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Concept
Patent office
Summary
A patent office is a governmental or intergovernmental organization which controls the issue of patents. In other words, "patent offices are government bodies that may grant a patent or reject the patent application based on whether the application fulfils the requirements for patentability."European Commission, [ Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry, Preliminary Report (DG Competition Staff Working Paper)], 28 November 2008, page 89 (pdf, 1.95 MB).
For a list of patent offices and their websites, see the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) maintained list, here.
The entries shown in italics are regional or international patent offices.
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
Intellectual Property Agency of Armenia (AIPA)
IP Australia (IPA)
Barbados Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO)
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)
Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
German Patent Office (DPMA)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Patent Office (GCCPO)
Indian Patent Office (IPO)
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)
Israeli Patent Office
Italian Patent and Trademark Office
Japan Patent Office (JPO)
Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI)
National Industrial Property Institute, France (INPI)
National Industrial Property Institute, Portugal (INPI)
National Institute of Intellectual Property, Kazakhstan (NIIP)
Netherlands Patent Office
Nordic Patent Institute (NPI)
Norwegian Industrial Property Office
"Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle" (OAPI)
Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia
Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan (IPO)
Polish Patent Office (PPO)
Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property, (Rospatent), Russian Federation
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO)
Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV)
Swiss Federal Institut
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