May 31, 2004
Information Referred to in the Text of the
WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy, Law and Use
List of member States of treaties administered by WIPO, in the order of their appearance in the text
Chapter 1
The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire,
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran
(Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan,
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua,
Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine,
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe (180).
Chapter 2
The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for
the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark,
Dominica, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mexico,
Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea,
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of
America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan (72).
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The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon,
Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian
Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome
and Principe, Saudi Arabia , Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia,
Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab
Republic, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania,
United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe (168).
The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on
Goods
Algeria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary,
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom (34).
The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International
Registration
Algeria, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Gabon, Haiti,
Hungary, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Togo, Tunisia
(20).
Chapter 5
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (see under Chapter 2, Page 2)
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation,
Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and
Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland,
Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United
Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe (155).
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The WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)
Argentina, Belarus, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gabon, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Jamaica,
Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Serbia and
Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Ukraine, United Arab
Emirates, United States of America (47).
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Botswana, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Barbados,
Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada,
Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea,
Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho,
Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco,
Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman,
Papua New Guinea, Philippines , Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian
Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,
Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of
Tanzania, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe (123).
The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for
the Purposes of Patent Procedure
Albania, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba,
Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova,
Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan (59).
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, France,
Germany, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Sierra Leone,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam (56).
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of
Marks
Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, China,
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian
Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia (65).
The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs
Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bulgaria, , Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,
Egypt, Estonia, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,
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Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Republic of
Moldova, Romania, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, The former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, Ukraine (38).
The Trademark Law Treaty (TLT)
Australia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Monaco, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova,
Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Trinidad
and Tobago, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan (31)
.The Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech
Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Guinea, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan (54).
The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for
the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (see under Chapter 2, Page 1)
The Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative
Elements of Marks
Austria, Bulgaria, Cuba, France, Guinea, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland,
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Slovenia, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay
(19).
The Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs
Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech
Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway,
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United
Kingdom, Uruguay (44).
The Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and
Broadcasting Organizations
Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala,
Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint
Lucia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela (77).
The Geneva Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against
Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Holy See,
Honduras, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, Latvia, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Serbia and
Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela (73).
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The Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals
Transmitted by Satellite
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Italy,
Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia and
Montenegro, Slovenia, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, United
States of America (24).
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)
Albania, Argentina, Belarus, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gabon, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Togo,
Ukraine, United States of America (43).
The International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China,
Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway,
Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation,
Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Ukraine, United
Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay (54).
Chapter 6
African States members of the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte
d’Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
(39).
Chapter 6 (Member States of treaties not administered by WIPO)
African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO)
Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Somalia,
Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (16).
The Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs within the Framework of ARIPO
Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Sudan,
Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (15).
The African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI in French)
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial
Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo (16).
The Eurasian Patent Organization
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (9).
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The European Patent Organisation (EPO)
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom (28).
OTHER INFORMATION IN THE ORDER OF APPEARANCE IN THE TEXT
Chapter 5
Patent Cooperation Treaty
From June 1, 1978 (when the filing of international applications under the PCT commenced) until
November 30, 2003, a total of 899,723 international applications had been received by the International Bureau
of WIPO. The 101,415 international applications received in 2003 had the effect of 7,624,323 national
applications, and of 346,675 regional applications, which would be equivalent to 5,632,232 applications for
patent protection in the member States of the regional patent systems, that is, a national equivalent effect, in
total, of 13,254,555 national applications.
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement
At the end of 2001, 381,684 international registrations were in force. During that year 23,985 new
international registrations were effected, containing 290,633 designations, an average of 12.1 designations per
registration. In addition, 27,282 designations were effected in 2001 in respect of existing international
registrations. In other words, the designations effected in 2001 were equivalent to nearly 318,000 national
applications.
Conventions on Classification
The IPC by the end of 2000 was applied by 94 States and five international organizations, which taken
together issue about 95% of the patent documents of the world. The appropriate IPC symbols are indicated on
patent documents, of which about 1,000,000 were issued each year in the last 10 years. It is estimated that, by
the end of 2000, the total number of patent documents provided with the classification symbols of the IPC
amounted to over 28 million.
Chapter 6
The European Patent Organisation
In 2002, some 47,384 European patents were granted. In the same year, 165,066 applications for
European patents were filed. In 2002, of the 114,048 international (PCT) applications, 111,315 of them
contained a designation for a European patent: this corresponds to 97.6% of the total number of international
applications filed in 2002. In 2002, of the 106,243 applications actually processed by the European Patent
Office, 52,493 came via the PCT route.
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