Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 276
patents
The Patents (Convention Countries) Order 2007
Made
7th February 2007
Laid before Parliament
14th February 2007
Coming into force
6th April 2007
At the Court at Buckingham Palace the 7th day of February 2007
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 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2007.
(2) The Patents (Convention Countries) Order 2006 is revoked ( 2 ).
2. —(1) The countries specified in the Schedule are declared to be convention countries for the purposes of section 5 of the Patents Act 1977.
Christine Cook
Deputy 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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Montenegro
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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
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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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Yemen
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe