A patent office is a or intergovernmental organization which controls the issue of . 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).]
List of patent offices
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.
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African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
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Intellectual Property Agency of Armenia (AIPA)
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IP Australia (IPA)
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Barbados Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO)
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Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
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Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)
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Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO)
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European Patent Office (EPO)
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Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
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German Patent Office (DPMA)
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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Patent Office (GCCPO)
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Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI)
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Indian Patent Office (IPO)
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Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)
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Israeli Patent Office
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Italian Patent and Trademark Office
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Japan Patent Office (JPO)
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Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
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Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI)
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National Industrial Property Institute, France (INPI)
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National Industrial Property Institute, Portugal (INPI)
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National Institute of Intellectual Property, Kazakhstan (NIIP)
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Netherlands Patent Office
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Nordic Patent Institute (NPI)
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Norwegian Industrial Property Office
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"Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle" (OAPI)
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Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia
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Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan (IPO)
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Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL)
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Polish Patent Office (PPO)
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Rospatent, (Rospatent), Russian Federation
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Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO)
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Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV)
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Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IGE)
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Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) Republic of China
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Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT)
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(UNOIPI), formerly Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property
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United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO)
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
List of past patent offices or the like
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Confederate States Patent Office
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"Goskomizobretenie" (Soviet Union patent office)
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International Patent Institute
See also
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Glossary of patent law terms
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Intellectual property organisation
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List of people associated with patent law
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Patent court
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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