm

Cyprus, Stockholm

Czech Republic, Stockholm

Denmark, Stockholm

Dominican Republic, The Hague

Egypt, Stockholm

El Salvador, Stockholm

Finland, Stockholm

France, Stockholm

Gabon, Stockholm

Gambia, Stockholm

Germany, Stockholm

Ghana, Stockholm

Greece, Stockholm

Guinea, Stockholm

Guinea-Bissau, Stockholm

Haiti, Stockholm

Honduras, Stockholm

Hungary, Stockholm

Iceland, London¹

Stockholm²

Indonesia, London¹

Stockholm²

Iran, Lisbon

Iraq, Stockholm

Ireland, Stockholm

Israel, Stockholm

Italy, Stockholm

Japan, Stockholm

Jordan, Stockholm

Kazakhstan, Stockholm

Kenya, Stockholm

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Stockholm

Korea, Republic of, Stockholm

Kyrgyzstan, Stockholm

Latvia, Stockholm

Lebanon, London¹

Stockholm²

Lesotho, Stockholm

Libya, Stockholm

Liechtenstein, Stockholm

Luxembourg, Stockholm

Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic), Stockholm

Madagascar, Stockholm

Malawi, Stockholm

Malaysia, Stockholm

Mali, Stockholm

Malta, Lisbon¹

Stockholm²

Mauritania, Stockholm

Mauritius, Stockholm

Mexico, Stockholm

Moldova, Republic of, Stockholm

Monaco, Stockholm

Mongolia, Stockholm

Morocco, Stockholm

Netherlands, Stockholm

New Zealand, London¹

Stockholm²

Niger, Stockholm

Nigeria, Lisbon

Norway, Stockholm

Philippines, Lisbon¹

Stockholm²

Poland, Stockholm

Portugal, Stockholm

Romania, Stockholm

Russian Federation, Stockholm

Rwanda, Stockholm

San Marino, Stockholm

Senegal, Stockholm

Slovakia, Stockholm

Slovenia, Stockholm

South Africa, Stockholm

Spain, Stockholm

Sri Lanka, London¹

Stockholm²

Sudan, Stockholm

Suriname, Stockholm

Swaziland, Stockholm

Sweden, Stockholm

Switzerland, Stockholm

Syria, London

Tajikistan, Stockholm

Tanzania, United Republic of, Lisbon¹

Stockholm²

Togo, Stockholm

Trinidad and Tobago, Stockholm

Tunisia, Stockholm

Turkey, London¹

Stockholm²

Uganda, Stockholm

Ukraine, Stockholm

United Kingdom, Stockholm

United States of America, Stockholm

Uruguay, Stockholm

Uzbekistan, Stockholm

Vatican, Stockholm

Viet Nam, Stockholm

Yugoslavia, Stockholm

Zaire, Stockholm

Zambia, Lisbon¹

Stockholm²

Zimbabwe, Stockholm

(Total: 119 States)

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* Additional information relating in particular to the territorial field of application of the Paris Convention pursuant to Article 24 of the Convention is given in the January 1994 issue of Industrial Property.

¹ Articles 1 to 12.

² Articles 13 to 30.

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

Australia — (31.03.1980)*

Austria¹ — (23.04.1979)

Barbados — (12.03.1985)

Belarus⁶ — (25.12.1991)

Belgium^{1, 2} — (14.12.1981)

Benin³ — (26.02.1987)

Brazil — (09.04.1978)

Bulgaria⁶ — (21.05.1984)

Burkina Faso³ — (21.03.1989)

Cameroon³ — (24.01.1978)

Canada — (02.01.1990)

Central African Republic³ — (24.01.1978)

Chad³ — (24.01.1978)

China — (01.01.1994)

Congo³ — (24.01.1978)

Côte d'Ivoire³ — (30.04.1991)

Czech Republic — (01.01.1993)

Denmark¹ — (01.12.1978)

Finland⁵ — (01.10.1980)

France^{1, 2, 6, 7} — (25.02.1978)

Gabon³ — (24.01.1978)

Georgia⁶ — (25.12.1991)

Germany¹ — (24.01.1978)

Greece^{1, 2, 4} — (09.10.1990)

Guinea³ — (27.05.1991)

Hungary⁶ — (27.06.1980)

Ireland^{1, 2} — (01.08.1992)

Italy^{1, 2} — (28.03.1985)

Japan — (01.10.1978)

Kazakhstan⁶ — (25.12.1991)

Korea, Democratic People's

Republic of — (08.07.1980)

Korea, Republic of — (10.08.1984)

Kyrgyzstan⁶ — (25.12.1991)

Latvia — (07.09.1993)

Liechtenstein^{1, 4, 8} — (19.03.1980)

Luxembourg¹ — (30.04.1978)

Madagascar — (24.01.1978)

Malawi — (24.01.1978)

Mali³ — (19.10.1984)

Mauritania³ — (13.04.1983)

Moldova, Republic of⁶ — (25.12.1991)

Monaco^{1, 2} — (22.06.1979)

Mongolia — (27.05.1991)

Netherlands^{1, 9} — (10.07.1979)

New Zealand — (01.12.1992)

Niger³ — (21.03.1993)

Norway⁵ — (01.01.1980)

Poland^{5, 13} — (25.12.1990)

Portugal¹ — (24.11.1992)

Romania⁶ — (23.07.1979)

Russian Federation⁶ — (25.12.1991)

Senegal³ — (24.01.1978)

Slovakia — (01.01.1993)

Slovenia — (01.03.1994)

Spain^{1, 4} — (16.11.1989)

Sri Lanka — (26.02.1982)

Sudan — (16.04.1984)

Sweden^{1, 5} — (17.05.1978)

Switzerland^{1, 4, 8} — (24.01.1978)

Tajikistan⁶ — (25.12.1991)

Togo³ — (24.01.1978)

Trinidad and Tobago — (10.03.1994)

Ukraine⁶ — (25.12.1991)

United Kingdom^{1, 10} — (24.01.1978)

United States of America^{11, 12} — (24.01.1978)

Uzbekistan⁶ — (25.12.1991)

Viet Nam — (10.03.1993)

(Total: 67 States)

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

¹ Is also a Contracting State of the EPC.

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

³ Is also a Member State of the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI). Any designation of this State in an international application is treated in the same way as a designation of all the other Member States of OAPI which are also parties to the PCT (Art. 45(2) PCT).

⁴ Is not bound by Chapter II PCT.

⁵ Has made the reservation provided for in Art. 64(2)(a)(ii) PCT.

⁶ Has made the reservation provided for in Art. 64(5) PCT.

⁷ Including all Overseas Departments and Territories.

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 Ratification for the Kingdom in Europe and the Netherlands Antilles/Aruba.

¹⁰ The Treaty extends to the territory of Hong Kong with effect from 15 April 1981 and to the Isle of Man with effect from 29 October 1983.

¹¹ Has made the reservation provided for in Art. 64(3)(a) and 64(4)(a) PCT.

¹² The Treaty extends to all areas for which this State has international responsibility.

¹³ The declaration provided for in Art. 64(2)(a)(i) PCT was withdrawn with effect from 1 March 1994.

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

Australia — (07.07.1987)*

Austria — (26.04.1984)

Belgium — (15.12.1983)

Bulgaria — (19.08.1980)

Cuba — (19.02.1994)

Czech Republic — (01.01.1993)

Denmark — (01.07.1985)

Finland — (01.09.1985)

France — (19.08.1980)

Germany — (20.01.1981)

Greece — (30.10.1993)

Hungary — (19.08.1980)

Italy — (23.03.1986)

Japan — (19.08.1980)

Korea, Republic of — (28.03.1988)

Liechtenstein — (19.08.1981)

Moldova, Republic of — (25.12.1991)

Netherlands — (02.07.1987)

Norway — (01.01.1986)

Philippines — (21.10.1981)

Poland — (22.09.1993)

Russian Federation — (25.12.1991)

Slovakia — (01.01.1993)

Spain — (19.03.1981)

Sweden — (01.10.1983)

Switzerland — (19.08.1981)

Tajikistan — (25.12.1991)

Trinidad and Tobago — (10.03.1994)

United Kingdom — (29.12.1980)

United States of America — (19.08.1980)

Yugoslavia — (25.02.1994)

(Total: 31 States)

3.1 Declarations filed under Article 9(1)(a) of the Budapest Treaty by Intergovernmental Industrial Property Organisations¹

European Patent Organisation (26.11.1980)²

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

¹ 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.

² Date of effect; see OJ EPO 1980, 380.

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4. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 23 May 1969

The EPC Contracting States also parties to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties are thus now as follows:

Austria

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Italy

Liechtenstein

Netherlands

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

(Total: 12 States)

II. EUROPEAN CONVENTIONS

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

Austria¹ — (01.05.1979)*

Belgium¹ — (07.10.1977)

Denmark^{1, 6} — (01.01.1990)

France^{1, 2} — (07.10.1977)

Germany¹ — (07.10.1977)

Greece¹ — (01.10.1986)

Ireland¹ — (01.08.1992)

Italy¹ — (01.12.1978)

Liechtenstein^{1, 3} — (01.04.1980)

Luxembourg¹ — (07.10.1977)

Monaco¹ — (01.12.1991)

Netherlands^{1, 4} — (07.10.1977)

Portugal¹ — (01.01.1992)

Spain¹ — (01.10.1986)

Sweden¹ — (01.05.1978)

Switzerland^{1, 3} — (07.10.1977)

United Kingdom^{1, 5} — (07.10.1977)

(Total: 17 States)

* The date ratification took effect is indicated for each State.

¹ Is also a Contracting State of the PCT.

² The EPC is also applicable to the French Southern and Antarctic territories, Wallis and Futuna and the Département St.-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

³ 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).

⁴ The EPC is not applicable to the territory of the Netherlands Antilles/Aruba.

⁵ 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 1992, 333.

⁶ The EPC does not apply to Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

1.1 Micro-organism depositary institutions recognised for the purposes of Rules 28 and 28a EPC

(a) International depositary authorities under the Budapest Treaty, indicated in I.3.2 above.

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

Depositary Institution*

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1.2 Microbiological experts recognised by the President of the EPO in accordance with Rule 28, paragraph 5(b), EPC

The list of microbiological experts recognised by the President of the EPO in accordance with Rule 28(5)(b) EPC, with an indication of their fields of activity, was published in OJ EPO 1992, 470.

2. Agreement relating to Community patents of 15 December 1989

Signatory States*

Belgium

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Portugal

Spain

United Kingdom

(Total: 12 States)

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

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)

Sweden — (01.08.1980)

Switzerland — (01.08.1980)

United Kingdom — (01.08.1980)

(Total: 11 States)

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* In accordance with Article 10 of the Agreement, this Agreement will enter into force on the first day of the third month following the deposit of the instrument of ratification by the last of the twelve States to take this step.

** The date on which ratification took effect is indicated for each State.