Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 315
PATENTS
The Patents (Convention Countries) Order 2006
Made
14th February 2006
Laid before Parliament
24th February 2006
Coming into force
6th April 2006
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of February 2006
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 90(1) and 124(3) of the Patents Act 1977( 1 ), makes the following Order:
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Patents (Convention Countries) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 6th April 2006.
(2) The Patents (Convention Countries) Order 2004( 2 ) is revoked.
2. The countries specified in the Schedule are declared to be convention countries for the purposes of section 5 of the Patents Act 1977.
A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
Article 2
SCHEDULE CONVENTION COUNTRIES
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Albania
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Algeria
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Andorra
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Angola
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Argentina
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Armenia
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Australia
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Austria
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Azerbaijan
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Bahamas
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Bahrain
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Bangladesh
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Barbados
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Belarus
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Belgium
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Belize
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Benin
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Bhutan
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Bolivia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Botswana
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Brazil
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Brunei Darussalam
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Bulgaria
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Burkina Faso
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Burundi
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Cambodia
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Cameroon
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Canada
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Central African Republic
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Chad
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Chile
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China
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Columbia
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Comoros
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Congo
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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Costa Rica
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Cote d'Ivoire
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Croatia
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Cuba
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Cyprus
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Czech Republic
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Denmark
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Djibouti
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Dominica
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Dominican Republic
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Ecuador
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Egypt
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El Salvador
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Equatorial Guinea
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Estonia
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Faeroe Islands
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Fiji
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Finland
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France (including Overseas Departments and Territories)
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Gabon
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Gambia
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Georgia
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Germany
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Ghana
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Greece
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Grenada
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Guatemala
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Guinea
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Guinea-Bissau
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Guyana
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Haiti
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Holy See
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Honduras
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Hong Kong
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Hungary
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Iceland
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India
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Indonesia
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Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Iraq
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Ireland
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Israel
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Italy
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Jamaica
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Japan
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Jordan
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Kazakhstan
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Kenya
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Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
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Korea, Republic of
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Kuwait
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Kyrgyzstan
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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Latvia
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Lebanon
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Lesotho
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Liberia
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
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Liechtenstein
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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Macao
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Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
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Madagascar
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Malawi
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Malaysia
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Maldives
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Mali
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Malta
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Mauritania
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Mauritius
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Mexico
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Moldova, Republic of
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Monaco
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Mongolia
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Morocco
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Mozambique
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Myanmar
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Namibia
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Nepal
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Netherlands
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Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
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New Zealand (including the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau)
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Nicaragua
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Niger
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Nigeria
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Norway
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Oman
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Pakistan
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Panama
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Papua New Guinea
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Paraguay
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Peru
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Philippines
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Poland
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Portugal
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Qatar
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Romania
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Russian Federation
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Rwanda
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Saint Lucia
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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San Marino
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Saudi Arabia
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Senegal
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Serbia and Montenegro
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Seychelles
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Sierra Leone
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Singapore
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Slovakia
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Slovenia
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Solomon Islands
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South Africa
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Spain
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Sri Lanka
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Sudan
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Suriname
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Swaziland
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Syrian Arab Republic
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Taiwan
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Tajikistan
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Tanzania, United Republic of
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Thailand
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Togo
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Tonga
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Tunisia
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Turkey
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Turkmenistan
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Uganda
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Ukraine
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United Arab Emirates
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United States of America (including Puerto Rico and all territories and possessions)
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Uruguay
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Uzbekistan
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Venezuela
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Viet Nam
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe