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United Arab Emirates
AE
March 10, 1999
true
India
IN
December 7, 1998
true
Grenada
GD
September 22, 1998
true
PCT National Phase applications (as well as standard national applications) are held but not yet processed due to the current lack of relevant law and/or regulations.
Croatia
HR
July 1, 1998
true
Cyprus
CY
April 1, 1998
true
Guinea-Bissau
GW
December 12, 1997
true
Gambia
GM
December 9, 1997
true
Indonesia
ID
September 5, 1997
true
Sierra Leone
SL
June 17, 1997
true
PCT National Phase applications (as well as standard national applications) are held but not yet processed due to the current lack of relevant law and/or regulations.
Zimbabwe
ZW
June 11, 1997
true
Ghana
GH
February 26, 1997
true
Serbia
RS
February 1, 1997
true
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BA
September 7, 1996
true
Saint Lucia
LC
August 30, 1996
true
Cuba
CU
July 16, 1996
true
Israel
IL
June 1, 1996
true
Turkey
TR
January 1, 1996
true
Azerbaijan
AZ
December 25, 1995
true
Lesotho
LS
October 21, 1995
true
Albania
AL
October 4, 1995
true
North Macedonia
MK
August 10, 1995
true
Iceland
IS
March 23, 1995
true
Singapore
SG
February 23, 1995
true
Uganda
UG
February 9, 1995
true
Mexico
MX
January 1, 1995
true
Eswatini
SZ
September 20, 1994
true
Liberia
LR
August 27, 1994
true
Estonia
EE
August 24, 1994
true
Lithuania
LT
July 5, 1994
true
Kenya
KE
June 8, 1994
true
Trinidad and Tobago
TT
March 10, 1994
true
Slovenia
SI
March 1, 1994
true
China
CN
January 1, 1994
true
Latvia
LV
September 7, 1993
true
Niger
NE
March 21, 1993
true
Viet Nam
VN
March 10, 1993
true
Slovakia
SK
January 1, 1993
true
Czechia
CZ
January 1, 1993
true
New Zealand
NZ
December 1, 1992
true
Portugal
PT
November 24, 1992
true
Ireland
IE
August 1, 1992
true
Uzbekistan
UZ
December 25, 1991
true
Ukraine
UA
December 25, 1991
true
Turkmenistan
TM
December 25, 1991
true
Tajikistan
TJ
December 25, 1991
true
Republic of Moldova
MD
December 25, 1991
true
Kazakhstan
KZ
December 25, 1991
true
Kyrgyzstan
KG
December 25, 1991
true
Georgia
GE
December 25, 1991
true
Belarus
BY
December 25, 1991
true
Armenia
AM
December 25, 1991
true
Mongolia
MN
May 27, 1991
true
Guinea
GN
May 27, 1991
true
Cote d'Ivoire
CI
April 30, 1991
true
Poland
PL
December 25, 1990
true
Greece
GR
October 9, 1990
true
Canada
CA
January 2, 1990
true
Spain
ES
November 16, 1989
true
Burkina Faso
BF
March 21, 1989
true
Benin
BJ
February 26, 1987
true
Italy
IT
March 28, 1985
true
Barbados
BB
March 12, 1985
true
Mali
ML
October 19, 1984
true
Republic of Korea
KR
August 10, 1984
true
Bulgaria
BG
May 21, 1984
true
Sudan
SD
April 16, 1984
true
Mauritania
MR
April 13, 1983
true
Sri Lanka
LK
February 26, 1982
true
Belgium
BE
December 14, 1981
true
Finland
FI
October 1, 1980
true
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
KP
July 8, 1980
true
Hungary
HU
June 27, 1980
true
Australia
AU
March 31, 1980
true
Liechtenstein
LI
March 19, 1980
true
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
SJ
January 1, 1980
true
Norway
NO
January 1, 1980
true
Romania
RO
July 23, 1979
true
Netherlands
NL
July 10, 1979
true
Monaco
MC
June 22, 1979
true
Austria
AT
April 23, 1979
true
Greenland
GL
December 1, 1978
true
Denmark
DK
December 1, 1978
true
Japan
JP
October 1, 1978
true
Sweden
SE
May 17, 1978
true
Luxembourg
LU
April 30, 1978
true
Brazil
BR
April 9, 1978
true
France
FR
February 25, 1978
true
United States of America
US
January 24, 1978
true
Togo
TG
January 24, 1978
true
Chad
TD
January 24, 1978
true
Senegal
SN
January 24, 1978
true
Russian Federation
RU
March 29, 1978
true
Malawi
MW
January 24, 1978
true
Madagascar
MG
January 24, 1978
true
United Kingdom
GB
January 24, 1978
true
The United Kingdom extended the application of its PCT territory to Gibraltar with effect from January 1, 2021, and to the territory of the Bailiwick of Guernsey with effect from March 23, 2021.
Gabon
GA
January 24, 1978
true
Germany
DE
January 24, 1978
true
Cameroon
CM
January 24, 1978
true
Switzerland
CH
January 24, 1978
true
Congo
CG
January 24, 1978
true