The PCT Applicant's Guide

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A

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

AE

United Arab Emirates

X

X

X

AE

AG

Antigua and Barbuda

X

X

X

AG

AL

Albania

X

X

X

X

AL

AM

Armenia

X

X

X

AM

AO

Angola

X

X

X

AO

AP

African Regional Intellectual Property Organization

X

X

X

X

AP

AT

Austria

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

AT

AU

Australia

X

X

X

X

X

X

AU

AZ

Azerbaijan

X

X

X

AZ

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B

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

BA

Bosnia & Herzegovina

X

X

X

X

BA

BB

Barbados

X

X

X

BB

BE

Belgium

X

X

BE

BF

Burkina Faso

X

X

BF

BG

Bulgaria

X

X

X

X

BG

BH

Bahrain

X

X

X

BH

BJ

Benin

X

X

BJ

BN

Brunei Darussalam

X

X

X

X

BN

BR

Brazil

X

X

X

X

X

X

BR

BW

Botswana

X

X

X

BW

BY

Belarus

X

X

X

X

BY

BZ

Belize

X

X

X

BZ

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C

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

CA

Canada

X

X

X

X

X

X

CA

CF

Central African Republic

X

X

CF

CG

Congo

X

X

CG

CH

Switzerland

X

X

X

X

CH

CI

Côte d'Ivoire

X

X

CI

CL

Chile

X

X

X

X

X

X

CL

CM

Cameroon

X

X

CM

CN

China

X

X

X

X

X

X

CN

CO

Colombia

X

X

X

X

CO

CR

Costa Rica

X

X

X

CR

CU

Cuba

X

X

X

X

CU

CV

Cabo Verde

X

X

X

CV

CY

Cyprus

X

X

CY

CZ

Czechia

X

X

X

X

CZ

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

D

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

DE

Germany

X

X

X

X

DE

DJ

Djibouti

X

X

X

X

DJ

DK

Denmark

X

X

X

X

DK

DM

Dominica

X

X

X

DM

DO

Dominican Republic

X

X

X

X

DO

DZ

Algeria

X

X

X

DZ

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

E

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

EA

Eurasian Patent Organization

X

X

X

X

X

X

EA

EC

Ecuador

X

X

X

X

EC

EE

Estonia

X

X

X

EE

EG

Egypt

X

X

X

X

X

EG

EP

European Patent Organisation

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

EP

ES

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

X

ES

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

F

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

FI

Finland

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

FI

FR

France

X

X

FR

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G

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

GA

Gabon

X

X

GA

GB

United Kingdom

X

X

X

X

GB

GD

Grenada

X

X

X

GD

GE

Georgia

X

X

X

X

GE

GH

Ghana

X

X

X

GH

GM

Gambia

X

X

X

GM

GN

Guinea

X

X

GN

GQ

Equatorial Guinea

X

X

GQ

GR

Greece

X

X

GR

GT

Guatemala

X

X

X

X

GT

GW

Guinea-Bissau

X

X

GW

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H

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

HN

Honduras

X

X

X

X

HN

HR

Croatia

X

X

X

X

HR

HU

Hungary

X

X

X

X

HU

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

I

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

IB

World Intellectual Property Organization

X

X

IB

ID

Indonesia

X

X

X

X

ID

IE

Ireland

X

X

IE

IL

Israel

X

X

X

X

X

X

IL

IN

India

X

X

X

X

X

X

IN

IQ

Iraq

X

X

X

IQ

IR

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

X

X

X

IR

IS

Iceland

X

X

X

X

IS

IT

Italy

X

X

X

X

IT

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J

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

JM

Jamaica

X

X

X

JM

JO

Jordan

X

X

X

X

JO

JP

Japan

X

X

X

X

X

X

JP

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

K

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

KE

Kenya

X

X

X

X

KE

KG

Kyrgyzstan

X

X

X

KG

KH

Cambodia

X

X

X

KH

KM

Comoros

X

X

KM

KN

Saint Kitts and Nevis

X

X

X

KN

KP

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

X

X

X

KP

KR

Republic of Korea

X

X

X

X

X

X

KR

KW

Kuwait

X

X

X

KW

KZ

Kazakhstan

X

X

X

X

KZ

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

L

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

LA

Lao People's Democratic Republic

X

X

X

LA

LC

Saint Lucia

X

X

X

LC

LI

Liechtenstein

X

X

LI

LK

Sri Lanka

X

X

X

LK

LR

Liberia

X

X

X

LR

LS

Lesotho

X

X

X

LS

LT

Lithuania

X

X

X

LT

LU

Luxembourg

X

X

X

X

LU

LV

Latvia

X

X

X

LV

LY

Libya

X

X

X

LY

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

M

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

MA

Morocco

X

X

X

X

MA

MC

Monaco

X

X

MC

MD

Republic of Moldova

X

X

X

X

MD

ME

Montenegro

X

X

ME

MG

Madagascar

X

X

X

MG

MK

North Macedonia

X

X

X

X

MK

ML

Mali

X

X

ML

MN

Mongolia

X

X

X

MN

MR

Mauritania

X

X

MR

MT

Malta

X

X

MT

MU

Mauritius

X

X

X

X

MU

MW

Malawi

X

X

X

MW

MX

Mexico

X

X

X

X

MX

MY

Malaysia

X

X

X

X

MY

MZ

Mozambique

X

X

X

MZ

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

N

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

NA

Namibia

X

X

X

NA

NE

Niger

X

X

NE

NG

Nigeria

X

X

X

NG

NI

Nicaragua

X

X

X

X

NI

NL

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

X

X

NL

NO

Norway

X

X

X

X

NO

NZ

New Zealand

X

X

X

X

NZ

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

O

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

OA

African Intellectual Property Organization

X

X

X

OA

OM

Oman

X

X

X

X

OM

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

P

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

PA

Panama

X

X

X

X

PA

PE

Peru

X

X

X

X

PE

PG

Papua New Guinea

X

X

X

PG

PH

Philippines

X

X

X

X

X

X

PH

PL

Poland

X

X

X

X

PL

PT

Portugal

X

X

X

X

PT

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

Q

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

QA

Qatar

X

X

X

X

QA

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

R

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

RO

Romania

X

X

X

X

RO

RS

Serbia

X

X

X

X

RS

RU

Russian Federation

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

RU

RW

Rwanda

X

X

X

RW

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

S

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

SA

Saudi Arabia

X

X

X

X

X

SA

SC

Seychelles

X

X

X

SC

SD

Sudan

X

X

X

SD

SE

Sweden

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

SE

SG

Singapore

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

SG

SI

Slovenia

X

X

SI

SK

Slovakia

X

X

X

X

SK

SL

Sierra Leone

X

X

X

SL

SM

San Marino

X

X

SM

SN

Senegal

X

X

SN

ST

Sao Tome and Principe

X

X

X

ST

SV

El Salvador

X

X

X

X

SV

SY

Syrian Arab Republic

X

X

X

SY

SZ

Eswatini

X

X

SZ

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T

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

TD

Chad

X

X

TD

TG

Togo

X

X

TG

TH

Thailand

X

X

X

TH

TJ

Tajikistan

X

X

X

X

TJ

TM

Turkmenistan

X

X

X

X

TM

TN

Tunisia

X

X

X

TN

TR

Türkiye

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

TR

TT

Trinidad and Tobago

X

X

X

TT

TZ

United Republic of Tanzania

X

X

X

TZ

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

U

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

UA

Ukraine

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

UA

UG

Uganda

X

X

X

X

UG

US

United States of America

X

X

X

X

X

X

US

UY

Uruguay

X

X

X

X

UY

UZ

Uzbekistan

X

X

X

UZ

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

V

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

VC

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

X

X

X

VC

VN

Viet Nam

X

X

X

VN

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

W

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

WS

Samoa

X

X

X

WS

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

X

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

XN

Nordic Patent Institute

X

X

X

X

X

XN

XV

Visegrad Patent Institute

X

X

X

X

X

XV

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

Z

International Phase

National Phase

Two-Letter Code plus Country or Organization

General Information

Receiving Offices

International Searching Authorities (ISA)

ISA(Supplementary Search)

International Preliminary Examining Authorities

Deposits of Biological Material

National Chapter

Code

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Annex SISA

Annex E

Annex L

Annex

ZA

South Africa

X

X

X

X

ZA

ZM

Zambia

X

X

X

ZM

ZW

Zimbabwe

X

X

X

ZW