General information
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
Kingdom part
Netherlands (in Europe)
- Entry into force: 10-07-1979
Netherlands (Bonaire)
- Entry into force: 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
- Entry into force: 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
- Entry into force: 10-10-2010
Aruba
- Entry into force: 01-01-1986
Curaçao
- Entry into force: 10-10-2010
Sint Maarten
- Entry into force: 10-10-2010
Party
Albania
- Ratification: 04-07-1995 (A)
- Entry into force: 04-10-1995
Angola
- Ratification: 27-09-2007 (A)
- Entry into force: 27-12-2007
Antigua and Barbuda
- Ratification: 17-12-1999 (A)
- Entry into force: 17-03-2000
Argentina
Australia
- Ratification: 31-12-1979 (A)
- Entry into force: 31-03-1980
Austria
- Signature: 22-12-1970
- Ratification: 23-01-1979 (R)
- Entry into force: 23-04-1979
Azerbaijan
- Ratification: 25-09-1995 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-12-1995
Barbados
- Ratification: 12-12-1984 (A)
- Entry into force: 12-03-1985
Belgium
- Signature: 30-12-1970
- Ratification: 14-09-1981 (R)
- Entry into force: 14-12-1981
Belize
- Ratification: 17-03-2000 (A)
- Entry into force: 17-06-2000
Benin
- Ratification: 26-11-1986 (A)
- Entry into force: 26-02-1987
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ratification: 07-06-1996 (A)
- Entry into force: 07-09-1996
Botswana
- Ratification: 29-07-2003 (A)
- Entry into force: 30-10-2003
Brazil
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 09-01-1978 (R)
- Entry into force: 09-04-1978
Brunei
- Ratification: 24-04-2012 (A)
- Entry into force: 24-07-2012
Bulgaria
- Ratification: 21-02-1984 (A)
- Entry into force: 21-05-1984
Burkina Faso
- Ratification: 21-12-1988 (A)
- Entry into force: 21-03-1989
Cabo Verde
- Ratification: 06-04-2022 (A)
- Entry into force: 06-07-2022
Cameroon
- Ratification: 15-03-1973 (A)
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
Canada
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 02-10-1989 (R)
- Entry into force: 02-01-1990
Central African Republic
- Ratification: 15-09-1971 (A)
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
Chad
- Ratification: 12-02-1974 (A)
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
China
- Ratification: 01-10-1993 (A)
- Entry into force: 01-01-1994
- Hong Kong SAR
Entry into force: 01-07-1997
Colombia
- Ratification: 29-11-2000 (A)
- Entry into force: 28-02-2001
Comoros
- Ratification: 03-01-2005 (A)
- Entry into force: 03-04-2005
Costa Rica
- Ratification: 03-05-1999 (A)
- Entry into force: 03-08-1999
Côte d'Ivoire
- Signature: 03-12-1970
- Ratification: 31-01-1991 (R)
- Entry into force: 30-04-1991
Croatia
- Ratification: 01-04-1998 (A)
- Entry into force: 01-07-1998
Cyprus
- Ratification: 01-01-1998 (A)
- Entry into force: 01-04-1998
Czech Republic
- Ratification: 18-12-1992 (Su)
- Entry into force: 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
- Ratification: 20-03-1991 (A)
- Entry into force: 20-06-1991
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Ratification: 08-04-1980 (A)
- Entry into force: 08-07-1980
Denmark
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 01-09-1978 (R)
- Entry into force: 01-12-1978
Djibouti
- Ratification: 23-06-2016 (A)
- Entry into force: 23-09-2016
Dominica
- Ratification: 07-05-1999 (A)
- Entry into force: 07-08-1999
Dominican Republic
- Ratification: 28-02-2007 (A)
- Entry into force: 28-05-2007
Ecuador
- Ratification: 07-02-2001 (A)
- Entry into force: 07-05-2001
Egypt
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 06-06-2003 (R)
- Entry into force: 06-09-2003
El Salvador
- Ratification: 17-05-2006 (A)
- Entry into force: 17-08-2006
Equatorial Guinea
- Ratification: 17-04-2001 (A)
- Entry into force: 17-07-2001
Estonia
- Ratification: 24-05-1994 (A)
- Entry into force: 24-08-1994
Eswatini
- Ratification: 20-06-1994 (A)
- Entry into force: 20-09-1994
Gabon
- Ratification: 06-03-1975 (A)
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
Gambia, The
- Ratification: 09-09-1997 (A)
- Entry into force: 09-12-1997
Germany
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 19-07-1976 (R)
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
Ghana
- Ratification: 26-11-1996 (A)
- Entry into force: 26-02-1997
Greece
- Ratification: 09-07-1990 (A)
- Entry into force: 09-10-1990
Grenada
- Ratification: 22-06-1998 (A)
- Entry into force: 22-09-1998
Guatemala
- Ratification: 14-07-2006 (A)
- Entry into force: 14-10-2006
Guinea
- Ratification: 27-02-1991 (A)
- Entry into force: 27-05-1991
Guinea-Bissau
- Ratification: 12-09-1997 (A)
- Entry into force: 12-12-1997
Holy See
Honduras
- Ratification: 20-03-2006 (A)
- Entry into force: 20-06-2006
Iceland
- Ratification: 23-12-1994 (A)
- Entry into force: 23-03-1995
Iraq
- Ratification: 31-01-2022 (A)
- Entry into force: 30-04-2022
Ireland
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 01-05-1992 (R)
- Entry into force: 01-08-1992
Israel
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 01-03-1996 (R)
- Entry into force: 01-06-1996
Italy
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 28-12-1984 (R)
- Entry into force: 28-03-1985
Jamaica
- Ratification: 10-11-2021 (A)
- Entry into force: 10-02-2022
Japan
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 01-07-1978 (R)
- Entry into force: 01-10-1978
Jordan
- Ratification: 09-03-2017 (A)
- Entry into force: 09-06-2017
Kenya
- Ratification: 08-03-1994 (A)
- Entry into force: 08-06-1994
Kuwait
- Ratification: 09-06-2016 (A)
- Entry into force: 09-09-2016
Latvia
- Ratification: 07-06-1993 (A)
- Entry into force: 07-09-1993
Lesotho
- Ratification: 21-07-1995 (A)
- Entry into force: 21-10-1995
Liberia
- Ratification: 27-05-1994 (A)
- Entry into force: 27-08-1994
Libya
- Ratification: 15-06-2005 (A)
- Entry into force: 15-09-2005
Liechtenstein
- Ratification: 19-12-1979 (A)
- Entry into force: 19-03-1980
Lithuania
- Ratification: 05-04-1994 (A)
- Entry into force: 05-07-1994
Luxembourg
- Signature: 30-12-1970
- Ratification: 31-01-1978 (R)
- Entry into force: 30-04-1978
Madagascar
- Signature: 10-12-1970
- Ratification: 27-03-1972 (R)
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
Malawi
- Ratification: 16-05-1972 (A)
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
Mali
- Ratification: 19-07-1984 (A)
- Entry into force: 19-10-1984
Mauritania
- Ratification: 13-01-1983 (A)
- Entry into force: 13-04-1983
Mexico
- Ratification: 01-10-1994 (A)
- Entry into force: 01-01-1995
Monaco
- Signature: 31-12-1970
- Ratification: 22-03-1979 (R)
- Entry into force: 22-06-1979
Mongolia
- Ratification: 27-02-1991 (A)
- Entry into force: 27-05-1991
Montenegro
- Ratification: 04-12-2006 (Su)
- Entry into force: 03-06-2006
Morocco
- Ratification: 08-07-1999 (A)
- Entry into force: 08-10-1999
Namibia
- Ratification: 01-10-2003 (A)
- Entry into force: 01-01-2004
New Zealand
- Ratification: 01-09-1992 (A)
- Entry into force: 01-12-1992
Nicaragua
- Ratification: 06-12-2002 (A)
- Entry into force: 06-03-2003
Niger
- Ratification: 21-12-1992 (A)
- Entry into force: 21-03-1993
Nigeria
- Ratification: 08-02-2005 (A)
- Entry into force: 08-05-2005
North Macedonia
- Ratification: 10-05-1995 (A)
- Entry into force: 10-08-1995
Panama
- Ratification: 07-06-2012 (A)
- Entry into force: 07-09-2012
Papua New Guinea
- Ratification: 14-03-2003 (A)
- Entry into force: 14-06-2003
Peru
- Ratification: 06-03-2009 (A)
- Entry into force: 06-06-2009
Philippines
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 17-05-2001 (R)
- Entry into force: 17-08-2001
Portugal
- Ratification: 24-08-1992 (A)
- Entry into force: 24-11-1992
Republic of Korea, the
- Ratification: 10-05-1984 (A)
- Entry into force: 10-08-1984
Republic of the Congo
- Ratification: 08-08-1977 (A)
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
Rwanda
- Ratification: 31-05-2011 (A)
- Entry into force: 31-08-2011
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Ratification: 27-07-2005 (A)
- Entry into force: 27-10-2005
San Marino
- Ratification: 14-09-2004 (A)
- Entry into force: 14-12-2004
São Tomé e Principe
- Ratification: 03-04-2008 (A)
- Entry into force: 03-07-2008
Saudi Arabia
- Ratification: 03-05-2013 (A)
- Entry into force: 03-08-2013
Senegal
- Signature: 29-12-1970
- Ratification: 08-03-1972 (R)
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
Serbia
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 01-11-1996 (R)
- Entry into force: 01-02-1997
Seychelles
- Ratification: 07-08-2002 (A)
- Entry into force: 07-11-2002
Sierra Leone
- Ratification: 17-03-1997 (A)
- Entry into force: 17-06-1997
Singapore
- Ratification: 23-11-1994 (A)
- Entry into force: 23-02-1995
Slovakia
- Ratification: 30-12-1992 (Su)
- Entry into force: 01-01-1993
Slovenia
- Ratification: 01-12-1993 (A)
- Entry into force: 01-03-1994
Spain
- Ratification: 16-08-1989 (A)
- Entry into force: 16-11-1989
Sri Lanka
- Ratification: 26-11-1981 (A)
- Entry into force: 26-02-1982
Sudan
- Ratification: 16-01-1984 (A)
- Entry into force: 16-04-1984
Switzerland
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 14-09-1977 (R)
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
Syria
- Signature: 29-12-1970
- Ratification: 26-03-2003 (R)
- Entry into force: 26-06-2003
Tanzania
- Ratification: 14-06-1999 (A)
- Entry into force: 14-09-1999
Togo
- Signature: 23-12-1970
- Ratification: 28-01-1975 (R)
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
Trinidad and Tobago
- Ratification: 10-12-1993 (A)
- Entry into force: 10-03-1994
Türkiye
- Ratification: 01-10-1995 (A)
- Entry into force: 01-01-1996
Uganda
- Ratification: 09-11-1994 (A)
- Entry into force: 09-02-1995
United Arab Emirates
- Ratification: 10-12-1998 (A)
- Entry into force: 10-03-1999
United Kingdom
- Signature: 19-06-1970
- Ratification: 24-10-1977 (R)
- Entry into force: 24-01-1978
- Gibraltar
Entry into force: 01-01-2021Guernsey
Entry into force: 23-03-2021Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997)
Entry into force: 15-04-1981
Termination: 01-07-1997Man, Isle of
Entry into force: 29-10-1983
Vietnam
- Ratification: 10-12-1992 (A)
- Entry into force: 10-03-1993
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
Zambia
- Ratification: 15-08-2001 (A)
- Entry into force: 15-11-2001
Zimbabwe
- Ratification: 11-03-1997 (A)
- Entry into force: 11-06-1997
Algeria
Armenia
Bahrain
Belarus
Cambodia
Chile
Cuba
- Ratification: 16-04-1996 (A)
- Entry into force: 16-07-1996
- Reservations / Declarations: Yes
- Objections: No
-
reservation
16-04-1996
The Republic of Cuba deplores that, even after the adoption by the General Assembly
of the United Nations of Resolution 1514, of December 14, 1960, setting forth the
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, that
proclaims the necessity of bringing to a speedy and unconditional end colonialism
in all its forms and manifestations, a text of the nature such as that referred to
in Article 62(3) of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, which concerns Article 24 of the
Stockholm Act of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, had
been adopted.
With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)
Finland
France
Georgia
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Malaysia
Malta
Moldova
Mozambique
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
- Signature: 31-12-1970
- Ratification: 10-04-1979 (R)
- Entry into force: 10-07-1979
- Reservations / Declarations: Yes
- Objections: No
-
reservation
10-04-1979
1. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is party to the Convention on the Grant of European
Patents, concluded at Munich on 5 October 1973 ('the Convention'). Under Article 45
of the Patent Cooperation Treaty ('the Treaty'), an international application in which
the Kingdom of the Netherlands is designated or elected may also be filed for the
issue of a European patent. In its national law, the Kingdom has not exercised the
option provided for under Article 45, paragraph 2, of the Treaty.
In this connection, the following should be noted. The national law governing patents
in the Kingdom applies to the entire Kingdom, that is, to the Netherlands itself and
to the Netherlands Antilles, and patents issued on the basis of an international application
in which the Kingdom is designated and in which the applicant has not indicated, in
accordance with Article 4 (1) (ii) of the Treaty, the desire to obtain a European
patent, have legal consequences in the entire Kingdom.
However, pursuant to Article 168, the Convention does not apply to the Netherlands
Antilles and thus applies only to the Netherlands itself. As a result, patents granted
under the Convention, including European patents granted on the basis of an international
application in which the Kingdom is designated and in which, in accordance with Article
4 (1) (ii) of the Treaty, the applicant has indicated a desire to obtain a European
patent, have legal consequences only in the Netherlands and not in the Netherlands
Antilles.
2. Article 10 of the Treaty and Rule 19.3 of the Implementing Regulations
The receiving office is the Netherlands Patent Office, Patentlaan 2, Rijswijk. Address:
Postbus 5818, 2280 HV Rijswijk. Under article 151 of the Convention, the receiving
office may also be the European Patent Office.
3. Article 16 of the Treaty and Rule 35.1 of the Implementing Regulations
With regard to searches in connection with international applications filed with the
Netherlands Patent Office, the competent international searching authority under article
154 of the Convention is the European Patent Office.
4. Article 22 of the Treaty and Rule 49.1 of the Implementing Regulations; article
39 of the Treaty and Rule 76.1 of the Implementing Regulations
Under Article 22, or if applicable, Article 39 of the Treaty, a Dutch translation
must be provided, for the Kingdom's benefit, of every international application that
has been filed in a language other than Dutch.
The amount of the national fee referred to in Article 22, or if applicable, Article
39 of the Treaty is as follows:
- filing fee: NLG 240
- for each page of the description (including the claims) and the drawings: NLG 5
5. Article 32 of the Treaty and Rule 59.1 of the Implementing Regulations
For the preliminary international examination of international applications filed
with the Netherlands Patent Office, the competent authority charged with the preliminary
international examination under Article 155 of the Convention is the European Patent
Office.
6. Rule 72.1 of the Implementing Regulations
Any report of an international preliminary examination drawn up in a language other
than German, English or French must be translated into German, English or French.
reservation
23-06-2011
1. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is party to the Convention on the Grant of European
Patents, concluded at Munich on 5 October 1973 ('the Convention'). Under Article 45
of the Patent Cooperation Treaty ('the Treaty'), an international application in which
the Kingdom of the Netherlands is designated or elected may also be filed for the
issue of a European patent. In its national law, the Kingdom has not exercised the
option provided for under Article 45, paragraph 2, of the Treaty.
In this connection, the following should be noted. The national law governing patents
in the Kingdom applies to the entire Kingdom, that is, to the European part of the
Netherlands as well as to Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean part of the
Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba), and patents issued
on the basis of an international application in which the Kingdom is designated and
in which the applicant has not indicated, in accordance with Article 4 (1) (ii) of
the Treaty, the desire to obtain a European patent, have legal consequences in the
entire Kingdom.
However, pursuant to Article 168, the Convention does not apply to Aruba and thus
applies only to the European part of the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the
Caribbean part of the Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba).
As a result, patents granted under the Convention, including European patents granted
on the basis of an international application in which the Kingdom is designated and
in which, in accordance with Article 4 (1) (ii) of the Treaty, the applicant has indicated
a desire to obtain a European patent, have legal consequences in all parts of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands with the exception of Aruba.
2. Article 10 of the Treaty and Rule 19.3 of the Implementing Regulations
The receiving office for the European and Caribbean part of the Netherlands is the
Octrooiraad (Netherlands Patent Office), Patentlaan 2, Rijswijk. Address: Postbus
5818, 2280 HV Rijswijk. Under article 151 of the Convention, the receiving office
may also be the European Patent Office.
The receiving office for Curaçao and Sint Maarten is the Bureau Intellectuele Eigendom
[BIE] (Bureau for Intellectual Property), Berg Carmelweg 10-A, Willemstad, Curaçao.
The receiving office for Aruba is the Bureau of Intellectual Property of Aruba, A.
Laclé Boulevard 3, Oranjestad, Aruba.
3. Article 16 of the Treaty and Rule 35.1 of the Implementing Regulations
With regard to searches in connection with international applications filed with the
Netherlands Patent Office, the competent international searching authority under article
154 of the Convention is the European Patent Office.
4. Article 22 of the Treaty and Rule 49.1 of the Implementing Regulations; article
39 of the Treaty and Rule 76.1 of the Implementing Regulations
Under Article 22, or if applicable, Article 39 of the Treaty, a Dutch translation
must be provided, for the Kingdom's benefit, of every international application that
has been filed in a language other than Dutch.
5. Article 32 of the Treaty and Rule 59.1 of the Implementing Regulations
For the preliminary international examination of international applications filed
with the Netherlands Patent Office, the competent authority charged with the preliminary
international examination under Article 155 of the Convention is the European Patent
Office.
6. Rule 72.1 of the Implementing Regulations
Any report of an international preliminary examination drawn up in a language other
than German, English or French must be translated into German, English or French.
Norway
Oman
Poland
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
South Africa
Sweden
Tajikistan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United States of America
Uzbekistan
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