Key IP treaties - global snapshot

Key IP treaties - global snapshot

This information provides a simplified overview of some key international conventions and elements for patents and trade marks around the world. In a table of this nature, it is not practical to provide exact comprehensive information, so the table should be considered a guide only and the information verified by other sources before it is relied on.

Country WIPO code Priority (Paris convention or direct#) PCT Regional patent National phase entry deadline (months) Madrid Protocol Regional trade mark TM notes Official languages Regional location (UN) Afghanistan AF No No 30 No 1st to register Afghan Persian, Dari Asia, South-central Albania AL Yes Yes 30 Yes 1st to register Albanian Europe, Southern Algeria DZ Yes Yes 30 No 1st to register Arabic, French Africa, Northern Andorra AD Yes No 30 No 1st to register Catalan Europe, Southern Angola AO Yes Yes 30 No 1st to register Portuguese Africa, Middle Antigua and Barbuda AG Yes Yes 30 Yes 1st to use English Latin America, Caribbean Argentina AR Yes No 30 No 1st to register Spanish Latin America, South America Armenia AM Yes Yes Eurasian 30 Yes 1st to register Armenian Asia, Western Australia AU Yes Yes 31 Yes 1st to use English Oceania, ANZ Austria AT Yes Yes Europe 30 Yes EU 1st to register German Europe, Western Azerbaijan AZ Yes Yes Eurasian 30 Yes 1st to register Azerbaijani Asia, Western Country WIPO code Priority (Paris convention or direct#) PCT Regional patent National phase entry deadline (months) Madrid Protocol Regional trade mark TM notes Official languages Regional location (UN) Bahamas, The BS Yes No 30 No 1st to use English Latin America, Caribbean Bahrain BH Yes Yes GCC 30 Yes 1st to register Arabic Asia, Western Bangladesh BD Yes No 30 No 1st to use Bangla (Bengali) Asia, South-central Barbados BB Yes Yes 30 No 1st to register English Latin America, Caribbean Belarus BY Yes Yes Eurasian 30 Yes Belarusian, Russian Europe, Eastern Belgium BE Yes Yes Europe* 30 Yes EU, Benelux 1st to register Dutch, French, German Europe, Western Belize BZ Yes Yes 30 No From UK reg English Latin America, Central America Benin BJ Yes Yes OAPI* 30 No OAPI 1st to register French Africa, Western Bhutan BT Yes No 30 Yes Cautionary notice Dzongkha Asia, South-central Bolivia BO Yes No 30 No 1st to register Spanish, Quechua, Aymara Latin America, South America Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Yes Yes 34 No Bosnian Europe, Southern Botswana BW Yes Yes ARIPO 30 Yes 1st to use English Africa, Southern Brazil BR Yes Yes 30 No 1st to register Portugese Latin America, South America Brunei Darussalam BN Yes# No 30 No 1st to use Malay Asia, South-eastern Bulgaria BG Yes Yes Europe 31 Yes EU 1st to register Bulgarian Europe, Eastern Burkina Faso BF Yes Yes OAPI* 30 No OAPI 1st to register French Africa, Western Burundi BI Yes No 30 No 1st to use Kirundi, French Africa, Eastern Country WIPO code Priority (Paris convention or direct#) PCT Regional patent National phase entry deadline (months) Madrid Protocol Regional trade mark TM notes Official languages Regional location (UN) Cambodia KH Yes No 30 No Khmer Asia, South-eastern Cameroon CM Yes Yes OAPI* 30 No OAPI 1st to register English, French Africa, Middle Canada CA Yes Yes 30 No 1st to use English, French Northern America Cape Verde CV No No 30 No Portugese Africa, Western Central African Republic CF Yes Yes OAPI* 30 No OAPI 1st to register French Africa, Middle Chad TD Yes Yes OAPI* 30 No OAPI 1st to register French, Arabic Africa, Middle Chile CL Yes No 30 No 1st to use Spanish Latin America, South America China CN </