PCT contracting States for which a regional patent can be obtained via the PCT
| Office | States for which only a regional patent can be obtained (and not a national patent) | States for which a regional patent can be obtained in addition to, or instead of, a national patent |
|---|---|---|
| OA - African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) | BF - Burkina Faso
BJ - Benin CF - Central African Republic CG - Congo CI - Côte d'Ivoire CM - Cameroon GA - Gabon GN - Guinea GQ - Equatorial Guinea GW - Guinea-Bissau KM - Comoros ML - Mali MR - Mauritania NE - Niger SN - Senegal TD - Chad TG - Togo | Not applicable
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| EP - European Patent Office (EPO) | BE - Belgium
CY - Cyprus FR - France GR - Greece IE - Ireland LT - Lithuania LV - Latvia MC - Monaco ME - Montenegro MT - Malta NL - Netherlands (Kingdom of the) SI - Slovenia SM - San Marino | AL - Albania
AT - Austria BG - Bulgaria CH - Switzerland CZ - Czechia DE - Germany DK - Denmark EE - Estonia ES - Spain FI - Finland GB - United Kingdom HR - Croatia HU - Hungary IS - Iceland IT - Italy LU - Luxembourg MK - North Macedonia NO - Norway PL - Poland PT - Portugal RO - Romania RS - Serbia SE - Sweden SK - Slovakia TR - Türkiye |
| EA - Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) | Not applicable
| AM - Armenia
AZ - Azerbaijan BY - Belarus KG - Kyrgyzstan KZ - Kazakhstan RU - Russian Federation TJ - Tajikistan TM - Turkmenistan |
| AP - African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) | SZ - Eswatini
| BW - Botswana
CV - Cabo Verde GH - Ghana GM - Gambia KE - Kenya LR - Liberia LS - Lesotho MW - Malawi MZ - Mozambique NA - Namibia RW - Rwanda SC - Seychelles SD - Sudan SL - Sierra Leone ST - Sao Tome and Principe TZ - United Republic of Tanzania UG - Uganda ZM - Zambia ZW - Zimbabwe |