PCT Contracting States for which a Regional Patent can be Obtained via the PCT
(status on 14 October 2022)
| States for which only a regional patent can be obtained (and not a national patent): | States for which a regional patent can be obtained in addition to, or instead of, a national patent | States not included in regional designation but to which a regional patent can be extended or validated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SZ Eswatini | BW Botswana |
Not applicable | |
| EA Eurasian patent | Not applicable | AM Armenia AZ Azerbaijan BY Belarus KG Kyrgyzstan KZ Kazakhstan RU Russian Federation TJ Tajikistan TM Turkmenistan |
Not applicable |
| EP European patent | BE Belgium CY Cyprus FR France GR Greece IE Ireland LT Lithuania LV Latvia MC Monaco ME Montenegro МТ Malta NL Netherlands SI Slovenia SM San Marino |
AL Albania |
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina2 KH Cambodia 3 MA Morocco3 MD Republic of Moldova3 TN Tunisia3 |
| OA OAPI patent | BF Burkina Faso BJ Benin CF Central African Republic CG Congo CI Côte d'Ivoire CM Cameroon GA Gabon GN Guinea GQ Equatorial Guinea GW Guinea-Bissau KM Comoros ML Mali MR Mauritania NE Niger SN Senegal TD Chad TG Togo |
Not applicable |
- An ARIPO patent can be obtained for Seychelles in respect of international applications filed on or after 1 January 2022.
- For information about requesting the extension of a European patent to this State, see: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/extension-validation-system.html and the PCT Applicant's Guide, National Chapter (EP).
- For information about requesting the validation of a European patent to this State, see: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/extension-validation-system.html and the PCT Applicant's Guide, National Chapter (EP).
- A national patent can be obtained for Italy in respect of international applications filed on or after 1 July 2020.