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Treaty

Patent Law Treaty

Date modified Regarding
03-02-2026 Party

Party

EAPO (Eurasian Patent Organization) modified

  • Ratification: 17-12-2025 (A)
  • Entry into force: 17-03-2026
  • Reservations / Declarations: Yes
  • Objections: No
  • added reservation
    17-12-2025
    The Eurasian Patent Organization, which, under Article 20(2)(i) of the Patent Law Treaty, is competent to grant Eurasian patents for inventions that, under Article 15(11) of the Eurasian Patent Convention signed in Moscow on September 9, 1994, are valid for EAPO member States, and duly authorized under its internal procedures to become a party to the Patent Law Treaty, hereby accedes to that Treaty and undertakes to comply in good faith with the provisions thereof.


09-05-2023 New treaty

General information

  • Entry into force: 28-04-2005

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

  • Entry into force: 27-12-2010

Netherlands (Bonaire)

  • Entry into force: 27-12-2010

Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)

  • Entry into force: 27-12-2010

Netherlands (Saba)

  • Entry into force: 27-12-2010

Curaçao

  • Entry into force: 27-12-2010

Sint Maarten

  • Entry into force: 27-12-2010

Party

Albania

  • Ratification: 17-02-2010 (A)
  • Entry into force: 17-05-2010

Algeria

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Antigua and Barbuda

  • Ratification: 25-03-2019 (A)
  • Entry into force: 25-06-2019

Armenia

  • Ratification: 17-06-2013 (A)
  • Entry into force: 17-09-2013

Australia

  • Ratification: 16-12-2008 (A)
  • Entry into force: 16-03-2009

Austria

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Bahrain

  • Ratification: 15-09-2005 (A)
  • Entry into force: 15-12-2005

Belarus

  • Ratification: 21-07-2016 (A)
  • Entry into force: 21-10-2016

Belgium

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Ratification: 09-02-2012 (A)
  • Entry into force: 09-05-2012

Brazil

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Burkina Faso

  • Signature: 11-05-2001

Burundi

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Canada

  • Signature: 21-05-2001
  • Ratification: 30-07-2019 (R)
  • Entry into force: 30-10-2019

Côte d'Ivoire

  • Signature: 20-07-2000

Croatia

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 20-12-2004 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-04-2005

Cuba

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Czech Republic

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 22-05-2018 (R)
  • Entry into force: 22-08-2018

Denmark

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 16-03-2004 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-04-2005

EPO (European Patent Organisation)

  • Signature: 17-05-2001

Estonia

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 14-04-2003 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-04-2005

Eswatini

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Finland

  • Ratification: 06-12-2005 (A)
  • Entry into force: 06-03-2006

France

  • Signature: 14-09-2000
  • Ratification: 05-10-2009 (R)
  • Entry into force: 05-01-2010

Gambia, The

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Germany

  • Signature: 29-05-2001

Ghana

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Greece

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Haïti

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Hungary

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 12-12-2007 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-03-2008

Ireland

  • Signature: 31-05-2001
  • Ratification: 27-02-2012 (R)
  • Entry into force: 27-05-2012

Israel

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Italy

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Japan

  • Ratification: 11-03-2016 (A)
  • Entry into force: 11-06-2016

Kenya

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Kyrgyzstan

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 24-04-2002 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-04-2005

Latvia

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 12-03-2010 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-06-2010

Lebanon

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Liberia

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 04-10-2016 (R)
  • Entry into force: 04-01-2017

Liechtenstein

  • Ratification: 18-09-2009 (A)
  • Entry into force: 18-12-2009

Lithuania

  • Ratification: 03-11-2011 (A)
  • Entry into force: 03-02-2012

Luxembourg

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Madagascar

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Malawi

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Moldova

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 27-09-2001 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-04-2005

Monaco

  • Signature: 28-06-2000

Montenegro

  • Ratification: 09-12-2011 (A)
  • Entry into force: 09-03-2012

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

  • Signature: 31-05-2001
  • Ratification: 27-09-2010 (R)
  • Entry into force: 27-12-2010

Nigeria

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 19-12-2002 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-04-2005

North Macedonia

  • Ratification: 22-01-2010 (A)
  • Entry into force: 22-04-2010

Oman

  • Ratification: 16-07-2007 (A)
  • Entry into force: 16-10-2007

Poland

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Portugal

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Romania

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 28-01-2005 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-04-2005

San Marino

  • Signature: 10-10-2000

São Tomé e Principe

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Saudi Arabia

  • Ratification: 03-05-2013 (A)
  • Entry into force: 03-08-2013

Serbia

  • Ratification: 20-05-2010 (A)
  • Entry into force: 20-08-2010

Slovakia

  • Ratification: 16-07-2002 (A)
  • Entry into force: 28-04-2005

Slovenia

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 08-05-2002 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-04-2005

Spain

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 06-08-2013 (R)
  • Entry into force: 06-11-2013

Sudan

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Sweden

  • Signature: 17-05-2001
  • Ratification: 27-09-2007 (R)
  • Entry into force: 27-12-2007

Switzerland

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 31-03-2008 (R)
  • Entry into force: 01-07-2008

Togo

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Türkiye

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Turkmenistan

  • Ratification: 19-04-2021 (A)
  • Entry into force: 19-07-2021

Uganda

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Ukraine

  • Ratification: 31-03-2003 (A)
  • Entry into force: 28-04-2005

United Kingdom

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 22-12-2005 (R)
  • Entry into force: 22-03-2006
  • Man, Isle of
    Entry into force: 22-03-2006

Uzbekistan

  • Ratification: 19-04-2006 (A)
  • Entry into force: 19-07-2006

Zambia

  • Signature: 02-06-2000

Kazakhstan

  • Ratification: 19-07-2011 (A)
  • Entry into force: 19-10-2011
  • Reservations / Declarations: Yes
  • Objections: No
  • reservation
    19-07-2011
    With the reservation under Article 23(1).


Russian Federation

  • Ratification: 12-05-2009 (A)
  • Entry into force: 12-08-2009
  • Reservations / Declarations: Yes
  • Objections: No
  • reservation
    12-05-2009
    With the reservation under Article 23(1).


United States of America

  • Signature: 02-06-2000
  • Ratification: 18-09-2013 (R)
  • Entry into force: 18-12-2013
  • Reservations / Declarations: Yes
  • Objections: No
  • reservation
    18-09-2013
    With the reservation under Article 23(1).