List of parties to international patent treaties

__NOTOC__ This is a list of parties to international patent treaties which are open to all states.

ParisParis Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Paris, 1883-03-20, came into force 1884-07-07 PCTPatent Cooperation Treaty, Washington, 1970-06-19, came into force 1978-01-24Parties to the Patent Cooperation Treaty . BudapestBudapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, Budapest, 1977-04-28, came into force 1980-08-19Parties to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure . TRIPSAgreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Marrakech, 1994-04-15, came into force 1995-01-01Members of the World Trade Organization as of 2005-12-11. PLTPatent Law Treaty, Geneva, 2000-06-01, came into force 2005-04-28

The list below was taken from details supplied by WIPO and the WTO. Dates quoted are the date on which the treaty came into effect for a given country.

Country Paris PCT Budapest TRIPS PLT Afghanistan 2017-05-14 — — — — Albania 1995-10-04 1995-10-04 2003-09-19 2000-09-08 2010-05-17 Algeria 1966-03-01 2000-03-08 — — — Andorra 2004-06-02 — — — — Angola 2007-12-27 2007-12-27 — 1996-11-23 — Antigua and Barbuda 2000-03-17 2000-03-17 2019-06-25 1995-01-01 — Argentina 1967-02-10 — — 1995-01-01 — Armenia 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2005-03-06 2003-02-05 2013-09-17 Australia 1925-10-10 1980-03-31 1987-07-07 1995-01-01 2009-03-16 Austria 1909-01-01 1979-04-23 1984-04-26 1995-01-01 — Azerbaijan 1995-12-25 1995-12-25 2003-10-14 — — Bahamas 1973-07-10 — — — — Bahrain 1997-10-29 2007-03-18 2012-11-20 1995-01-01 2005-12-15 Bangladesh 1991-03-03 — — 1995-01-01 — Barbados 1985-03-12 1985-03-12 — 1995-01-01 — Belarus 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2001-10-19 — 2016-10-21 Belgium 1884-07-07 1981-12-14 1983-12-15 1995-01-01 — Belize 2000-06-17 2000-06-17 — 1995-01-01 — Benin 1967-01-10 1987-02-26 — 1996-02-22 — Bhutan 2000-08-04 — — — — Bolivia 1993-11-04 — — 1995-09-12 — Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-03-01 1996-09-07 2009-01-27— 2012-05-09 Botswana 1998-04-15 2003-10-30 — 1995-05-31 — Brazil 1884-07-07 1978-04-09 — 1995-01-01 — Brunei 2012-02-17 2012-07-24 2012-07-24 1995-01-01 — Bulgaria 1921-06-13 1984-05-21 1980-08-19 1996-12-01 — Burkina Faso 1963-11-19 1989-03-21 — 1995-06-03 — Burundi 1977-09-03 — — 1995-07-23 — Cambodia 1998-09-22 2016-12-08 — 2004-10-13 — Cameroon 1964-05-10 1978-01-24 — 1995-12-13 — Canada 1923-09-01 1990-01-02 1996-09-21 1995-01-01 — Cape Verde 2022-07-06 2022-07-06 — 2008-07-23 — Central African Republic 1963-11-19 1978-01-24 — 1995-05-31 — Chad 1963-11-19 1978-01-24 — 1996-10-19 — Chile 1991-06-14 2009-06-02 2011-08-05 1995-01-01 — China 1985-03-19 1994-01-01 1995-07-01 2001-12-11 — Colombia 1996-09-03 2001-02-28 2016-07-26 1995-04-30 — Comoros 2005-04-03 2005-04-03 — — — Congo, Democratic Republic 1975-01-31 — — 1997-01-01 — Congo, Republic 1963-09-02 1978-01-24 — 1997-03-27 — Costa Rica 1995-10-31 1999-08-03 2008-09-30 1995-01-01 — Côte d'Ivoire 1963-10-23 1991-04-30 — 1995-01-01 — Croatia 1991-10-08 1998-07-01 2000-02-25 2000-11-30 2005-04-28 Cuba 1904-11-17 1996-07-16 1994-02-19 1995-04-20 — Cyprus 1966-01-17 1998-04-01 — 1995-07-30 — Czech Republic 1993-01-01 1993-01-01 1993-01-01 1995-01-01 — Denmark 1894-10-01 1978-12-01 1985-07-01 1995-01-01 2005-04-28 Djibouti 2002-05-13 2016-09-23 — 1995-05-31 — Dominica 1999-08-07 1999-08-07 — 1995-01-01 — Dominican Republic 1890-07-11 2007-05-28 2007-07-03 1995-03-09 — Ecuador 1999-06-22 2001-05-07 — 1996-01-21 — Egypt 1951-07-01 2003-09-06 — 1995-06-30 — El Salvador 1994-02-19 2006-08-17 2006-08-17 1995-05-07 — Equatorial Guinea 1997-06-26 2001-07-17 — — — Eritrea — — — — — Ethiopia 2025-08-15 — — — — Estonia 1994-08-24 1994-08-24 1996-09-14 1999-11-13 2005-04-28 Eswatini 1991-05-12 1994-09-20 — 1995-01-01 — European Union — — — 1995-01-01 — Fiji 2024-01-19 — — 1996-01-14 — Finland 1921-09-20 1980-10-01 1985-09-01 1995-01-01 2006-03-06 France 1884-07-07 1978-02-25 1980-08-19 1995-01-01 2010-01-05 Gabon 1964-02-29 1978-01-24 — 1995-01-01 — Gambia 1992-01-21 1997-12-09 — 1996-10-23 — Georgia 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2005-09-30 2000-06-14 — Germany 1903-05-01 1978-01-24 1981-01-20 1995-01-01 — Ghana 1976-09-28 1997-02-26 — 1995-01-01 — Greece 1924-10-02 1990-10-09 1993-10-30 1995-01-01 — Grenada 1998-09-22 1998-09-22 — 1996-02-22 — Guatemala 1998-08-18 2006-10-14 2006-10-14 1995-07-21 — Guinea 1982-02-05 1991-05-27 — 1995-10-25 — Guinea-Bissau 1988-06-28 1997-12-12 — 1995-05-31 — Guyana 1994-10-25 — — 1995-01-01 — Haiti 1958-07-01 — — 1996-01-30 — Honduras 1994-02-04 2006-06-20 2006-06-20 1995-01-01 — Hong Kong, China 1997-07-01 1997-07-01 — 1995-01-01 — Hungary 1909-01-01 1980-06-27 1980-08-19 1995-01-01 2008-03-12 Iceland 1962-05-05 1995-03-23 1995-03-23 1995-01-01 — India 1998-12-07 1998-12-07 2001-12-17 1995-01-01 — Indonesia 1950-12-24 1997-09-05 — 1995-01-01 — Iran 1959-12-16 2013-10-04 — — — Iraq 1976-12-24 2022-04-30 —— — Ireland 1925-12-04 1992-08-01 1999-12-15 1995-01-01 2012-05-27 Israel 1950-03-24 1996-06-01 1996-04-26 1995-04-21 — Italy 1884-07-07 1985-03-28 1986-03-23 1995-01-01 — Jamaica 1999-12-24 2022-02-10 — 1995-05-09 — Japan 1899-07-15 1978-10-01 1980-08-19 1995-01-01 — Jordan 1972-07-17 2017-06-09 2008-11-14 2000-04-11 — Kazakhstan 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2002-04-24— 2011-10-19 Kenya 1965-06-14 1994-06-08 — 1995-01-01 — Kiribati 2022-02-05 — — — — Korea, Democratic People's Republic 1980-06-10 1980-07-08 2002-02-21 — — Korea, Republic 1980-05-04 1984-08-10 1988-03-28 1995-01-01 — Kuwait 2014-12-02 2016-09-09 — 1995-01-01 — Kyrgyzstan 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2003-05-17 1998-12-20 2005-04-28 Laos 1998-10-08 2006-06-14 — 2013-02-02 — Latvia 1993-09-07 1993-09-07 1994-12-29 1999-02-10 2010-06-12 Lebanon 1924-09-01 — — — — Lesotho 1989-09-28 1995-10-21 — 1995-05-31 — Liberia 1994-08-27 1994-08-27 — — 2017-01-04 Libya 1976-09-28 2005-09-15 — — — Liechtenstein 1933-07-14 1980-03-19 1981-08-19 1995-09-01 2009-12-18 Lithuania 1994-05-22 1994-07-05 1998-05-09 2001-05-31 2012-02-03 Luxembourg 1922-06-30 1978-04-30 2010-07-29 1995-01-01 — Macau, China 1999-12-20 — — 1995-01-01 — Madagascar 1963-12-21 1978-01-24 — 1995-11-17 — Malawi 1964-07-06 1978-01-24 — 1995-05-31 — Malaysia 1989-01-01 2006-08-16 2022-06-30 1995-01-01 — Maldives — — — 1995-05-31 — Mali 1983-03-01 1984-10-19 — 1995-05-31 — Malta 1967-10-20 2007-03-01 — 1995-01-01 — Mauritania 1965-04-11 1983-04-13 — 1995-05-31 — Mauritius 1976-09-24 2023-03-15 — 1995-01-01 — Mexico 1903-09-07 1995-01-01 2001-03-21 1995-01-01 — Federated States of Micronesia — — — — — Moldova 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2001-07-26 2005-04-28 Monaco 1956-04-29 1979-06-22 1999-01-23 — — Mongolia 1985-04-21 1991-05-27 — 1997-01-29 — Montenegro 2006-06-03 2006-06-03 2006-06-03 2012-04-29 2012-03-09 Morocco 1917-07-30 1999-10-08 2011-07-20 1995-01-01 — Mozambique 1998-07-09 2000-05-18 — 1995-08-26 — Myanmar — — — 1995-01-01 — Namibia 2004-01-01 2004-01-01 — 1995-01-01 — Nauru — — — — — Nepal 2001-06-22 — — 2004-04-23 — Netherlands 1884-07-07 1979-07-10 1987-07-02 1995-01-01 2010-10-27 New Zealand 1931-07-29 1992-12-01 2019-03-17 1995-01-01 — Nicaragua 1996-07-03 2003-03-06 2006-08-10 1995-09-03 — Niger 1964-07-05 1993-03-21 — 1996-12-13 — Nigeria 1963-09-02 2005-05-08 — 1995-01-01 2005-04-28 North Macedonia 1991-09-08 1995-08-10 2002-08-30 2003-04-04 2010-04-22 Norway 1885-07-01 1980-01-01 1986-01-01 1995-01-01 — Oman 1999-07-14 2001-10-26 2007-10-16 2000-11-09 2007-10-16 Pakistan 2004-07-22 — — 1995-01-01 — Palau — — — — — Panama 1996-10-19 2012-09-07 2012-09-07 1997-09-06 — Papua New Guinea 1999-06-15 2003-06-14 — 1996-06-09 — Paraguay 1994-05-28 — — 1995-01-01 — Peru 1995-04-11 2009-06-06 2009-01-20 1995-01-01 — Philippines 1965-09-27 2001-08-17 1981-10-21 1995-01-01 — Poland 1919-11-10 1990-12-25 1993-09-22 1995-07-01 — Portugal 1884-07-07 1992-11-24 1997-10-16 1995-01-01 — Qatar 2000-07-05 2011-08-03 2014-03-06 1996-01-13 — Romania 1920-10-06 1979-07-23 1999-09-25 1995-01-01 2005-04-28 Russian Federation 1965-07-01 1978-03-29 1981-04-22 2012-08-22 2009-08-12 Rwanda 1984-03-01 2011-08-31 — 1996-05-22 — Saint Kitts and Nevis 1995-04-09 2005-10-27 — 1996-02-21 — Saint Lucia 1995-06-09 1996-10-30 — 1995-01-01 — St. Vincent & Grenadines 1995-08-29 2002-08-06 — 1995-01-01 — Samoa 2013-09-21 2020-01-02 — 2012-05-10 — San Marino 1960-03-04 2004-12-14 — — — São Tomé and Príncipe 1998-05-12 2008-07-03 — — — Saudi Arabia 2004-03-11 2013-08-03 2021-01-16 2005-12-11 2013-08-03 Senegal 1963-12-21 1978-01-24 — 1995-01-01 — Serbia 1992-04-27 1997-01-02 1994-02-25 — 2010-10-20 Seychelles 2002-11-07 2002-11-07 —— — Sierra Leone 1997-06-17 1997-06-17 — 1995-07-23 — Singapore 1995-02-23 1995-02-23 1995-02-23 1995-01-01 — Slovakia 1993-01-01 1993-01-01 1993-01-01 1995-01-01 2005-04-28 Slovenia 1991-06-25 1994-03-01 1998-03-12 1995-07-30 2005-04-28 Solomon Islands — — — 1996-07-26 — Somalia — — — — — South Africa 1947-12-01 1999-03-16 1997-07-14 1995-01-01 — South Sudan — — — — — Spain 1884-07-07 1989-11-16 1981-03-19 1995-01-01 2013-11-06 Sri Lanka 1952-12-29 1982-02-26 — 1995-01-01 — Sudan 1984-04-16 1984-04-16 — — — Suriname 1975-11-25 — — 1995-01-01 — Sweden 1885-07-01 1978-05-17 1983-10-01 1995-01-01 2007-12-27 Switzerland 1884-07-07 1978-01-24 1981-08-09 1995-07-01 2008-07-01 Syria 1924-09-01 2003-06-26 — — — Taiwan (Republic of China) — — — 2002-01-01 — Tajikistan 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2013-03-02 — Tanzania 1963-06-16 1999-09-14 — 1995-01-01 — Thailand 2008-05-02 2009-09-24 — 1995-01-01 — Timor Leste — — — — — Togo 1967-09-10 1978-01-24 — 1995-05-31 — Tonga 2001-06-14 — — 2007-07-27 — Trinidad and Tobago 1964-08-01 1994-03-10 1994-03-10 1995-03-01 — Tunisia 1884-07-07 2001-12-10 2004-05-23 1995-03-29 — Turkey 1925-10-10 1996-01-01 1998-11-30 1995-03-26 — Turkmenistan 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 — — — Tuvalu — — — — — Uganda 1965-06-14 1995-02-09 — 1995-01-01 — Ukraine 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 1997-07-02 2008-05-16 2005-04-28 United Arab Emirates 1996-09-19 1999-03-10 2021-05-17 1996-04-10 — United Kingdom 1884-07-07 1978-01-24 1980-12-29 1995-01-01 2006-03-22 United States of America 1887-05-30 1978-01-24 1980-08-19 1995-01-01 2013-12-18 Uruguay 1967-03-18 2025-01-07 — 1995-01-01 — Uzbekistan 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2002-01-12 — 2006-07-19 Vanuatu — — — 2012-08-24 — Holy See (Vatican City) 1960-09-29 — — — — Venezuela 1995-09-12 — — 1995-01-01 — Vietnam 1949-03-08 1993-03-10 2021-06-01 2007-01-11 — Yemen 2007-02-15 — — — — Zambia 1965-04-06 2001-11-15 — 1995-01-01 — Zimbabwe 1980-04-18 1997-06-11 — 1995-03-05 — Notes

See also African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) European Patent Organisation (EPO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Trade Organization (WTO) List of parties to international copyright treaties List of parties to international related rights treaties

References

External links Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property Patent Cooperation Treaty Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Patent Law Treaty