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| TIME LIMITS FOR ENTERING
NATIONAL/REGIONAL PHASE UNDER PCT CHAPTERS I AND II (in months from priority date,
or from international filing date, if there is no priority claim) |
Designated Office/Elected Office (DO/EO) |
Chapt. I |
Chapt. II |
| Regional Offices |
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AP ARIPO
Patent: GH Ghana, GM Gambia, KE Kenya, LS Lesotho, MW Malawi, SD Sudan, SL Sierra
Leone, SZ Swaziland, UG Uganda, ZW Zimbabwe, and any other State which is a Contracting
State of the Harare Protocol and of the PCT. |
21 |
31 |
| EA Eurasian Patent: AM
Armenia, AZ Azerbaijan, BY Belarus, KG Kyrgyzstan, KZ Kazakstan, MD Republic of Moldova,
RU Russian Federation, TJ Tajikistan, TM Turkmenistan, and any other State which is a
Contracting State of the Eurasian Patent Convention and of the PCT. |
21 |
31 |
| EP European Patent: AT
Austria, BE Belgium, CH and LI Switzerland and Liechtenstein, CY Cyprus, DE Germany, DK
Denmark, ES Spain, FI Finland, FR France, GB United Kingdom, GR Greece, IE Ireland, IT
Italy, LU Luxembourg, MC Monaco, NL Netherlands, PT Portugal, SE Sweden, and any other
State which is a Contracting State of the European Patent Convention and of the PCT. |
21 |
31 |
| OA OAPI Patent: BF
Burkina Faso, BJ Benin, CF Central African Republic, CG Congo, CI Côte d’Ivoire, CM
Cameroon, GA Gabon, GN Guinea, GW Guinea-Bissau ML Mali, MR Mauritania, NE Niger, SN
Senegal, TD Chad, TG Togo |
20 |
30 |
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| National Offices (DO/EO) |
Chapt. I |
Chapt. II |
National Offices (DO/EO) |
Chapt. I |
Chapt. II |
| AE United Arab Emirates |
20 |
30 |
KZ Kazakstan |
21 |
31 |
| AL Albania |
21 |
31 |
LC Saint Lucia |
20 |
30 |
| AM Armenia |
21 |
31 |
LK Sri Lanka |
20 |
30 |
| AT Austria |
20 |
30 |
LR Liberia |
21 |
31 |
| AU Australia |
21 |
31 |
LS Lesotho |
21 |
31 |
| AZ Azerbaijan |
21 |
31 |
LT Lithuania |
21 |
31 |
| BA Bosnia and Herzegovina |
21 |
31 |
LU Luxembourg |
20 |
30 |
| BB Barbados |
20 |
30 |
LV Latvia |
21 |
31 |
| BG Bulgaria |
21 |
31 |
MD Republic of Moldova |
21 |
31 |
| BR Brazil |
20 |
30 |
MG Madagascar |
20 |
30 |
| BY Belarus |
21 |
31 |
MK The former
YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia |
21 |
31 |
| CA Canada |
20 (32a) |
30 (42a) |
MN Mongolia |
21 |
31 |
| CH and LI Switzerland and
Liechtenstein |
20 |
30 |
MW Malawi |
20 |
30 |
| CN China |
20 |
30 |
MX Mexico |
20 |
30 |
| CR Costa Ricab |
20 |
30 |
NO Norway |
20 |
30 |
| CU Cuba |
20 |
30 |
NZ New Zealand |
21 |
31 |
| CZ Czech Republic |
21 |
30 |
PL Poland |
20 |
30 |
| DE Germany |
20 |
30 |
PT Portugal |
20 |
30 |
| DK Denmark |
20 |
30 |
RO Romania |
20 |
30 |
| EE Estonia |
20 |
30 |
RU Russian Federation |
21 |
31 |
| ES Spain |
20 |
30 |
SD Sudan |
20 |
30 |
| FI Finland |
20 |
30 |
SE Sweden |
20 |
30 |
| GB United Kingdom |
20 |
30 |
SG Singapore |
20 |
30 |
| GD Grenada |
20 |
30 |
SI Slovenia |
21 |
31 |
| GE Georgia |
21 |
31 |
SK Slovakia |
21 |
30 |
| GH Ghana |
20 |
30 |
TJ Tajikistan |
21 |
31 |
| GM Gambia |
21 |
31 |
TM Turkmenistan |
21 |
31 |
| HR Croatia |
21 |
31 |
TR Turkey |
20 |
30 |
| HU Hungary |
21 |
30 |
TT Trinidad and Tobago |
21 |
31 |
| ID Indonesia |
21 |
31 |
UA Ukraine |
21 |
31 |
| IL Israel |
20 |
30 |
UG Uganda |
21 |
31 |
| IN India |
21 |
31 |
US United States of America |
20 |
30 |
| IS Iceland |
20 |
30 |
UZ Uzbekistan |
21 |
31 |
| JP Japan |
20 |
30 |
VN Vietnam |
21 |
31 |
| KE Kenya |
20 |
30 |
YU Yugoslavia |
20 (21a) |
30 (31a) |
| KG Kyrgyzstan |
21 |
31 |
ZA South Africa |
21 |
31 |
| KP Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea |
20 |
30 |
ZW Zimbabwe |
21 |
31 |
| KR Republic of Korea |
20 |
30 |
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| aTime limit applicable if applicant pays the additional fee for late
entry into the national phase. b Will become bound by the PCT on August 3,
1999.
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