Patents Act, 1978 (Act No. 57 of 1978)RegulationsPatent Regulations, 1978SchedulesSchedule 4Part I : International Abbreviations of Convention Countries |
Albania |
AL |
Laos |
LA |
Algeria |
DZ |
Latvia |
LV |
Argentina |
AR |
Lebanon |
LB |
Armenia |
AM |
Lesotho |
LS |
Australia |
AU |
Liberia |
LR |
Austria |
AT |
Libya |
LY |
Azerbaijan |
AZ |
Liechtenstein |
LI |
Bahamas |
BS |
Lithuania |
LT |
Bahrain |
BH |
Luxembourg |
LU |
Bangladesh |
BD |
Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of) |
MK |
Barbados |
BB |
Madagascar |
MG |
Belarus |
BY |
Malawi |
MW |
Belgium |
BE |
Malaysia |
MY |
Benin |
BJ |
Mali |
ML |
Bolivia |
BO |
Malta |
MT |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
BA |
Mauritania |
MR |
Botswana |
BW |
Mauritius |
MU |
Brazil |
BR |
Mexico |
MX |
Bulgaria |
BG |
Moldova (Republic of) |
MD |
Burkina Faso |
BF |
Monaco |
MC |
Burundi |
BI |
Mongolia |
MN |
Cambodia |
KH |
Morocco |
MA |
Cameroon |
CM |
Mozambique |
MZ |
Canada |
CA |
Netherlands |
NL |
Central African Republic |
CF |
New Zealand |
NZ |
Chad |
TD |
Nicaragua |
NI |
Chile |
CL |
Niger |
NE |
China |
CN |
Nigeria |
NG |
Columbia |
CO |
Norway |
NO |
Congo |
CG |
Panama |
PA |
Congo (Democratic Republic of) |
CD |
Paraguay |
PY |
Costa Rica |
CR |
Peru |
PE |
Côte d'Ivoire |
CI |
Philippines |
PH |
Croatia |
HR |
Poland |
PL |
Cuba |
CU |
Portugal |
PT |
Cyprus |
CY |
Romania |
RO |
Czech Republic |
CZ |
Russian Federation |
RU |
Denmark |
DK |
Rwanda |
RW |
Dominican Republic |
DO |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
KN |
Egypt |
EG |
Saint Lucia |
LC |
El Salvador |
SV |
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines |
VC |
Equatorial Guinea |
GQ |
San Marino |
SM |
Estonia |
EE |
Sao Tome and Principe |
ST |
Finland |
FI |
Senegal |
SN |
France |
FR |
Sierra Leone |
SL |
Gabon |
GA |
Singapore |
SG |
Gambia |
GM |
Slovakia |
SK |
Georgia |
GE |
Slovenia |
SI |
Germany |
DE |
South Africa |
ZA |
Ghana |
GH |
Spain |
ES |
Greece |
GR |
Sri Lanka |
LK |
Grenada |
GD |
Sudan |
SD |
Guatemala |
GT |
Suriname |
SR |
Guinea |
GN |
Swaziland |
SZ |
Guinea-Bissau |
GW |
Sweden |
SE |
Guyana |
GY |
Switzerland |
CH |
Haiti |
HT |
Syria |
SY |
Holy See |
VA |
Tajikistan |
TJ |
Hondura |
HN |
Tanzania (United Republic of ) |
TZ |
Hungary |
HU |
Togo |
TG |
Iceland |
IS |
Trinidad and Tobago |
TT |
India |
IN |
Tunisia |
TN |
Indonesia |
ID |
Turkey |
TR |
Iran |
IR |
Uganda |
UG |
Iraq |
IQ |
Ukraine |
UA |
Ireland |
IE |
United Arab Emirates |
AE |
Israel |
IL |
United Kingdom |
GB |
Italy |
IT |
United States of America |
US |
Japan |
JP |
Uruguay |
UY |
Jordan |
JO |
Uzbekistan |
UZ |
Kazakhstan |
KZ |
Venezuela |
VE |
Kenya |
KE |
Vietnam |
VN |
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) |
KP |
Yugoslavia |
YU |
Korea (Republic of) |
KR |
Zambia |
ZM |
Kyrgystan |
KG |
Zimbabwe |
ZW |