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Country code information in the journal
The country of convention priority is identified by a two-letter code in compliance with the I.S.O. Alpha-2 code contained in International Standard 3166 ‘Codes for the representation of names of countries’ published in 1974 by the International Organisation for Standards (I.S.O.).
The code for convention countries is as follows:
Code |
Country Name |
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AN
|
Andorra
|
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AE
|
United Arab Emirates |
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AF
|
Afghanistan |
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AG
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
| AI | Anguilla |
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AL
|
Albania
|
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AM
|
Armenia
|
|
AN
|
Netherlands Antilles |
|
AO
|
Angola
|
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AP
|
African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) |
|
AR
|
Argentina
|
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AT
|
Austria
|
|
AU
|
Australia
|
|
AW
|
Aruba
|
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AZ
|
Azerbaijan
|
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BA
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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BB
|
Barbados
|
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BD
|
Bangladesh
|
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BE
|
Belgium
|
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BF
|
Burkina Faso |
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BG
|
Bulgaria
|
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BH
|
Bahrain
|
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BI
|
Burundi
|
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BJ
|
Benin
|
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BM
|
Bermuda
|
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BN
|
Brunei Darussalam
|
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BO
|
Bolivia
|
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BR
|
Brazil
|
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BS
|
Bahamas
|
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BT
|
Bhutan
|
|
BV
|
Bouvet Island
|
|
BW
|
Botswana
|
|
BX
|
Benelux Trademark Office (BBM) and Benelux Designs Office (BBDM)
|
|
BY
|
Belarus
|
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BZ
|
Belize
|
|
CA
|
Canada
|
|
CD
|
Democratic Republic of Congo
|
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CF
|
Central African Republic |
|
CG
|
Congo, Democratic Republic |
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CH
|
Switzerland
|
|
CI
|
Côte d’Ivoire
|
|
CK
|
Cook Islands
|
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CL
|
Chile
|
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CM
|
Cameroon
|
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CN
|
China
|
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CO
|
Columbia
|
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CR
|
Costa Rica |
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CU
|
Cuba
|
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CV
|
Cape Verde |
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CY
|
Cyprus
|
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CZ
|
Czech Republic
|
|
DE
|
Germany
|
|
DJ
|
Djibouti
|
|
DK
|
Denmark
|
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DM
|
Dominica
|
|
DO
|
Dominican Republic |
|
DZ
|
Algeria
|
|
EA
|
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
|
|
EC
|
Ecuador
|
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EE
|
Estonia
|
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EG
|
Egypt
|
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EH
|
Western Sahara
|
|
EM
|
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trademarks and Designs) (OHIM) |
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EP
|
European Patent Office (EPO)
|
|
ER
|
Eritrea
|
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ES
|
Spain
|
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ET
|
Ethiopia
|
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FI
|
Finland
|
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FJ
|
Fiji
|
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FK
|
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
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FO
|
Faroe Islands
|
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FR
|
France
|
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GA
|
Gabon
|
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GB
|
United Kingdom |
|
GC
|
Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) |
|
GD
|
Grenada
|
|
GE
|
Georgia
|
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GH
|
Ghana
|
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GI
|
Gibraltar
|
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GL
|
Greenland
|
|
GM
|
Gambia
|
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GN
|
Guinea
|
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GQ
|
Equatorial Guinea |
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GR
|
Greece
|
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GS
|
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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GT
|
Guatemala
|
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GW
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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GY
|
Guyana
|
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HK
|
Hong Kong
|
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HN
|
Honduras
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HR
|
Croatia
|
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HT
|
Haiti
|
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HU
|
Hungary
|
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IB
|
International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) |
|
ID
|
Indonesia
|
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IE
|
Ireland
|
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IL
|
Israel
|
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IN
|
India
|
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IR
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
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IQ
|
Iraq
|
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IS
|
Iceland
|
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IT
|
Italy
|
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JM
|
Jamaica
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JO
|
Jordan
|
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JP
|
Japan
|
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KE
|
Kenya
|
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KG
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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KH
|
Cambodia
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KI
|
Kiribati
|
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KM
|
Comoros
|
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KN
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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KP
|
Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic of
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KR
|
Korea, Republic of
|
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KW
|
Kuwait
|
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KY
|
Cayman Islands
|
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KZ
|
Kazakhstan
|
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LA
|
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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LB
|
Lebanon
|
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LC
|
Saint Lucia
|
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LI
|
Liechtenstein
|
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LK
|
Sri Lanka
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LS
|
Lesotho
|
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LT
|
Lithuania
|
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LU
|
Luxembourg
|
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LV
|
Latvia
|
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LY
|
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
|
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MA
|
Morocco
|
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MC
|
Monaco
|
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MD
|
Republic of Moldova
|
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MG
|
Madagascar
|
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MK
|
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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ML
|
Mali
|
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MM
|
Myanmar
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MN
|
Mongolia
|
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MO
|
Macao
|
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MP
|
Northern Mariana Islands |
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MR
|
Mauritania
|
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MT
|
Malta
|
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MU
|
Mauritius
|
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MV
|
Maldives
|
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MW
|
Malawi
|
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MX
|
Mexico
|
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MY
|
Malaysia
|
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MZ
|
Mozambique
|
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NA
|
Namibia
|
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NI
|
Nicaragua
|
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NE
|
Niger
|
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NG
|
Nigeria
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NL
|
Netherlands
|
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NO
|
Norway
|
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NP
|
Nepal
|
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NR
|
Nauru
|
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NZ
|
New Zealand |
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OA
|
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) |
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OM
|
Oman
|
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PA
|
Panama
|
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PE
|
Peru
|
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PG
|
Papua New Guinea |
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PH
|
Philippines
|
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PK
|
Pakistan
|
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PL
|
Poland
|
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PT
|
Portugal
|
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PW
|
Palau
|
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PY
|
Paraguay
|
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QA
|
Qatar
|
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RO
|
Romania
|
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RU
|
Russian Federation |
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RW
|
Rwanda
|
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SA
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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SB
|
Solomon Islands
|
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SC
|
Seychelles
|
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SD
|
Sudan
|
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SE
|
Sweden
|
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SG
|
Singapore
|
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SH
|
Saint Helena
|
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SI
|
Slovenia
|
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SK
|
Slovakia
|
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SL
|
Sierra Leone |
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SM
|
San Marino |
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SN
|
Senegal
|
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SO
|
Somalia
|
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SR
|
Suriname
|
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ST
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
|
SV
|
El Salvador |
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SY
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
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SZ
|
Swaziland
|
|
TC
|
Turks and Caicos Islands |
|
TD
|
Chad
|
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TG
|
Togo
|
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TH
|
Thailand
|
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TJ
|
Tajikistan
|
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TL
|
Timor-Leste
|
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TM
|
Turkmenistan
|
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TN
|
Tunisia
|
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TO
|
Tonga
|
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TR
|
Turkey
|
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TT
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
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TV
|
Tuvalu
|
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TW
|
Taiwan
|
|
TZ
|
Tanzania, United Republic of |
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UA
|
Ukraine
|
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UG
|
Uganda
|
|
US
|
United States of America |
|
UY
|
Uruguay
|
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UZ
|
Uzbekistan
|
|
VA
|
Holy See
|
|
VC
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|
VE
|
Venezuela
|
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VG
|
Virgin Islands (British)
|
|
VN
|
Viet Nam |
|
VU
|
Vanuatu
|
|
WO
|
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (International Bureau of) |
|
WS
|
Samoa
|
|
YE
|
Yemen
|
|
YU
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
|
ZA
|
South Africa |
|
ZM
|
Zambia
|
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ZW
|
Zimbabwe
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