Restoration of the right of priority by receiving Offices (RO) and designated Offices (DO) under PCT Rules 26bis.3 and 49ter.2 (Last updated 14 March 2008)

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
AE	United Arab Emirates	See IB¹	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
AG	Antigua and Barbuda	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
AL	Albania	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
AM	Armenia	Yes	Yes	Due care	Yes, amount not yet known
AP	African Regional Intellectual Property Organization	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests
AT	Austria	Yes	Yes	Due care and unintentional	EUR 220
AU	Australia	Yes	Yes	As RO, due care and unintentional As DO, national law requirements²	As RO, AUD 200 As DO, at least AUD 100²
AZ	Azerbaijan	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
BB	Barbados	See IB¹	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
BE	Belgium	No	See EP
BF	Burkina Faso	See OA³	See OA ⁴
BG	Bulgaria	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
BH	Bahrain	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
BJ	Benin	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
BR	Brazil	No	No
BW	Botswana	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
BY	Belarus	Yes	Yes	Unintentional	No
BZ	Belize	Yes	Yes	Due care and unintentional	BZD 150

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
CA	Canada	Yes	No	As RO, due care and unintentional	No
CF	Central African Republic	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
CG	Congo	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
CH	Switzerland	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
CI	Côte d'Ivoire	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
CM	Cameroon	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
CN	China	Yes	No	As RO, due care and unintentional	Please refer to the Office
CO	Colombia	No	No
CR	Costa Rica	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
CU	Cuba	No	No
CY	Cyprus	Yes	See EP	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
CZ	Czech Republic	No	No

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
DE	Germany	No	No
DK	Denmark	Yes	Yes	Due care	DKK 3,000
DM	Dominica	See IB¹	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
DO	Dominican Republic	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
DZ	Algeria	No	No

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
EA	Eurasian Patent Organization	Yes	Yes	As RO, due care and unintentional As DO, unintentional	As RO, no As DO, RUR 16,000
EC	Ecuador	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
EE	Estonia	Yes	Yes	Unintentional	No
EG	Egypt	Yes	Yes	Due care	EGP 800 (individuals and research institutes), EGP 1,000 (companies <10 employees) and EGP 1,500 (companies >10 employees
EP	European Patent Organization	Yes	Yes	Due care	EUR 550
ES	Spain	No	No

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
FI	Finland	Yes	Yes	Due care	EUR 250
FR	France	No	See EP

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
GA	Gabon	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
GB	United Kingdom	Yes	Yes	Unintentional	As RO, no As DO, GBP 150
GD	Grenada	See IB¹	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
GE	Georgia	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
GH	Ghana	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
GM	Gambia	See AP ⁵	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
GN	Guinea	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
GQ	Equatorial Guinea	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
GR	Greece	No	See EP
GT	Guatemala	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
GW	Guinea-Bissau	See OA ³	See OA ⁴

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
HN	Honduras	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
HR	Croatia	Yes	Yes	Due care	HRK 150
HU	Hungary	No	No

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
IB	World Intellectual Property Organization	Yes	Not applicable	Due care and unintentional	No
ID	Indonesia	No	No
IE	Ireland	Yes	See EP	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
IL	Israel	Yes	Yes	Due care	No
IN	India	No	No
IS	Iceland	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
IT	Italy	No	See EP

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
JP	Japan	No	No

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
KE	Kenya	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
KG	Kyrgyzstan	Yes	Yes	Due care and unintentional	USD 100
KM	Comoros	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
KN	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
KP	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
KR	Republic of Korea	No	No
KZ	Kazakhstan	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
LA	Lao People's Democratic Republic	See IB¹	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
LC	Saint Lucia	See IB¹	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
LI	Liechtenstein	See CH⁶	See CH⁷
LK	Sri Lanka	See IB¹	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
LR	Liberia	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
LS	Lesotho	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
LT	Lithuania	Yes	No	As RO, due care	No
LU	Luxembourg	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
LV	Latvia	Yes	See EP	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
LY	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
MA	Morocco	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
MC	Monaco	Yes	See EP	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
MD	Moldova	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
MG	Madagascar	See IB¹	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
MK	Republic of Macedonia	Yes	Yes	Due care	MKD 1,000
ML	Mali	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
MN	Mongolia	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
MR	Mauritania	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
MT	Malta	Yes	See EP	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
MW	Malawi	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
MX	Mexico	Yes	No	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
MY	Malaysia	Yes	Yes	Unintentional	No
MZ	Mozambique	See AP ⁵	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
NA	Namibia	See AP ⁵	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
NE	Niger	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
NG	Nigeria	See IB¹	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
NI	Nicaragua	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
NL	Netherlands	Yes	See EP	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
NO	Norway	No	No
NZ	New Zealand	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
OA	African Intellectual Property Organization	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Organization for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
OM	Oman	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
PG	Papua New Guinea	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
PH	Philippines	No	No
PL	Poland	Yes	Yes	Due care	PLZ 70
PT	Portugal	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
RO	Romania	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
RS	Serbia	Yes	Yes	Due care	RSD 900
RU	Russian Federation	Yes	Yes	Due care	No

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
SC	Seychelles	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
SD	Sudan	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
SE	Sweden	Yes	Yes	Due care	SEK 500
SG	Singapore	Yes	Yes⁸	Due care and unintentional	SGD 250
SI	Slovenia	Yes	See EP	As RO, due care	As RO, EUR 42
SK	Slovakia	Yes	Yes	Due care	SKK 2,000
SL	Sierra Leone	See AP ⁵	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
SM	San Marino	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
SN	Senegal	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
SV	El Salvador	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
SY	Syrian Arab Republic	Yes	Yes	Due care and unintentional	Please refer to the Office for the applicable fee
SZ	Swaziland	See AP ⁵	See AP ⁹	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
TD	Chad	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
TG	Togo	See OA ³	See OA ⁴
TJ	Tajikistan	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
TM	Turkmenistan	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
TN	Tunisia	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
TR	Turkey	Yes	No	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
TT	Trinidad and Tobago	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
TZ	United Republic of Tanzania	See AP⁵	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
UA	Ukraine	Yes	Yes	Unintentional	UAH 10 for residents of States with national income EUR 50 if >USD 3,000
UG	Uganda	See AP⁵	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
US	United States of America	Yes	No	As RO, unintentional	As RO, USD 1,410
UZ	Uzbekistan	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
VC	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	See IB¹	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
VN	Viet Nam	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

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Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	Does the Office accept requests for the restoration of the right of priority?		If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
Two-letter code	Contracting State or Organization	as receiving office	as designated office	If yes, which criteria does the Office apply?	Is there a fee?
ZA	South Africa	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
ZM	Zambia	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.
ZW	Zimbabwe	Yes	Yes	Please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

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¹ The International Bureau of WIPO (IB) acts as receiving Office for this State under PCT Rule 19.1(b).

² See further, PCT Applicant's Guide, National Chapter AU.

³ The African Intellectual Property Organization (OA) acts as receiving Office for this State under PCT Rule 19.1(b). Please refer to that Organization for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

⁴ The African Intellectual Property Organization (OA) acts as designated Office for this State under PCT Article 4(1)(ii). Please refer to that Organization for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

⁵ The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (AP) acts as receiving Office for this State under PCT Rule 19.1(b). Please refer to that Organization for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

⁶ The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (CH) acts as receiving Office for this State under PCT Rule 19.1(b). Please refer to that Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

⁷ The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (CH) acts as designated Office for this State under PCT Article 4(1)(ii). Please refer to that Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

⁸ Applies only to international applications filed on or after 1 April 2007 (see Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 10 May 2007, page 77).

⁹ The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (AP) acts as designated Office for this State under PCT Article 4(1)(ii). Please refer to that Organization for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests.

Restoration of the right of priority by receiving Offices (RO) and designated Offices (DO) under PCT Rules 26bis.3 and 49ter.2 (Last updated 14 March 2008)

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