Patents Convention Country Orders
The UK’s membership of certain international conventions and treaties gives rise to obligations to protect patents originating in other member countries. Periodically the UK must update our legislation via a Convention Country Order to take into account recent accessions or expected accessions to those conventions.
The other member countries of the conventions and treaties must reciprocate that protection, which benefits the UK.
The Orders revoke, replace and update existing Orders giving effect to our international responsibilities.
Full details of the latest Patent Convention Country Orders are available below:
| Date | SI No. | Order |
|---|---|---|
| 12 November 2009 | 2009 No. 2746  | The Patents (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 2009 |
| 6 April 2007 | 2007 No. 276 | The Patents (Convention Countries) Order 2007 |