List of parties to international patent treaties

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Paris
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Paris, 1883-03-20, came into force 1884-07-07[1]
PCT
Patent Cooperation Treaty, Washington, 1970-06-19, came into force 1978-01-24[2]
Budapest
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, Budapest, 1977-04-28, came into force 1980-08-19[3]
TRIPS
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Marrakech, 1994-04-15, came into force 1995-01-01[4]
PLT
Patent Law Treaty, Geneva, 2000-06-01, came into force 2005-04-28[5]

The list below was taken from details supplied by WIPO and the WTO (see references): they are correct as of 2005-12-11, and include some accessions after that date. Dates quoted are the date on which the treaty came into effect for a given country.

Country Paris PCT Budapest TRIPS PLT
Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan observer
Flag of Albania Albania 1995-10-04 1995-10-04 2003-09-19 2000-09-08
Flag of Algeria Algeria 1966-03-01 2000-03-08 observer
Flag of Andorra Andorra 2004-06-02 observer
Flag of Angola Angola 1996-11-23
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 2000-03-17 2000-03-17 1995-01-01
Flag of Argentina Argentina 1967-02-10 1995-01-01
Flag of Armenia Armenia 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2005-03-06 2003-02-05
Flag of Australia Australia 1925-10-10 1980-03-31 1987-07-07 1995-01-01
Flag of Austria Austria 1909-01-01 1979-04-23 1984-04-26 1995-01-01
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1995-12-25 1995-12-25 2003-10-14 observer
Flag of the Bahamas Bahamas 1973-07-10 observer
Flag of Bahrain Bahrain 1997-10-29 1995-01-01 2005-12-15
Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 1991-03-03 1995-01-01
Flag of Barbados Barbados 1985-03-12 1985-03-12 1995-01-01
Flag of Belarus Belarus 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2001-10-19 observer
Flag of Belgium Belgium 1884-07-07 1981-12-14 1983-12-15 1995-01-01
Flag of Belize Belize 2000-06-17 2000-06-17 1995-01-01
Flag of Benin Benin 1967-01-10 1987-02-26 1996-02-22
Flag of Bhutan Bhutan 2000-08-04 observer
Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 1993-11-04 1995-09-12
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-03-01 1996-09-07 observer
Flag of Botswana Botswana 1998-04-15 2003-10-30 1995-05-31
Flag of Brazil Brazil 1884-07-07 1978-04-09 1995-01-01
Flag of Brunei Brunei 1995-01-01
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 1921-06-13 1984-05-21 1980-08-19 1996-12-01
Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 1963-11-19 1989-03-21 1995-06-03
Flag of Burundi Burundi 1977-09-03 1995-07-23
Flag of Cambodia Cambodia 1998-09-22 2004-10-13
Flag of Cameroon Cameroon 1964-05-10 1978-01-24 1995-12-13
Flag of Canada Canada 1925-06-12 1990-01-02 1996-09-21 1995-01-01
Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde observer
Flag of the Central African Republic Central African Republic 1963-11-19 1978-91-24 1995-05-31
Flag of Chad Chad 1963-11-19 1978-01-24 1996-10-19
Flag of Chile Chile 1991-06-14 1995-01-01
Flag of the People's Republic of China China 1985-03-19 1994-01-01 1995-07-01 2001-12-11
Flag of Colombia Colombia 1996-09-03 2001-02-28 1995-04-30
Flag of the Comoros Comoros 2005-04-03 2005-04-03
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo, Democratic Republic 1975-01-31 1997-01-01
Flag of the Republic of the Congo Congo, Republic 1963-09-02 1978-01-24 1997-03-27
Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 1995-10-31 1999-08-03 1995-01-01
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 1963-10-23 1991-04-30 1995-01-01
Flag of Croatia Croatia 1991-10-08 1998-07-01 2000-02-25 2000-11-30 2005-04-28
Flag of Cuba Cuba 1904-11-17 1996-07-16 1994-02-19 1995-04-20
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 1966-01-17 1998-04-01 1995-07-30
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 1993-01-01 1993-01-01 1993-01-01 1995-01-01
Flag of Denmark Denmark 1894-10-01 1978-12-01 1985-07-01 1995-01-01 2005-04-28
Flag of Djibouti Djibouti 2002-05-13 1995-05-31
Flag of Dominica Dominica 1999-08-07 1999-08-07 1995-01-01
Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 1890-07-11 1995-03-09
Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 1999-06-22 2001-05-07 1996-01-21
Flag of Egypt Egypt 1951-07-01 2003-09-06 1995-06-30
Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 1994-02-19 2006-08-17 2006-08-17 1995-05-07
Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 1997-06-26 2001-07-17 observer
Flag of Eritrea Eritrea
Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia observer
Flag of Estonia Estonia 1994-08-24 1994-08-24 1996-09-14 1999-11-13 2005-04-28
Flag of Europe European Union 1995-01-01
Flag of Fiji Fiji 1996-01-14
Flag of Finland Finland 1921-09-20 1980-10-01 1985-09-01 1995-01-01 2006-03-06
Flag of France France 1884-07-07 1978-02-25 1980-08-19 1995-01-01
Flag of Gabon Gabon 1964-02-29 1978-01-24 1995-01-01
Flag of The Gambia Gambia 1992-01-21 1997-12-09 1996-10-23
Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2000-06-14
Flag of Germany Germany 1903-05-01 1978-01-24 1981-01-20 1995-01-01
Flag of Ghana Ghana 1976-09-28 1997-02-26 1995-01-01
Flag of Greece Greece 1924-09-28 1990-10-09 1993-10-30 1995-01-01
Flag of Grenada Grenada 1998-09-22 1998-09-22 1996-02-22
Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 1998-08-18 2006-10-14 2006-10-14 1995-07-21
Flag of Guinea Guinea 1982-02-05 1991-05-27 1995-10-25
Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 1988-06-28 1997-12-12 1995-05-31
Flag of Haiti Haiti 1958-07-01 1996-01-30
Flag of Honduras Honduras 1994-02-04 2006-06-20 2006-06-20 1995-01-01
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 1997-07-01 1997-07-01 1995-01-01
Flag of Hungary Hungary 1909-01-01 1980-06-27 1980-08-19 1995-01-01
Flag of Iceland Iceland 1962-05-05 1995-03-23 1995-03-23 1995-01-01
Flag of India India 1998-12-07 1988-12-07 2001-12-17 1995-01-01
Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 1950-12-24 1997-09-05 1995-01-01
Flag of Iran Iran 1959-12-16 observer
Flag of Iraq Iraq 1976-12-24 observer
Flag of Ireland Ireland 1925-12-04 1992-08-01 1999-12-15 1995-01-01
Flag of Israel Israel 1950-03-24 1996-06-01 1996-04-26 1995-04-21
Flag of Italy Italy 1884-07-07 1985-03-28 1986-03-23 1995-01-01
Flag of Jamaica Jamaica 1999-12-24 1995-05-09
Flag of Japan Japan 1899-07-15 1978-10-01 1980-08-19 1995-01-01
Flag of Jordan Jordan 1972-07-17 2000-04-11
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2002-04-24 observer
Flag of Kenya Kenya 1965-06-14 1994-06-08 1995-01-01
Flag of Kiribati Kiribati
Flag of North Korea Korea, Democratic People's Republic 1980-06-10 1980-07-08 2002-02-21
Flag of South Korea Korea, Republic 1980-05-04 1984-08-10 1988-03-28 1995-01-01
Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 1995-01-01
Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2003-05-17 1998-12-20 2005-04-28
Flag of Laos Laos 1998-10-08 2006-06-14 observer
Flag of Latvia Latvia 1993-09-07 1993-09-07 1994-12-29 1999-02-10
Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 1924-09-01 observer
Flag of Lesotho Lesotho 1989-09-28 1995-10-21 1995-05-31
Flag of Liberia Liberia 1994-08-27 1994-08-27
Flag of Libya Libya 1976-09-28 2005-09-15 observer
Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1933-07-14 1980-03-19 1981-08-19 1995-09-01
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 1994-05-22 1994-07-05 1998-05-09 2001-05-31
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 1922-06-30 1978-04-30 1995-01-01
Flag of Macau Macau 1999-12-20 1995-01-01
Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Macedonia 1991-09-08 1995-08-10 2002-08-30 2003-04-04
Flag of Madagascar Madagascar 1963-12-21 1978-01-24 1995-11-17
Flag of Malawi Malawi 1964-07-06 1978-01-24 1995-05-31
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 1989-01-01 2006-08-16 1995-01-01
Flag of the Maldives Maldives 1995-05-31
Flag of Mali Mali 1983-03-01 1984-10-19 1995-05-31
Flag of Malta Malta 1967-10-20 1995-01-01
Flag of Mauritania Mauritania 1965-04-11 1983-04-13 1995-05-31
Flag of Mauritius Mauritius 1976-09-24 1995-01-01
Flag of Mexico Mexico 1903-09-07 1995-01-01 2001-03-21 1995-01-01
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia
Flag of Moldova Moldova 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2001-07-26 2005-04-28
Flag of Monaco Monaco 1956-04-29 1979-06-22 1999-01-23
Flag of Mongolia Mongolia 1985-04-21 1991-05-27 1997-01-29
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro see Serbia and Montenegro
Flag of Morocco Morocco 1917-07-30 1999-10-08 1995-01-01
Flag of Mozambique Mozambique 1998-07-09 2000-05-18 1995-08-26
Flag of Burma Myanmar 1995-01-01
Flag of Namibia Namibia 2004-01-01 2004-01-01 1995-01-01
Flag of Nauru Nauru
Flag of Nepal Nepal 2001-06-22 2004-04-23
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 1884-07-07 1979-07-10 1987-07-02 1995-01-01
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 1931-07-29 1992-12-01 1995-01-01
Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua 1996-07-03 2003-03-06 2006-08-10 1995-09-03
Flag of Niger Niger 1964-07-05 1993-03-21 1996-12-13
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1963-09-02 2005-05-08 1995-01-01
Flag of Norway Norway 1885-07-01 1980-01-01 1986-01-01 1995-01-01
Flag of Oman Oman 1999-07-14 2001-10-26 2000-11-09
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 2004-07-22 1995-01-01
Flag of Palau Palau
Flag of Panama Panama 1996-10-19 1997-09-06
Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 1999-06-15 2003-06-14 1996-06-09
Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 1994-05-28 1995-01-01
Flag of Peru Peru 1995-04-11 1995-01-01
Flag of the Philippines Philippines 1965-09-27 2001-08-17 1981-10-21 1995-01-01
Flag of Poland Poland 1919-11-10 1990-12-25 1993-09-22 1995-07-01
Flag of Portugal Portugal 1884-07-07 1992-11-24 1997-10-16 1995-01-01
Flag of Qatar Qatar 2000-07-05 1996-01-13
Flag of Romania Romania 1920-10-06 1979-07-23 1999-09-25 1995-01-01 2005-04-28
Flag of Russia Russian Federation 1965-07-01 1978-03-29 1981-04-22 observer
Flag of Rwanda Rwanda 1984-03-01 1996-05-22
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 1995-04-09 2005-10-27 1996-02-21
Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 1995-06-09 1996-10-30 1995-01-01
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent & Grenadines 1995-08-29 2002-08-06 1995-01-01
Flag of Samoa Samoa observer
Flag of San Marino San Marino 1960-03-04 2004-12-14
Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe Sao Tomé and Principe 1998-05-12 observer
Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2004-03-11 2005-12-11
Flag of Senegal Senegal 1963-12-21 1978-01-24 1995-01-01
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 1992-04-27 1997-01-02 1994-02-25 observers
Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles 2002-11-07 1002-11-07 observer
Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 1997-06-17 1997-06-17 1995-07-23
Flag of Singapore Singapore 1995-02-23 1995-02-23 1995-02-23 1995-01-01
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 1993-01-01 1993-01-01 1993-01-01 1995-01-01 2005-04-28
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 1991-06-25 1994-03-01 1998-03-12 1995-07-30 2005-04-28
Flag of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 1996-07-26
Flag of Somalia Somalia
Flag of South Africa South Africa 1947-12-01 1999-03-16 1997-07-14 1995-01-01
Flag of Spain Spain 1884-07-07 1989-11-16 1981-03-19 1995-01-01
Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 1952-12-29 1982-02-26 1995-01-01
Flag of Sudan Sudan 1984-04-16 1984-04-16 observer
Flag of Suriname Suriname 1975-11-25 1995-01-01
Flag of Swaziland Swaziland 1991-05-12 1994-09-20 1995-01-01
Flag of Sweden Sweden 1885-07-01 1978-05-17 1983-10-01 1995-01-01
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1884-07-07 1978-01-24 1981-08-09 1995-07-01
Flag of Syria Syria 1924-09-01 2003-06-26
Flag of the Republic of China Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 2002-01-01
Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 observer
Flag of Tanzania Tanzania 1963-06-16 1999-09-14 1995-01-01
Flag of Thailand Thailand 1995-01-01
Flag of East Timor Timor Leste see Indonesia
Flag of Togo Togo 1967-09-10 1978-01-24 1995-05-31
Flag of Tonga Tonga 2001-06-14 observer
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1964-08-01 1994-03-10 1994-03-10 1995-03-01
Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 1884-07-07 2001-12-10 2004-05-23 1995-03-29
Flag of Turkey Turkey 1925-10-10 1996-01-01 1998-11-30 1995-03-26
Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 1991-12-25 1991-12-25
Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu
Flag of Uganda Uganda 1965-06-14 1995-02-09 1995-01-01
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 1997-07-02 observer 2005-04-28
Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1996-09-19 1999-03-10 1996-04-10
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 1884-07-07 1978-01-24 1980-12-29 1995-01-01 2006-03-22
Flag of the United States United States of America 1887-05-30 1978-01-24 1980-08-19 1995-01-01
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 1967-03-18 1995-01-01
Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 1991-12-25 1991-12-25 2002-01-12 observer 2006-07-19
Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu observer
Flag of the Vatican City Vatican City 1960-09-29 observer
Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 1995-09-12 1995-01-01
Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 1949-03-08 1993-03-10 observer
Flag of Yemen Yemen observer
Flag of Zambia Zambia 1965-04-06 2001-11-15 1995-01-01
Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 1980-04-18 1997-06-11 1995-03-05

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