
1 
This Order may be cited as the Patents (Convention Countries) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 13th January 1995.
2 
The countries specified in Schedule 1 to this Order are convention countries for the purposes of section 5 of the Patents Act 1977.
3 
Insofar as they have effect in relation to patents the Orders specified in Schedule 2 to this Order are hereby revoked.
R.P. Bulling
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE 1
Article 2


 Algeria
 Argentina
 Armenia
 Australia
 Austria
 Bahamas
 Bangladesh
 Barbados
 Belarus
 Belgium
 Benin
 Bolivia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Brazil
 Bulgaria
 Burkina Faso
 Burundi
 Cameroon
 Canada
 Central African Republic
 Chad
 Chile
 China
 Congo
 Cote d'Ivorie
 Croatia
 Cuba
 Cyprus
 Czech Republic
 Denmark, including the Faroe Islands
 Dominican Republic
 Egypt
 El Salvador
 Estonia
 Finland
 France, including all Overseas Departments and Territories
 Gabon
 Gambia
 Georgia
 Germany
 Ghana
 Greece
 Guinea
 Guinea-Bissau
 Guyana
 Haiti
 Holy See
 Honduras
 Hong Kong
 Hungary
 Iceland
 India
 Indonesia
 Iran, Islamic Republic of
 Iraq
 Ireland, Republic of
 Israel
 Italy
 Japan
 Jordan
 Kazakhstan
 Kenya
 Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
 Korea, Republic of
 Kyrgyzstan
 Latvia
 Lebanon
 Lesotho
 Liberia
 Libya
 Liechtenstein
 Lithuania
 Luxembourg
 Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
 Madagascar
 Malawi
 Malaysia
 Mali
 Malta
 Mauritania
 Mauritius
 Mexico
 Moldova
 Monaco
 Mongolia
 Morocco
 Netherlands, including Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
 New Zealand
 Niger
 Nigeria
 Norway
 Pakistan
 Paraguay
 Philippines
 Poland
 Portugal
 Romania
 Russian Federation
 Rwanda
 San Marino
 Senegal
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 South Africa
 Spain
 Sri Lanka
 Sudan
 Suriname
 Swaziland
 Sweden
 Switzerland
 Syria
 Tajikistan
 Tanzania, United Republic of
 Togo
 Trinidad and Tobago
 Tunisia
 Turkey
 Uganda
 Ukraine
 United States of America, including all Territories and Possessions, including Puerto Rico
 Uruguay
 Uzbekistan
 Vietnam
 Yugoslavia
 Zaire
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe

SCHEDULE 2
Article 3

Order in Council applying the provisions of the Patents Etc. Act to the Republic of Honduras S.R.&O. 1901/799
The Patents &c. (Convention Countries) (No.1) Order 1938 S.R.&O. 1938/767
The Patents &c. (Convention Countries) (No.2) Order 1938 S.R.&O. 1938/768
The Patents &c. (Luxembourg) Order 1946 S.R.&O. 1946/170
The Patents etc. (Union of South Africa) (Convention) Order 1948 S.I. 1948/104
The Patents etc. (Austria) (Convention) Order 1948 S.I. 1948/872
The Patents etc. (Spanish Colonies) (Convention) Order 1948 S.I. 1948/1006
The Patents Etc. (Singapore) Order 1949 S.I. 1949/2338
The Patents Etc. (Israel) (Convention) Order 1950 S.I. 1950/522
The Patents Etc. (Dominican Republic) (Convention) Order 1950 S.I. 1950/1653
The Patents Etc. (Indonesia) (Convension) Order 1952 S.I. 1952/2107
The Patents Etc. (Ceylon) (Convension) Order 1953 S.I. 1953/394
The Patents Etc. (Finland) (Convension) Order 1953 S.I. 1953/971
The Patents Etc. (Greece) (Convention) Order 1953 S.I. 1953/1899
The Patents Etc. (Monaco) (Convention) Order 1956 S.I. 1956/1003
The Patents Etc. (Vietnam) (Convention) Order 1957 S.I. 1957/600
The Patents Etc. (Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland) (Convention) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/263
The Patents Etc. (Republic of Haiti) (Convention) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/1053
The Patents Etc. (Republic of Ireland) (Convention) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/1054
The Patents Etc. (Iran) (Convention) Order 1960 S.I. 1960/201
The Patents Etc. (The Republic of San Marino) (Convention) Order 1960 S.I. 1960/437
The Patents Etc. (United Arab Republic) (Convention) Order 1960 S.I. 1960/1651
The Patents Etc. (Vatican City) (Convention) Order 1960 S.I. 1960/1958
The Patents Etc. (Iceland) (Convention) Order 1962 S.I. 1962/1083
The Patents Etc. (Cuba) (Convention) Order 1963 S.I. 1963/366
The Patents Etc. (U.S. Dependencies and Tanganyika) (Convention) Order 1963 S.I. 1963/1326
The Patents Etc. (Nigeria and Congo (Brazzaville)) (Convention) Order 1963 S.I. 1963/1487
The Patents Etc. (Ivory Coast) (Convention) Order 1963 S.I. 1963/1757
The Patents Etc. (Central African Republic, Chad, Laos, Upper Volta and Roumania) (Convention) Order 1963 S.I. 1963/1919
The Patents Etc. (Malagasy and Senegal) (Convention) Order 1963 S.I. 1963/2082
The Patents Etc. (Gabon) (Convention) Order 1964 S.I. 1964/265
The Patents Etc. (Cameroon) (Convention) Order 1964 S.I. 1964/692
The Patents Etc. (Niger) (Convention) Order 1964 S.I. 1964/998
The Patents Etc. (Trinidad and Tobago) (Convention) Order 1964 S.I. 1964/1196
The Patents Etc. (Mauritania) (Convention) Order 1965 S.I. 1965/977
The Patents Etc. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (Convention) Order 1965 S.I. 1965/1123
The Patents Etc. (Uganda and Kenya) (Convention) Order 1965 S.I. 1965/1304
The Patents Etc. (Philippines) (Convention) Order 1965 S.I. 1965/1711
The Patents Etc. (Malawi) (Convention) Order 1965 S.I. 1965/2013
The Patents Etc. (Algeria) (Convention) Order 1966 S.I. 1966/80
The Patents Etc. (Cyprus) (Convention) Order 1966 S.I. 1966/81
The Patents Etc. (Bulgaria) (Convention) Order 1966 S.I. 1966/396
The Patents Etc. (Dahomey) (Convention) Order 1967 S.I. 1967/158
The Patents Etc. (Argentina and Uruguay) (Convention) Order 1967 S.I. 1967/481
The Patents Etc. (Togo) (Convention) Order 1967 S.I. 1967/1492
The Patents Etc. (Bahamas) (Convention) Order 1967 S.I. 1967/1681
The Patents Etc. (Malta) (Convention) Order 1967 S.I. 1967/1682
The Patents Etc. (Laos) (Convention) Order 1969 S.I. 1969/865
The Patents Etc. (Jordan) (Convention) Order 1972 S.I. 1972/972
The Patents Etc. (Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic) (Convention) Order 1973 S.I. 1973/773
The Patents Etc. (Zaire) (Convention) Order 1974 S.I. 1974/2146
The Patents Etc. (Iraq) (Convention) Order 1975 S.I. 1975/2195
The Patents Etc. (Ghana, Libya and Mauritius) (Convention) Order 1976 S.I. 1976/1785
The Patents Etc. (Burundi) (Convention) Order 1977 S.I. 1977/1633
The Patents Etc. (Hong Kong) (Convention) Order 1977 S.I. 1977/1634
The Patents Etc. (Bangladesh) (Convention) Order 1977 S.I. 1977/2161
The Patents Etc. (Republic of Korea) (Convention) Order 1978 S.I. 1978/187
The Patents Etc. (People’s Revolutionary Republic of Guinea) (Convention) Order 1982 S.I. 1982/162
The Patents Etc. (Republic of Mali) (Convention) Order 1983 S.I. 1983/1709
The Patents Etc. (Republic of Rwanda) (Convention) Order 1984 S.I. 1984/367
The Patents Etc. (Democratic Republic of the Sudan) (Convention) Order 1984 S.I. 1984/1694
The Patents Etc. (The People’s Republic of China) (Convention) Order 1985 S.I. 1985/173
The Patents Etc. (Barbados) (Convention) Order 1985 S.I. 1985/456
The Patents Etc. (Mongolian People’s Republic) (Convention) Order 1985 S.I. 1985/457
The Patents, Designs and Marks (Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia) (Convention and Relevant Countries) Order 1988 S.I. 1988/1856
The Patents, Designs and Marks (Chile, Gambia, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Lesotho and Swaziland) (Convention and Relevant Countries) Order 1992 S.I. 1992/2672
The Patents and Marks (Convention and Relevant Countries) Order 1993 S.I. 1993/1258