Registration Of Granted UK Or EP Patents In Various Jurisdictions Worldwide – Patent

Sometimes the local patent is called a confirmation patent or a
patent of importation. The procedure provides Applicants with
simple and cost-effective protection for their patent rights in
jurisdictions which they might not otherwise necessarily consider
including in their patent portfolios.

In general, a registration of UK national patent worldwide has
to be applied for within 3 years from the date of grant of the UK
patent, but there are some exceptions and we urge you to enquire
with us if this may be important to you.

[As an alternative to registration of a foreign patent, some
countries have independent patent systems with a mere “local
novelty” requirement for patentability, although these are
becoming less and less important as the information revolution
conveys knowledge around the world. In such countries a local
national patent application may be available if the invention still
has local novelty. If this is of interest, it is important to act
quickly – without waiting for the UK patent to proceed to grant -
or local novelty may be destroyed by others out of your
control.]

	UK or EP (UK)	Any foreign patent
Caribbean	” Cayman Islands (no deadline) ” Grenada ” Guyana ” Anguilla ” Montserrat ” British Virgin Islands ” St Lucia  ” Turks and Caicos Islands (5 years)	” Haiti
Asia-Pacific	” Brunei Darussalam (can also register patent of Malaysia or Singapore)- phasing out- depends on basic filing date ” Fiji ” Hong Kong ” Kiribati ” Nauru (can also register Australian or US patent) ” Solomon Islands ” Tuvalu ” Cambodia (can also register patent of China or South Korea, depending on basic filing date)	” Nepal
Africa/Indian Ocean/Middle East	” Seychelles ” Sierra Leone	” Democratic Republic of the Congo ” Ethiopia
Atlantic/Mediterranean/ Black Sea	” Bermuda ” Gibraltar ” Jersey ” Guernsey (no deadline) ” Falkland Islands ” St Helena ” Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

 

Updated November 2022.

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guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.

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