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Patents Registration Act 1973 - Patents Registration (Forms and Fees) Regulations 2020 - SL 29, 2020

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION (FORMS AND FEES) REGULATIONS 2020

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SL No. 29 of 2020

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Notified: 22^nd September 2020

Table of Contents

1 Citation

2 Commencement

3 Definitions

4 Objectives

5 Register of patents

6 Process required for registration of patent

7 Application for invention to be registered as grant of patent

8 Request for examination of application for invention to be registered

9 Application for grant of patent following examination

10 Notice of receipt of application for invention to be registered as grant of patent

11 Written undertaking for invention to be registered

12 Written undertaking for grant of patent

13 Publication in Gazette

14 Notice of opposition

15 Certificate of registration of application for registration of patent

16 Certificate of grant of patent

17 Application for renewal of patent

18 Notice of lapse or revocation

19 Notice of restoration of patent

20 Certificate of lapse or revocation

21 Certificate of restoration of patent

22 Substitution of amended specifications

23 Registration of assignment or transmission

24 Registrar may make corrections

25 Persons who may administer oath

26 Inspection

27 Fees

28 Standard list of country codes

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 3

SCHEDULE 4

The Minister makes the following Regulations under Section 29 of the Patents Registration Act 1973:

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Patents Registration (Forms and Fees) Regulations 2020.

Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day they are notified in the Gazette.

Definitions

‘Act’ means the Patents Registration Act 1973;

‘Registrar’ means the Registrar of Patents;

‘country code’ means the code of a country contained in Schedule 4.

Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to:

(a) provide the procedure and process for lodgement for registration of invention, examination of invention and registration of patent;

(b) provide the forms required for the necessary applications under the Act;

(c) provide the fees required for the necessary applications under the Act; and

(d) provide for the details for the process of and maintaining of records in the Register of Patents.

Register of Patents

For the purposes of Section 4 of the Act, the Register of Patents established and maintained by the Registrar may be kept as set out in Schedule 1:

(a) in writing; and

(b) in digital or electronic form.

Process required for registration of patent

The registration of a grant of patent requires the following steps:

(a) an application for registration of an invention as a patent;
(b) an application for examination of patent; and
(c) an application for grant of patent.

Application for invention to be registered as grant of patent
- (1) An application of an invention to be registered as a grant of patent shall contain or be accompanied by the following:
  - (a) claims of what is considered new and inventive and characterizes the invention;
  - (b) a detailed description of the object of the invention;
  - (c) summary of the invention;
  - (d) title for the invention;
  - (e) full name of the inventor including nationality, country code, residential address, postal address, telephone and email; and
  - (f) full name of the applicant including nationality, country code, residential address, postal address, telephone and email.
- (2) For the purpose of subregulation (1), an application shall be in Form 1 of Schedule 2.
Request for examination of application for invention to be registered
- (1) An applicant who has lodged an application for an invention to be registered as a grant of patent or a notice of opposition may request the Registrar for an examination of an application after the lapse of the period for notification of opposition.
- (2) The request for examination shall be in Form 2 of Schedule 2.
Application for grant of patent following examination
- (1) An applicant under Regulation 7 may apply for a grant of patent after a lapse of 3 months.
- (2) For the purpose of subregulation (1), an application shall be in Form 3 of Schedule 2.
Notice of Receipt of application for invention to be registered as grant of patent
- (1) The Registrar shall forthwith notify the applicant of the receipt of the application in Regulation 7 in Form 4 of Schedule 2 which shall contain the following:
  - (a) the name of applicant;
  - (b) foreign grant of patent or new registration of patent;
  - (c) the date;
  - (d) time; and
  - (e) reference number for the application.
- (2) Where an application is received by the Registrar by:
  - (a) electronic means, it is deemed to have been received on the date and time shown in the electronic mail or any other form of electronic or digital communication; or
  - (b) post, on the date on which the application is delivered by the postal services to the Registrar.

(3) Subject to subregulation (4), the priority for the registration of a grant of patent shall commence from the time specified in the Notice of Receipt.

(4) If the applicant does not object to the time noted in the Notice of Receipt within 14 days of receipt of such Notice, the time and date of the receipt of the application by the Registrar is deemed to be established.

(5) The applicant shall pay the prescribed fee for the application of an invention to be registered as a grant of patent upon receiving the Notice of Receipt under this regulation.

Written undertaking for invention to be registered
- (1) On the payment of the prescribed fee under Regulation 10(5), the applicant shall provide a written undertaking of an invention which is proposed to be registered as a patent.
- (2) An undertaking under subregulation (1) shall be as set out in Form 5 of Schedule 2.
Written undertaking for grant of patent
- (1) Where a person intends to apply for grant of patent under Regulation 9, he or she shall provide a written undertaking of his or her lawful rights to seek a grant of patent.
- (2) An undertaking under subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by:
  - (a) an examination report and authorisation by the Registrar of the registration of the patent as being an invention; or
  - (b) in case of a patent registered in another country, a certificate or other authentication document stating that the patent has been duly registered after the requirements under the national laws of that country have been complied with.
- (3) An undertaking under subregulation (1) shall be as set out in Form 6 of Schedule 2.
Publication in Gazette
- (1) The Registrar shall publish in the Gazette an application for registration of an invention to be registered as a grant after:
  - (a) acknowledgment of the Notice of Receipt of the application; and
  - (b) payment of the prescribed fees under Regulation 10.
- (2) The Gazette shall prescribe the period during which any person may register an objection to the registration of an invention as a patent.
- (3) For the purposes of this regulation, the Gazette shall be in Form 7 of Schedule 2.
Notice of opposition
- (1) For the purposes of Section 7(1) of the Act, a notice of opposition shall be in Form 8 of Schedule 2.
- (2) A notice of opposition shall be lodged with the Registrar of Patents within 3 months of the publication of the application in the Gazette.
- (3) The notice of opposition shall provide details, in whole or part of the invention respectively, of the grounds of objection expressly alluding to any infringements of:
  - (a) any existing application or notification of an invention for registration as a patent; or
  - (b) a grant of patent.
- (4) The notice of opposition shall state and provide details of the country in which such application is pending or the patent is granted.
Certificate of registration of application for registration of patent

For the purposes of Section 8(1)(a) of the Act and Regulation 7(1), a certificate of a receipt of an application for an invention to be registered as a grant of patent shall be in Form 9 of Schedule 2.

Certificate of grant of patent

For the purposes of Section 8(1)(b) of the Act and Regulation 9(1), a certificate of grant of patent shall be in Form 10 of Schedule 2.

Application for renewal of patent

For the purposes of Section 8(4) of the Act, an application for renewal of a patent shall be in Form 11 of Schedule 2.

Notice of lapse or revocation

For the purposes of Section 19 of the Act, a notice of lapse or revocation of grant of patent shall be in Form 12 of Schedule 2.

Notice of restoration of patent

For the purposes of Section 19 of the Act, a notice of restoration of an earlier grant of patent shall be in Form 13 of Schedule 2.

Certificate of lapse or revocation

For the purposes of Section 19 of the Act, a certificate of lapse or revocation of grant of patent shall be in Form 14 of Schedule 2.

Certificate of restoration of patent

For the purposes of Section 19 of the Act, a certificate of restoration of an earlier grant of patent shall be in Form 15 of Schedule 2.

Substitution of amended specifications

For the purposes of Section 20 of the Act, a request for substitution of specification or drawings of a patent shall be in Form 16 of Schedule 2.

Registration of assignment or transmission

For the purposes of Section 21 of the Act, an application for the registration of an assignment or transmission shall be in Form 17 of Schedule 2.

Registrar may make corrections

For the purposes of Section 22 of the Act, an application shall be in Form 18 of Schedule 2.

Persons who may administer oath
- (1) Where a declaration is required under these Regulations by a person residing in a foreign country, it shall be made before or administered by any of the following:
  - (a) notary public;
  - (b) judicial officer;
  - (c) barrister and solicitor with current practicing certificate; or
  - (d) Registrar of Patents in the country where the patent is already registered.
- (2) Where a declaration is required under these Regulations by a Nauruan citizen or a person residing in the Republic, it shall be made before or administered by a:
  - (a) notary public;
  - (b) judicial officer;
  - (c) legal practitioner; or
  - (d) commissioner for oaths.
Inspection

For the purposes of Section 24 of the Act, an application for inspection of the Register shall be in Form 19 of Schedule 2.

Fees

The fees to be paid for the purposes of the Act and these Regulations are set out in Schedule 3.

Standard list of country codes

The standard list of country codes are set out in Schedule 4.

SCHEDULE 1

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PART 1 - NATURE OF APPLICATION (tick appropriate nature of application)
Application for registration of invention (if applicable – go to Part 2) Application for registering a foreign grant or pending grant (if applicable – go to Part 3)
PART 2 – DETAILS OF INVENTION
Title of invention
Field of invention
Country of invention
When invention discovered
Nature of invention (explain briefly – attach detailed explanation to this Form)
Date of invention
Is Nauru the first country of application? If no, where else the invention has already been lodged for registration?
PART 3 - DETAILS OF FOREIGN PATENT GRANTED
Foreign application reference number (if application pending)
Foreign grant number (if patent granted)
Foreign country / countries of grant / application
Title or nature of patent grant
Patent for the field of invention / grant
Current date of registration or renewal
Date of renewal of current registration or renewal
Validity or expiry date of the grant / consideration of the application under the foreign country’s law
PART 4 - DETAILS OF FOREIGN PATENTEE
Full name (if applicable)
Gender
Nationality
Country code
Date of birth
Telephone
Email
Mode of correspondence
Website of the patent (if applicable)
PART 5 – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Priorities claimed (if you successfully claimed priority from one or more earlier filed patent, please provide details of the application(s)
Country / Office
Application number
Date of filing
PART 6 – ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS
Copy of certificate of grant
Patent description
Patent claim(s)
Drawing(s)
Complete / provisions specification
No. of claims
Abstract
No. of drawings
PART 7 – LIST OF COUNTRIES WHERE PATENT GRANTED
List the countries where the patents registered and the dates of registration:	Country	Date of registration / grant
PART 6 – DECLARATION OF INVENTION Inventor I / We the above named inventor is / are the true and first inventor(s) for the invention and declare that the applicant(s) provided in this application is /are my / our assignee or legal representative. Full name: Date: Signature
Applicants in convention country I / We, the applicant(s) in the convention country declare that the applicant(s) herein is /are my/our assignee or legal representative. Full name: Date: Signature
Declaration by applicant I / We the applicant declare that: I am / We are in possession of the abovementioned patent. The provisional / complete specification relating to the invention is filed in this application. The invention as disclosed in the specification uses the biological material from the Republic and the necessary permission from the competent authority shall be submitted by me / us before the grant of patent to me / us. There is not lawful ground of objection(s) to the grant of the patent to me / us. I am / We are the true and first investor(s). I am / We are the assignee or legal representative of true and first investor(s). I / We claim the priority from the abovementioned application filed in convention country / countries and state that no application for protection in respect of the invention had been made in a convention country before that date by me / us or by any person from which I / we derive the title.
I ........................(state name) of .........................(address), ...................(occupation), do solemnly and sincerely declare that to the best of my / our knowledge, information and belief the fact and matters stated in this application are correct and I / We request that a patent be granted to me / us for the said invention. And I make this solemn declaration by virtue of the Oaths, Affirmations and Statutory Declarations Act 1976 conscientiously believing in the statement contained therein to be true in every particular. Full name:.......................................................................... Signed by the applicant: ......................................................... Declared at............................this.....................day of .................20........ Before me: (Signature) (Title) NOTE: Any person making a false statement is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.
Payment receipt number: .....................
OFFICIAL PURPOSES Received by: ............................... (Full name of officer) Date: / / 20..... Time: ............. am / pm Application number: ...............

Reference number of the application
Full name of the applicant / person opposing the application
Residential Address
Postal address
Nationality
Country code
Telephone
Email
I / We request substantive examination of this application. Signature: ...................................... Date: ... / ... / 20...
Payment receipt number: .....................
OFFICIAL PURPOSES Received by: ............................... (Full name of officer) Date: / / 20..... Time: ............. am / pm Application number: ...............

I / We ............................................................... [ full name of applicant(s)] of ......................................................... [address], [nationality], [country code] hereby declare that: I / We have not made any application for the same / substantially the same invention outside the Republic. OR I / We have made this application no:..... dated ............................. alone / jointly with .........................., made for the same / substantially same invention / application(s) for patent in other countries, the particulars of which are given below:
Name of country	Date of application	Reference number of the application	Status of application	Date of publication	Date of grant

Name of assignee: Address of assignee: That the rights of the application(s) has / have been assigned to: ............................................................................................ That I / We undertake that up to the date of grant of the patent by the Registrar, I / We would keep him or her informed in writing the details regarding corresponding applications for patents filed outside of the Republic within 3 months from the date of filing of such application. Signature of applicant / authorised registered patent agent: ............................... Date: ... / ... / 20...
OFFICIAL PURPOSES Received by: ............................... (Full name of officer) Date: / / 20..... Time: ............. am / pm Application number: ...............

PART 1 – RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR OPPOSITION
Patent reference number
Date published for opposition
Title of invention
PART 2 – DETAILS OF PERSON / ENTITY OPPOSING THE APPLICATION
Full name
Gender (if applicable)
Date of birth (if applicable)
Telephone
Email
Opponent type (individual, firm, corporation, association, trust, etc)
Registration number (if firm, corporation, association, trust, etc)
Principal place of business
Address for service of the person / entity opposing
PART 3 – GROUNDS OF OPPOSITION ( tick where applicable)
	publication or use of the invention in Nauru before the priority date
	prior registration of a patent for the invention or of an application for a patent for the invention under the Patents Registration Act 1973
	publication or use of the invention in Nauru before the priority date
	prior registration of a patent for the invention or of an application for a patent for the invention under the Patents Registration Act 1973
	prior grant of patent for the invention by the appropriate authority in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Australia or the United States of America
	prior filing of a complete specification in support of an application for a patent for the invention with the appropriate authority in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Australia or the United States of America
PART 4 – DECLARATION I ........................(state name) of .........................(address), ...................(occupation), do solemnly and sincerely declare that (set out matter declared, using numbered paragraphs if it is lengthy): (a) And I make this solemn declaration by virtue of the Oaths, Affirmations and Statutory Declarations Act 1976 conscientiously believing in the statement contained therein to be true in every particular. Signed by the applicant: ......................................................... Name of person filing this form: ................................................................. Declared at............................this.....................day of .................20........ Before me: (Signature) (Title) NOTE: Any person making a false statement is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.
Payment receipt number: .....................
OFFICIAL PURPOSES Received by: ............................... (Full name of officer) Date: / / 20..... Time: ............. am / pm

PART 1 - DETAILS OF APPLICANT
Full name
Gender
Nationality
Country code
Date of birth
Telephone
Email
Applicant type (individual, firm, corporation, association, trust, etc)
Registration number (if firm, corporation, association, trust, etc)
Principal place of business
Mode of correspondence
Address for service of the applicant
PART 2 – PATENT DETAILS
Patent registration number
Full name of patentee
Address of patentee
Year of first registration
Last renewal date
Title of invention
PART 3 – DECLARATION I ........................(state name) of .........................(address), ...................(occupation), do solemnly and sincerely declare that (set out matter declared, using numbered paragraphs if it is lengthy): (a) And I make this solemn declaration by virtue of the Oaths, Affirmations and Statutory Declarations Act 1976 conscientiously believing in the statement contained therein to be true in every particular. Signed by the individual owner of the applicant: ......................................................... Name of person filing this form: ................................................................. Declared at............................this.....................day of .................20........ Before me: (Signature) (Title) NOTE: Any person making a false statement is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.
Payment receipt number: .....................
OFFICIAL PURPOSES Received by: ............................... (Full name of officer) Date: / / 20..... Time: ............. am / pm

Full name of applicant
Residential address
Telephone
Email
Country code
I / We ................................................ give notice to of lapse or revocation of patent registration number: ......................................... Dated this ................... of ......................................... 20... Signed: ......................................
Payment receipt number: .....................
OFFICIAL PURPOSES Received by: ............................... (Full name of officer) Date: / / 20..... Time: ............. am / pm

Name and address of applicant(s)	[insert full name] [insert business/residential and email address]
Application number
I/We, the applicants identified above, request to substitute the: specification; or drawing. My/Our reasons for making this amendment are as follows ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Dated at ........................... this ...................................... day of ......................., 20........... Signature.................................
Payment receipt number: .....................
OFFICIAL PURPOSES Received by: ............................... (Full name of officer) Date: / / 20..... Time: ............. am / pm

PART 1 – APPLICATION DETAILS
Registration number
PART 2 – DETAILS OF CURRENT OWNER
Full name
Telephone
Email
Mode of correspondence
PART 3 – DETAILS OF SUBSEQUENT APPLICANT
Full name
Telephone
Email
Mode of correspondence
PART 4 – PERSON MAKING THE REQUEST [whether current proprietor or subsequent proprietor]
PART 5 – FULL OR PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT / TRANSMISSION [If partial, provide details of the patent for which the transfer is to be recorded]
PART 6 – DATE OF ASSIGNMENT / TRANSMISSION	[dd] [mm] [yy]
PART 7 – VALIDATION / SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS [List]


PART 8 – SIGNATURE AUTHORISING ASSIGNMENT / TRANSMISSION OF OWNERSHIP
Full name
Signature
Official capacity of signatory
Date	[dd] [mm] [yy]
PART 9 - DECLARATION I ........................(state name) of .........................(address), ...................(occupation), do solemnly and sincerely declare that (set out matter declared, using numbered paragraphs if it is lengthy): (a) And I make this solemn declaration by virtue of the Oaths, Affirmations and Statutory Declarations Act 1976 conscientiously believing in the statement contained therein to be true in every particular. Signed by the applicant: ......................................................... Name of person filing this form: ................................................................. Declared at............................this.....................day of .................20........ Before me: (Signature) (Title) NOTE: Any person making a false statement is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.
Payment receipt number: .....................
OFFICIAL PURPOSES Received by: ............................... (Full name of officer) Date: / / 20..... Time: ............. am / pm

Item	Type of application	Relevant provision	Fees
1	Application for invention to be registered as a grant of patent	Sections 5 and 6; Regulation 7	$500
2	Application for grant of patent following examination	Sections 5 and 6; Regulation 9	$500
3	Notice of opposition of application of an invention to be registered as grant of patent	Section 7(1); Regulation 14(1)	$100
5	Request for examination of application for registration of patent	Section 7; Regulation 8	$2,000 or $4,000 as may be necessary based on the request
	Annual fee	Section 8(5); Regulation 17	$200
	Renewal fee for the 16^th year of the patent	Section 8(5); Regulation 17	$2,000
	Request for substitution or specifications or drawings	Section 20; Regulation 22	$200
8	Registration of assignment or transmission	Section 21; Regulation 23	$200
9	Application for corrections	Section 22; Regulation 24	$100
10	Application for inspection of Register of Patents	Section 24; Regulation 26	$50
11	Certified copy of certificate	Section 24	$50 & $1 per page
12	Certificate of lapse or revocation of patent	Section 19; Regulation 20	$100
13	Certificate of restoration of patent	Section 19; Regulation 11	$1,000

DESCRIPTION	CODE
ANDORRA	AD
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	AE
AFGHANISTAN	AF
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	AG
ANGUILLA	AI
ALBANIA	AL
ARMENIA	AM
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES	AN
ANGOLA	AO
AFRICAN REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION (ARIPO)	AP
ARGENTINA	AR
AUSTRIA	AT
AUSTRALIA	AU
ARUBA	AW
AZERBAIJAN	AZ
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	BA
BARBADOS	BB
BANGLADESH	BD
BELGIUM	BE
BURKINA FASO	BF
BULGARIA	BG
BAHRAIN	BH
BURUNDI	BI
BENIN	BJ
BERMUDA	BM
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	BN
BOLIVIA	BO
BRAZIL	BR
BAHAMAS	BS
BHUTAN	BT
BOUVET ISLAND	BV
BOTSWANA	BW
BENELUX TM OFFICE(BBM) & BENELUX DESIGNS OFFICE (BBDM)	BX
BELARUS	BY
BELIZE	BZ
CANADA	CA
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO	CD
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	CF
CONGO	CG
SWITZERLAND	CH
COTE D'IVOIRE	CI
COOK ISLANDS	CK
CHILE	CL
CAMEROON	CM
CHINA	CN
COLOMBIA	CO
COSTA RICA	CR
CUBA	CU
CAPE VERDE	CV
CYPRUS	CY
CHECH REPUBLIC	CZ
GERMANY	DE
DJIBOUTI	DJ
DENMARK	DK
DOMINICA	DM
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	DO
ALGERIA	DZ
EURASIAN PATENT ORGANISATION (EAPO)	EA
ECUADOR	EC
ESTONIA	EE
EGYPT	EG
WESTERN SAHARA	EH
OFFICE FOR HARMONISATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET (OHIM)	EM
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO)	EP
ERITREA	ER
SPAIN	ES
ETHIOPIA	ET
FINLAND	FI
FIJI	FJ
FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)	FK
FAROE ISLAND	FO
FRANCE	FR
GABON	GA
UNITED KINGDOM	GB
PATENT OFFICE OF THE COOPERATION COUNCIL FOR THE ARAB STATES OF THE GULF (GCC)	GC
GRENADA	GD
GEORGIA	GE
GHANA	GH
GIBRALTAR	GI
GREENLAND	GL
GAMBIA	GM
GUINEA	GN
EQUATORIAL GUINEA	GQ
GREECE	GR
SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLAND	GS
GUATEMALA	GT
GUINEA-BISSAU	GW
GUYANA	GY
HONG KONG	HK
HONDURAS	HN
CROATIA	HR
HAITI	HT
HUNGARY	HU
INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF WIPO	IB
INDONESIA	ID
IRELAND	IE
ISRAEL	IL
INDIA	IN
IRAQ	IQ
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)	IR
ICELAND	IS
ITALY	IT
JAMAICA	JM
JORDAN	JO
JAPAN	JP
KENYA	KE
KYRGYZSTAN	KG
CAMBODIA	KH
KIRIBATI	KI
COMOROS	KM
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	KN
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA	KP
REPUBLIC OF KOREA	KR
KUWAIT	KW
CAYMAN ISLANDS	KY
KAZAKHSTAN	KZ
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	LA
LEBANON	LB
SAINT LUCIA	LC
LIECHTENSTEIN	LI
SRI LANKA	LK
LIBERIA	LR
LESOTHO	LS
LITHUANIA	LT
LUXEMBOURG	LU
LATVIA	LV
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA	LY
MOROCCO	MA
MONACO	MC
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA	MD
MADAGASCAR	MG
THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA	MK
MALI	ML
MYANMAR	MM
MONGOLIA	MN
MACAU	MO
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS	MP
MAURITANIA	MR
MONTSERRAT	MS
MALTA	MT
MAURITIUS	MU
MALDIVES	MV
MALAWI	MW
MEXICO	MX
MALAYSIA	MY
MOZAMBIQUE	MZ
NAMIBIA	NA
NIGER	NE
NIGERIA	NG
NICARAGUA	NI
NETHERLANDS	NL
NORWAY	NO
NEPAL	NP
NAURU	NR
NEW ZEALAND	NZ
AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION(OAPI)	OA
OMAN	OM
PANAMA	PA
PATENT CO-OPERATION TREATY	PCT
PERU	PE
PAPUA NEW GUINEA	PG
PHILIPPINES	PH
PAKISTAN	PK
POLAND	PL
PORTUGAL	PT
PALAU	PW
PARAGUAY	PY
QATAR	QA
ROMANIA	RO
RUSSIAN REPUBLIC OR RUSSIAN FEDERATION	RU
RWANDA	RW
SAUDI ARABIA	SA
SOLOMON ISLANDS	SB
SEYCHELLES	SC
SUDAN	SD
SWEDEN	SE
SINGAPORE	SG
SAINT HELENA	SH
SLOVENIA	SI
SLOVAKIA	SK
SIERRA LEONE	SL
SAN MARINO	SM
SENEGAL	SN
SOMALIA	SO
SURINAME	SR
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	ST
EL SALVADOR	SV
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC	SY
SWAZILAND	SZ
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLAND	TC
CHAD	TD
TOGO	TG
THAILAND	TH
TAJIKISTAN	TJ
TURKMENISTAN	TM
TUNISIA	TN
TONGA	TO
EAST TIMOR	TP
TURKEY	TR
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	TT
TUVALU	TV
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA	TW
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA	TZ
UKRAINE	UA
UGANDA	UG
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	US
URUGUAY	UY
UZBEKISTAN	UZ
HOLY SEE	VA
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	VC
VENEZUELA	VE
VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH	VG
VIRGIN ISLANDS (US)	VI
VIET NAM	VN
VANUATU	VU
WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION(IB OF)	WO
SAMOA	WS
YEMEN	YE
YUGOSLAVIA	YU
SOUTH AFRICA	ZA
ZAMBIA	ZM
ZIMBABWE	ZW