Contribution Classes of States Members of WIPO and/or the Paris and/or Berne Unions [1]
Status on October 15, 2008
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Afghanistan |
Ster |
Georgia |
IX |
Pakistan |
S |
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Albania |
IX |
Germany |
I |
Panama |
Sbis |
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Algeria |
S |
Ghana |
Sbis |
Papua New Guinea |
Sbis |
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Andorra |
IX |
Greece |
VI |
Paraguay |
Sbis |
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Angola |
Ster |
Grenada |
Sbis |
Peru |
S |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
Sbis |
Guatemala |
S |
Philippines |
S |
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Argentina |
VIbis |
Guinea |
Ster |
Poland |
VI |
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Armenia |
IX |
Guinea-Bissau |
Ster |
Portugal |
IVbis |
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Australia |
III |
Guyana |
Sbis |
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Austria |
IVbis |
Qatar |
S |
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Azerbaijan |
IX |
Haiti |
Ster |
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Holy See |
VIII |
Republic of Korea |
V |
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Bahamas |
Sbis |
Honduras |
Sbis |
Republic of Moldova |
IX |
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Bahrain |
S |
Hungary |
VI |
Romania |
VIbis |
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Bangladesh |
Ster |
Russian Federation |
IV |
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Barbados |
Sbis |
Iceland |
VIII |
Rwanda |
Ster |
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Belarus |
IX |
India |
VIbis |
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Belgium |
III |
Indonesia |
VII |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Sbis |
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Belize |
Sbis |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
VII |
Saint Lucia |
Sbis |
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Benin |
Ster |
Iraq |
Sbis |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Sbis |
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Bhutan |
Ster |
Ireland |
IV |
Samoa |
Ster |
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Bolivia |
Sbis |
Israel |
VIbis |
San Marino |
IX |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sbis |
Italy |
III |
Sao Tome and Principe |
Ster |
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Botswana |
Sbis |
Saudi Arabia |
VII |
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Brazil |
VIbis |
Jamaica |
Sbis |
Senegal |
Ster |
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Brunei Darussalam |
S |
Japan |
I |
Serbia[2] |
VIII |
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Bulgaria |
VIbis |
Jordan |
Sbis |
Seychelles |
Sbis |
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Burkina Faso |
Ster |
Sierra Leone |
Ster |
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Burundi |
Ster |
Kazakhstan |
IX |
Singapore |
IX |
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Kenya |
Sbis |
Slovakia |
VI |
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Cambodia |
Ster |
Kuwait |
IX |
Slovenia |
VII |
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Cameroon |
Sbis |
Kyrgyzstan |
IX |
Somalia |
Ster |
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Canada |
IV |
South Africa |
IVbis |
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Cape Verde |
Sbis |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Ster |
Spain |
IV |
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Central African Republic |
Ster |
Latvia |
IX |
Sri Lanka |
Sbis |
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Chad |
Ster |
Lebanon |
S |
Sudan |
Ster |
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Chile |
IX |
Lesotho |
Ster |
Suriname |
Sbis |
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China |
IVbis |
Liberia |
Ster |
Swaziland |
Sbis |
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Colombia |
IX |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
IX |
Sweden |
III |
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Comoros |
Ster |
Liechtenstein |
VIII |
Switzerland |
III |
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Congo |
Sbis |
Lithuania |
IX |
Syrian Arab Republic |
Sbis |
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Costa Rica |
S |
Luxembourg |
VII |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
Sbis |
Tajikistan |
IX |
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Croatia |
VIII |
Madagascar |
Ster |
Thailand |
IX |
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Cuba |
S |
Malawi |
Ster |
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
VIII |
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Cyprus |
S |
Malaysia |
VIII |
Togo |
Ster |
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Czech Republic |
VI |
Maldives |
Ster |
Tonga |
Sbis |
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Mali |
Ster |
Trinidad and Tobago |
S |
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Sbis |
Malta |
Sbis |
Tunisia |
S |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Ster |
Mauritania |
Ster |
Turkey |
VIbis |
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Denmark |
IV |
Mauritius |
Sbis |
Turkmenistan |
IX |
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Djibouti |
Ster |
Mexico |
IVbis |
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Dominica |
Sbis |
Micronesia (Federated States of) |
Sbis |
Uganda |
Ster |
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Dominican Republic |
S |
Monaco |
VII |
Ukraine |
IX |
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Mongolia |
Sbis |
United Arab Emirates |
IX |
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Ecuador |
Sbis |
Morocco |
S |
United Kingdom |
I |
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Egypt |
IX |
Mozambique |
Ster |
United Republic of Tanzania |
Ster |
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El Salvador |
S |
Myanmar |
Ster |
United States of America |
I |
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Equatorial Guinea |
Ster |
Uruguay |
S |
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Eritrea |
Ster |
Namibia |
Sbis |
Uzbekistan |
IX |
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Estonia |
IX |
Nepal |
Ster |
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Ethiopia |
Ster |
Netherlands |
III |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
IX |
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New Zealand |
VI |
Viet Nam |
S |
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Fiji |
Sbis |
Nicaragua |
Sbis |
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Finland |
IV |
Niger |
Ster |
Yemen |
Ster |
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France |
I |
Nigeria |
S |
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Norway |
IV |
Zambia |
Ster |
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Gabon |
Sbis |
Zimbabwe |
Sbis |
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Gambia |
Ster |
Oman |
S |
(Total: 184 States)
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1 The unitary contribution system established with effect from January 1, 1994, replaced the separate contribution systems of WIPO and the six Contribution-financed Unions, that is, each State pays one contribution, irrespective of whether it is a member of WIPO or of one or more of the Contribution-financed Unions. Under the unitary contribution system, there are the following classes corresponding to the units of contribution indicated between parentheses: I (25), II (20), III (15), IV (10), IVbis (7.5), V (5), VI (3), VIbis (2), VII (1), VIII (1/2), IX (1/4), S (1/8), Sbis (1/16) and Ster (1/32).
2 Serbia is the continuing State from Serbia and Montenegro as from June 3, 2006.
