Patent Cooperation Treaty
Update Accession by Iceland
The United States Patent and Trademark Office received notification from
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that Iceland deposited
its instrument of accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on
December 23, 1994. Iceland will become the 77th Contracting State of the
PCT on March 23, 1995. Consequently, nationals and residents of Iceland
are entitled to file international applications under the PCT on and after
March 23, 1995, and from the same date it is possible to file
international applications designating and electing Iceland (country code:
IS).
Listing of PCT Member Countries
Country Instrument
(1) Central African Republic[2] Accession
(2) Senegal[2] Ratification
(3) Madagascar Ratification
(4) Malawi Accession
(5) Cameroon[2] Accession
(6) Chad[2] Accession
(7) Togo[2] Ratification
(8) Gabon[2] Accession
(9) United States of America Ratification
(10) Germany[3] Ratification
(11) Congo[2] Accession
(12) Switzerland[3] Ratification
(13) United Kingdom[3] Ratification
(14) France[3] Ratification
(15) Russian Federation Ratification
(16) Brazil Ratification
(17) Luxembourg[3] Ratification
(18) Sweden[3] Ratification
(19) Japan Ratification
(20) Denmark[3] Ratification
(21) Austria[3] Ratification
(22) Monaco[3] Ratification
(23) Netherlands[3] Ratification
(24) Romania Ratification
(25) Norway Ratification
(26) Liechtenstein[3] Accession
(27) Australia Accession
(28) Hungary Ratification
(29) Democratic People's Republic of
Korea (North Korea) Accession
(30) Finland Ratification
(31) Belgium[3] Ratification
(32) Sri Lanka Accession
(33) Mauritania[2] Accession
(34) Sudan Accession
(35) Bulgaria Accession
(36) Republic of Korea (South Korea) Accession
(37) Mali[2] Accession
(38) Barbados Accession
(39) Italy[3] Ratification
(40) Benin[2] Accession
(41) Burkina Faso[2] Accession
(42) Spain[3] Accession
(43) Canada Ratification
(44) Greece[3] Accession
(45) Poland Accession
(46) Cote d'Ivoire[2] Ratification
(47) Guinea[2] Accession
(48) Mongolia Accession
(49) Czech Republic Declaration[4]
(50) Ireland[3] Ratification
(51) Portugal[3] Accession
(52) New Zealand Accession
(53) Ukraine Declaration[4]
(54) Viet Nam Accession
(55) Slovakia Declaration[4]
(56) Niger[2] Accession
(57) Kazakhstan Declaration
(58) Belarus Declaration[4]
(59) Latvia Accession
(60) Uzbekistan Declaration[4]
(61) China Accession
(62) Slovenia Accession
(63) Trinidad and Tobago Accession
(64) Georgia Declaration[4]
(65) Kyrgyzstan Declaration[4]
(66) Republic of Moldova Declaration[4]
(67) Tajikistan Declaration[4]
(68) Kenya Accession
(69) Lithuania Accession
(70) Armenia Declaration[4]
(71) Estonia Accession
(72) Liberia Accession
(73) Swaziland Accession
(74) Mexico Accession
(75) Uganda Accession
(76) Singapore Accession
(77) Iceland Accession
(continued)
Deposit of Entry into
Instrument Force[1]
15 September 1971 24 January 1978
08 March 1972 24 January 1978
27 March 1972 24 January 1978
16 May 1972 24 January 1978
15 March 1973 24 January 1978
12 February 1974 24 January 1978
28 January 1975 24 January 1978
06 March 1975 24 January 1978
26 November 1975 24 January 1978
19 July 1976 24 January 1978
08 August 1977 24 January 1978
14 September 1977 24 January 1978
24 October 1977 24 January 1978
25 November 1977 25 February 1978
29 December 1977 29 March 1978
09 January 1978 09 April 1978
31 January 1978 30 April 1978
17 February 1978 17 May 1978
01 July 1978 01 October 1978
01 September 1978 01 December 1978
23 January 1979 23 April 1979
22 March 1979 22 June 1979
10 April 1979 10 July 1979
23 April 1979 23 July 1979
01 October 1979 01 January 1980
19 December 1979 19 March 1980
31 December 1979 31 March 1980
27 March 1980 27 June 1980
08 April 1980 08 July 1980
01 July 1980 01 October 1980
14 September 1981 14 December 1981
26 November 1981 26 February 1982
13 January 1983 13 April 1983
16 January 1984 16 April 1984
21 February 1984 21 May 1984
10 May 1984 10 August 1984
19 July 1984 19 October 1984
12 December 1984 12 March 1985
28 December 1984 28 March 1985
26 November 1986 26 February 1987
21 December 1988 21 March 1989
16 August 1989 16 November 1989
02 October 1989 02 January 1990
09 July 1990 09 October 1990
25 September 1990 25 December 1990
31 January 1991 30 April 1991
27 February 1991 27 May 1991
27 February 1991 27 May 1991
18 December 1992 01 January 1993
01 May 1992 01 August 1992
24 August 1992 24 November 1992
01 September 1992 01 December 1992
21 September 1992 25 August 1991
10 December 1992 10 March 1993
30 December 1992 01 January 1993
21 December 1992 21 March 1993
16 February 1993 25 December 1991
14 April 1993 25 December 1991
07 June 1993 07 September 1993
18 August 1993 25 December 1993
01 October 1993 01 January 1994
01 December 1993 01 March 1994
10 December 1993 10 March 1994
18 January 1994 25 December 1991
14 February 1994 25 December 1991
14 February 1994 25 December 1991
14 February 1994 25 December 1991
08 March 1994 08 June 1994
05 April 1994 05 July 1994
17 May 1994 25 December 1991
24 May 1994 24 August 1994
27 May 1994 27 August 1994
20 June 1994 20 September 1994
01 October 1994 01 January 1995
09 November 1994 09 February 1995
23 November 1994 23 February 1995
23 December 1994 23 March 1995
[1]Although the PCT entered into force on January 24, 1978, the Assembly of
the PCT Union fixed June 1, 1978, as the date from which international
applications could be filed and demands for international preliminary
examination could be submitted.
[2]Members of African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) regional
patent system. Only regional patent protection is available for OAPI countries.
A designation of any country is an indication that all OAPI countries have been
designated. Only one designation fee is due regardless of the number of OAPI
member countries designated.
[3]Member of European Patent Convention (EPC) regional patent system. Either
national or European patents for member countries are available through PCT,
except for France, Monaco, Belgium, Italy, Greece and Ireland for which only
European patents are available if PCT is used. Note: Only one designation fee
is due if European regional patent protection is sought
for one, several or all EPC member countries under the PCT.
[4]Declaration of continued application.
February 23, 1995
BRUCE A. LEHMAN
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks