Patent Cooperation Treaty

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party	Reservations / Declarations	Objections
Algeria	Yes	No
Armenia	Yes	No
Bahrain	Yes	No
Belarus	Yes	No
Cambodia	Yes	No
Chile	Yes	No
Cuba	Yes	No
Finland	Yes	No
France	Yes	No
Georgia	Yes	No
Hungary	Yes	No
India	Yes	No
Indonesia	Yes	No
Iran	Yes	No
Kazakhstan	Yes	No
Kyrgyzstan	Yes	No
Laos	Yes	No
Malaysia	Yes	No
Malta	Yes	No
Moldova	Yes	No
Mozambique	Yes	No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the	Yes	No
Norway	Yes	No
Oman	Yes	No
Poland	Yes	No
Qatar	Yes	No
Romania	Yes	No
Russian Federation	Yes	No
Saint Lucia	Yes	No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Yes	No
Samoa	Yes	No
South Africa	Yes	No
Sweden	Yes	No
Tajikistan	Yes	No
Thailand	Yes	No
Tunisia	Yes	No
Turkmenistan	Yes	No
Ukraine	Yes	No
United States of America	Yes	No
Uzbekistan	Yes	No

Algeria

08-12-1999

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Armenia

17-05-1994

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Bahrain

18-12-2006

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Belarus

14-04-1993

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Cambodia

08-09-2016

[…] that, pursuant to Article 64(5) of the said Treaty, the Kingdom of Cambodia does not consider itself bound by Article 59 of the said Treaty.

Chile

02-03-2009

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Cuba

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

01-07-1980

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(2)(a)(ii).
(formulering door depositaris)

France

25-11-1977

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Georgia

18-01-1994

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Hungary

27-03-1980

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

India

07-09-1998

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Indonesia

05-06-1997

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Iran

04-07-2013

Pursuant to Article 64(5), the Islamic Republic of Iran does not consider itself bound by Article 59.

Kazakhstan

16-02-1993

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Kyrgyzstan

14-02-1994

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Laos

14-03-2006

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Malaysia

16-05-2006

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Malta

01-12-2006

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Moldova

14-02-1994

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Mozambique

18-02-2000

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

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.

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

01-10-1979

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(2)(a)(ii)
(formulering door depositaris)

Oman

26-07-2001

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Poland

25-09-1990

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(2)(a)(ii).
(formulering door depositaris)

Qatar

03-05-2011

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Romania

23-04-1979

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Russian Federation

29-12-1977

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Saint Lucia

30-05-1996

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

06-05-2002

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Samoa

02-10-2019

[…] pursuant to Article 64(5) of the Treaty, the Independent State of Samoa does not consider itself bound by Article 59 of the Treaty.

South Africa

16-12-1998

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Sweden

17-02-1978

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(2)(a)(ii).
(formulering door depositaris)

Tajikistan

14-02-1994

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Thailand

24-09-2009

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Tunisia

10-09-2001

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Turkmenistan

01-03-1995

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

Ukraine

21-09-1992

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)

United States of America

26-11-1975

With the declarations provided for in Articles 64(3)(a) and 64(4)(a).
(formulering door depositaris)

Uzbekistan

18-08-1993

With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).
(formulering door depositaris)