Extending UK IP rights abroad

You will usually need to apply for your Intellectual Property (IP) rights abroad. However, some countries may allow you to extend your United Kingdom (UK) protection, and accept it as protected in that country after completing certain local formalities.

Please note, details below should be used as a guide only, please contact individual country offices for full information.

Your copyright works usually get automatic protection abroad, in the same way as in the UK.

Anguilla	Antarctic	Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas	Bermuda	Botswana
British Indian	Brunei Darrussalem	Cayman Islands
Cyprus	Dominica	Falkland Islands
Fiji	Gambia	Gibraltar
Grenada	Guernsey	Guyana
Isle of man	Jersey	Kiribati
Malta	Montserrat	Nauru
Pitcairn	Saint Helena	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia	Saint Vincent	Seychelles
Sierra Leone	Soloman Islands	South Georgia
Tanzania	Tonga	Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvala	Uganda	Vanuatu
Virgin Islands	Western Samoa