Verdrag

Verdrag tot samenwerking inzake octrooien

PartijenPartijen met een link hebben een voorbehoud.

Partij Ondertekening RatificatieO=Ondertekening zonder voorbehoud of vereiste van ratificatie R=Bekrachtiging, aanvaarding, goedkeuring of kennisgeving T=Toetreding VG=Voortgezette gebondenheid NB=Niet bekend In werking Opzegging Buiten werking
Albanië 04-07-1995 (T) 04-10-1995
Algerije 19-06-1970 08-12-1999 (R) 08-03-2000
Angola 27-09-2007 (T) 27-12-2007
Antigua en Barbuda 17-12-1999 (T) 17-03-2000
Argentinië 21-12-1970
Armenië 17-05-1994 (VG) 25-12-1991
Australië 31-12-1979 (T) 31-03-1980
Azerbeidzjan 25-09-1995 (T) 25-12-1995
Bahrein 18-12-2006 (T) 18-03-2007
Barbados 12-12-1984 (T) 12-03-1985
Belarus 14-04-1993 (VG) 25-12-1991
België 30-12-1970 14-09-1981 (R) 14-12-1981
Belize 17-03-2000 (T) 17-06-2000
Benin 26-11-1986 (T) 26-02-1987
Bosnië en Herzegovina 07-06-1996 (T) 07-09-1996
Botswana 29-07-2003 (T) 30-10-2003
Brazilië 19-06-1970 09-01-1978 (R) 09-04-1978
Brunei 24-04-2012 (T) 24-07-2012
Bulgarije 21-02-1984 (T) 21-05-1984
Burkina Faso 21-12-1988 (T) 21-03-1989
Cambodja 08-09-2016 (T) 08-12-2016
Canada 19-06-1970 02-10-1989 (R) 02-01-1990
Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek 15-09-1971 (T) 24-01-1978
Chili 02-03-2009 (T) 02-06-2009
China 01-10-1993 (T) 01-01-1994
Colombia 29-11-2000 (T) 28-02-2001
Comoren 03-01-2005 (T) 03-04-2005
Congo, Republiek 08-08-1977 (T) 24-01-1978
Costa Rica 03-05-1999 (T) 03-08-1999
Cuba 16-04-1996 (T) 16-07-1996
Cyprus 01-01-1998 (T) 01-04-1998
Denemarken 19-06-1970 01-09-1978 (R) 01-12-1978
Djibouti 23-06-2016 (T) 23-09-2016
Dominica 07-05-1999 (T) 07-08-1999
Dominicaanse Republiek 28-02-2007 (T) 28-05-2007
Duitsland 19-06-1970 19-07-1976 (R) 24-01-1978
Ecuador 07-02-2001 (T) 07-05-2001
Egypte 19-06-1970 06-06-2003 (R) 06-09-2003
El Salvador 17-05-2006 (T) 17-08-2006
Equatoriaal-Guinea 17-04-2001 (T) 17-07-2001
Estland 24-05-1994 (T) 24-08-1994
Eswatini 20-06-1994 (T) 20-09-1994
Filipijnen 19-06-1970 17-05-2001 (R) 17-08-2001
Finland 19-06-1970 01-07-1980 (R) 01-10-1980
Frankrijk 31-12-1970 25-11-1977 (R) 25-02-1978
Gabon 06-03-1975 (T) 24-01-1978
Gambia 09-09-1997 (T) 09-12-1997
Georgië 18-01-1994 (VG) 25-12-1991
Ghana 26-11-1996 (T) 26-02-1997
Grenada 22-06-1998 (T) 22-09-1998
Griekenland 09-07-1990 (T) 09-10-1990
Guatemala 14-07-2006 (T) 14-10-2006
Guinee 27-02-1991 (T) 27-05-1991
Guinee-Bissau 12-09-1997 (T) 12-12-1997
Heilige Stoel 19-06-1970
Honduras 20-03-2006 (T) 20-06-2006
Hongarije 19-06-1970 27-03-1980 (R) 27-06-1980
Ierland 19-06-1970 01-05-1992 (R) 01-08-1992
IJsland 23-12-1994 (T) 23-03-1995
India 07-09-1998 (T) 07-12-1998
Indonesië 05-06-1997 (T) 05-09-1997
Irak 31-01-2022 (T) 30-04-2022
Iran 07-07-1970 04-07-2013 (R) 04-10-2013
Israël 19-06-1970 01-03-1996 (R) 01-06-1996
Italië 19-06-1970 28-12-1984 (R) 28-03-1985
Ivoorkust 03-12-1970 31-01-1991 (R) 30-04-1991
Jamaica 10-11-2021 (T) 10-02-2022
Japan 19-06-1970 01-07-1978 (R) 01-10-1978
Joegoslavië (< 25-06-1991) 19-06-1970
Jordanië 09-03-2017 (T) 09-06-2017
Kaapverdië 06-04-2022 (T) 06-07-2022
Kameroen 15-03-1973 (T) 24-01-1978
Kazachstan 16-02-1993 (VG) 25-12-1991
Kenia 08-03-1994 (T) 08-06-1994
Kirgizië 14-02-1994 (VG) 25-12-1991
Koeweit 09-06-2016 (T) 09-09-2016
Kroatië 01-04-1998 (T) 01-07-1998
Laos 14-03-2006 (T) 14-06-2006
Lesotho 21-07-1995 (T) 21-10-1995
Letland 07-06-1993 (T) 07-09-1993
Liberia 27-05-1994 (T) 27-08-1994
Libië 15-06-2005 (T) 15-09-2005
Liechtenstein 19-12-1979 (T) 19-03-1980
Litouwen 05-04-1994 (T) 05-07-1994
Luxemburg 30-12-1970 31-01-1978 (R) 30-04-1978
Madagaskar 10-12-1970 27-03-1972 (R) 24-01-1978
Malawi 16-05-1972 (T) 24-01-1978
Maleisië 16-05-2006 (T) 16-08-2006
Mali 19-07-1984 (T) 19-10-1984
Malta 01-12-2006 (T) 01-03-2007
Marokko 08-07-1999 (T) 08-10-1999
Mauritanië 13-01-1983 (T) 13-04-1983
Mauritius 15-12-2022 (T) 15-03-2023
Mexico 01-10-1994 (T) 01-01-1995
Moldavië 14-02-1994 (VG) 25-12-1991
Monaco 31-12-1970 22-03-1979 (R) 22-06-1979
Mongolië 27-02-1991 (T) 27-05-1991
Montenegro 04-12-2006 (VG) 03-06-2006
Mozambique 18-02-2000 (T) 18-05-2000
Namibië 01-10-2003 (T) 01-01-2004
Nederlanden, het Koninkrijk der 31-12-1970 10-04-1979 (R) 10-07-1979
Nicaragua 06-12-2002 (T) 06-03-2003
Nieuw-Zeeland 01-09-1992 (T) 01-12-1992
Niger 21-12-1992 (T) 21-03-1993
Nigeria 08-02-2005 (T) 08-05-2005
Noord-Korea 08-04-1980 (T) 08-07-1980
Noord-Macedonië 10-05-1995 (T) 10-08-1995
Noorwegen 19-06-1970 01-10-1979 (R) 01-01-1980
Oekraïne 21-09-1992 (VG) 25-12-1991
Oezbekistan 18-08-1993 (VG) 25-12-1991
Oman 26-07-2001 (T) 26-10-2001
Oostenrijk 22-12-1970 23-01-1979 (R) 23-04-1979
Panama 07-06-2012 (T) 07-09-2012
Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea 14-03-2003 (T) 14-06-2003
Peru 06-03-2009 (T) 06-06-2009
Polen 25-09-1990 (T) 25-12-1990
Portugal 24-08-1992 (T) 24-11-1992
Qatar 03-05-2011 (T) 03-08-2011
Roemenië 28-12-1970 23-04-1979 (R) 23-07-1979
Russische Federatie 23-12-1970 29-12-1977 (R) 29-03-1978
Rwanda 31-05-2011 (T) 31-08-2011
Saint Kitts en Nevis 27-07-2005 (T) 27-10-2005
Saint Lucia 30-05-1996 (T) 30-08-1996
Saint Vincent en de Grenadines 06-05-2002 (T) 06-08-2002
Samoa 02-10-2019 (T) 02-01-2020
San Marino 14-09-2004 (T) 14-12-2004
Sao Tomé en Principe 03-04-2008 (T) 03-07-2008
Saudi-Arabië 03-05-2013 (T) 03-08-2013
Senegal 29-12-1970 08-03-1972 (R) 24-01-1978
Servië 19-06-1970 01-11-1996 (R) 01-02-1997
Seychellen 07-08-2002 (T) 07-11-2002
Sierra Leone 17-03-1997 (T) 17-06-1997
Singapore 23-11-1994 (T) 23-02-1995
Slovenië 01-12-1993 (T) 01-03-1994
Slowakije 30-12-1992 (VG) 01-01-1993
Spanje 16-08-1989 (T) 16-11-1989
Sri Lanka 26-11-1981 (T) 26-02-1982
Sudan 16-01-1984 (T) 16-04-1984
Syrië 29-12-1970 26-03-2003 (R) 26-06-2003
Tadzjikistan 14-02-1994 (VG) 25-12-1991
Tanzania 14-06-1999 (T) 14-09-1999
Thailand 24-09-2009 (T) 24-12-2009
Togo 23-12-1970 28-01-1975 (R) 24-01-1978
Trinidad en Tobago 10-12-1993 (T) 10-03-1994
Tsjaad 12-02-1974 (T) 24-01-1978
Tsjechië 18-12-1992 (VG) 01-01-1993
Tsjechoslowakije (<01-01-1993) 20-03-1991 (T) 20-06-1991
Tunesië 10-09-2001 (T) 10-12-2001
Turkije 01-10-1995 (T) 01-01-1996
Turkmenistan 01-03-1995 (VG) 25-12-1991
Uganda 09-11-1994 (T) 09-02-1995
Uruguay 07-10-2024 (T) 07-01-2025
Verenigd Koninkrijk 19-06-1970 24-10-1977 (R) 24-01-1978
Verenigde Arabische Emiraten 10-12-1998 (T) 10-03-1999
Verenigde Staten van Amerika 19-06-1970 26-11-1975 (R) 24-01-1978
Vietnam 10-12-1992 (T) 10-03-1993
Zambia 15-08-2001 (T) 15-11-2001
Zimbabwe 11-03-1997 (T) 11-06-1997
Zuid-Afrika 16-12-1998 (T) 16-03-1999
Zuid-Korea 10-05-1984 (T) 10-08-1984
Zweden 19-06-1970 17-02-1978 (R) 17-05-1978
Zwitserland 19-06-1970 14-09-1977 (R) 24-01-1978

Uitbreiding

China

Uitgebreid tot In werking Buiten werking
Hongkong SAR 01-07-1997

Frankrijk

Uitgebreid tot In werking Buiten werking
Frans Guyana 25-02-1978
Frans-Polynesië 25-02-1978
Franse Zuidelijke en Zuidpoolgebieden 25-02-1978
Guadeloupe 25-02-1978
Martinique 25-02-1978
Mayotte 25-02-1978
Nieuw Caledonië 25-02-1978
Réunion 25-02-1978
Saint-Barthélemy 25-02-1978
Sint Maarten 25-02-1978
Sint Pierre en Miquelon 25-02-1978
Wallis en Futuna 25-02-1978

Verenigd Koninkrijk

Uitgebreid tot In werking Buiten werking
Gibraltar 01-01-2021
Guernsey 23-03-2021
Hongkong (< 01-07-1997) 15-04-1981 01-07-1997
Man 29-10-1983

Verenigde Staten van Amerika

Uitgebreid tot In werking Buiten werking
Amerikaans-Samoa 24-01-1978
Amerikaanse Maagdeneilanden 24-01-1978
Bakereiland 24-01-1978
Guam 24-01-1978
Howland-eiland 24-01-1978
Jarviseiland 24-01-1978
Johnstoneiland 24-01-1978
Kingman Reef 24-01-1978
Midway-eiland 24-01-1978
Navassa-eiland 24-01-1978
Noordelijke Marianen 24-01-1978
Palmyra-eiland 24-01-1978
Panamakanaal-zone (< 01-10-1979) 24-01-1978 31-12-1999
Puerto Rico 24-01-1978
Trustgebied van de Eilanden in de Stille Zuidzee (< 22-12-1990) 24-01-1978 22-12-1990
Wake-eiland 24-01-1978

Partijen met voorbehouden, verklaringen en bezwaren

Partij Voorbehoud / verklaring Bezwaren
Algerije Ja Nee
Armenië Ja Nee
Bahrein Ja Nee
Belarus Ja Nee
Cambodja Ja Nee
Chili Ja Nee
Cuba Ja Nee
Finland Ja Nee
Frankrijk Ja Nee
Georgië Ja Nee
Hongarije Ja Nee
India Ja Nee
Indonesië Ja Nee
Iran Ja Nee
Kazachstan Ja Nee
Kirgizië Ja Nee
Laos Ja Nee
Maleisië Ja Nee
Malta Ja Nee
Moldavië Ja Nee
Mozambique Ja Nee
Nederlanden, het Koninkrijk der Ja Nee
Noorwegen Ja Nee
Oekraïne Ja Nee
Oezbekistan Ja Nee
Oman Ja Nee
Polen Ja Nee
Qatar Ja Nee
Roemenië Ja Nee
Russische Federatie Ja Nee
Saint Lucia Ja Nee
Saint Vincent en de Grenadines Ja Nee
Samoa Ja Nee
Tadzjikistan Ja Nee
Thailand Ja Nee
Tunesië Ja Nee
Turkmenistan Ja Nee
Uruguay Ja Nee
Verenigde Staten van Amerika Ja Nee
Zuid-Afrika Ja Nee
Zweden Ja Nee

Algerije

08-12-1999

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

Armenië

17-05-1994

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

Bahrein

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)

Cambodja

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.

Chili

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)

Frankrijk

25-11-1977

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

Georgië

18-01-1994

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

Hongarije

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)

Indonesië

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.

Kazachstan

16-02-1993

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

Kirgizië

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)

Maleisië

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)

Moldavië

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)

Nederlanden, het Koninkrijk der

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.

Noorwegen

01-10-1979

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

Oekraïne

21-09-1992

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

Oezbekistan

18-08-1993

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

Oman

26-07-2001

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

Polen

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)

Roemenië

23-04-1979

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

Russische Federatie

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 en de 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.

Tadzjikistan

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)

Tunesië

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)

Uruguay

07-10-2024

[...] that, pursuant Article 64(1)(a) of the Treaty, the Eastern Republic of Uruguay shall not be bound by the provisions of Chapter II.

Verenigde Staten van Amerika

26-11-1975

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

Zuid-Afrika

16-12-1998

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

Zweden

17-02-1978

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

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