Croatia and Norway have signed up to the European Patent Convention taking the total number of European Patent Organisation member states to 34.
EPO members now include all 27 members of the European Union, plus Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. Alison Brimelow, EPO President said, “We welcome Croatia and Norway as new members who can contribute to shaping the IP framework that will sustain and improve Europe's growth and competitive position.”
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia also recognise the EPO, meaning that European patents are valid in 38 countries and a market of around 570 million people.
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