This table has been compiled based on the latest codes supplied by the USPTO as well as codes applicable pre-2000. There are countries that have changed their names/country codes, post-2000. The pre-2000 codes would therefore aid search in such cases.
For example, Myanmar (MM) used to be Burma (BU). If you wish to search for patents relating to this country, you could select BU (pre-2000) and MM (post-2000)
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Afghanistan |
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African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) |
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African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) |
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Åland Islands |
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Albania |
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Algeria |
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Andorra |
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Angola |
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Anguilla |
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Antarctica |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
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Arab States of the Gulf, Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the (GCC Patent Office) |
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Argentina |
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Armenia |
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Aruba |
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Australia |
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Austria |
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Azerbaijan |
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Bahamas |
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Bahrain |
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Bangladesh |
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Barbados |
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Belarus |
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Belgium |
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Belize |
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Benelux Trademark Office (BBM) and Benelux Designs Office (BBDM) |
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Benin |
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Bermuda |
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Bhutan |
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Bolivia |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Botswana |
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Bouvet Island |
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Brazil |
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British Indian Ocean Territory |
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Brunei Darussalam |
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Bulgaria |
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Burkina Faso |
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Burma (see Myanmar) |
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Burundi |
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Cambodia |
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Cameroon |
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Canada |
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Cape Verde |
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Cayman Islands |
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Central African Republic |
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Chad |
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Channel Islands (see Jersey or Guernsey) |
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Chile |
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China |
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Christmas Island |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
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Colombia |
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Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) |
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Comoros |
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Congo |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
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Cook Islands |
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Costa Rica |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
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Croatia |
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Cuba |
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Cyprus |
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Czechoslovakia (see "Czech Republic" and "Slovakia") |
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Czech Republic |
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Denmark |
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Djibouti |
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Dominica |
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Dominican Republic |
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East Timor (see Timor-Leste) |
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Ecuador |
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Egypt |
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El Salvador |
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England (see United Kingdom) |
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Equatorial Guinea |
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Eritrea |
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Estonia |
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Ethiopia |
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Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) |
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European Community Trademark Office [see Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)] |
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European Patent Office (EPO) |
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Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
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Faroe Islands |
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Federated States of Micronesia |
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Fiji |
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Finland |
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France |
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French Guiana |
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French Polynesia |
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French Southern Territories |
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French Territory of the Afars and Issas (see Djibouti) |
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Gabon |
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Gambia |
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GCC Patent Office [see Arab States of the Gulf, Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the] |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
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German Democratic Republic (see Germany) |
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Ghana |
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Gibraltar |
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Gilbert Islands (see Kiribati) |
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Great Britain (see United Kingdom) |
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Greece |
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Greenland |
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Grenada |
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Guadeloupe |
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Guatemala |
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Guernsey |
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Guinea |
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Guinea-Bissau |
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Guyana |
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Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs [per WIPO Standard ST.3, Page 3.3.5, Endnote 6] |
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Haiti |
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
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Holy See (Vatican City State) |
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Honduras |
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, The |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
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India |
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Indonesia |
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Iran, Islamic Republic of |
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Iraq |
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Ireland |
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Isle of Man |
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Israel |
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Italy |
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Ivory Coast (see Côte d'Ivoire) |
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Jamaica |
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Japan |
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Jersey |
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Jordan |
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Kazakhstan |
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Kenya |
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Kiribati |
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Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
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Korea, Republic of |
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Kuwait |
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Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic) |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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Latvia |
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Lebanon |
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Lesotho |
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Liberia |
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
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Macao |
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of |
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Madagascar |
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Malawi |
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Malaysia |
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Maldives |
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Mali |
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Malta |
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Marshall Islands |
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Martinique |
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Mauritania |
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Mauritius |
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Mayotte |
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Mexico |
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Moldova, Republic of |
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Monaco |
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Mongolia |
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Montenegro |
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Montserrat |
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Morocco |
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Mozambique |
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Muscat (see Oman) |
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Myanmar |
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Namibia |
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Nauru |
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Nepal |
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Netherlands |
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Netherlands Antilles |
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New Caledonia |
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New Hebrides (see Vanuatu) |
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New Zealand |
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Nicaragua |
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Niger |
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Nigeria |
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Niue |
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Norfolk Island |
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Northern Ireland (see United Kingdom) |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
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Norway |
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Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trademarks and Designs) (OHIM) |
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Oman |
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Pakistan |
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Palau |
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Panama |
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Papua New Guinea |
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Paraguay |
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Peru |
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Philippines |
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Pitcairn |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
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Qatar |
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Reunion |
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Republic of Cape Verde (see Cape Verde) |
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Romania |
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Russian Federation |
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Rwanda |
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Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (see Anguilla) |
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Saint Helena |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Saint Lucia |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Samoa |
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San Marino |
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Sao Tome and Principe |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Scotland (see United Kingdom) |
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Senegal |
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Serbia |
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Serbia and Montenegro (Individual codes are available for "Serbia" and "Montenegro") |
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Seychelles |
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Sierra Leone |
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Singapore |
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Slovakia (Slovak Republic) |
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Slovenia |
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Solomon Islands |
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Somalia |
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South Africa |
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Southern Rhodesia (see Zimbabwe) |
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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Spain |
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Sri Lanka |
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Sudan |
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Suriname |
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Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
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Swaziland |
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Sweden |
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Switzerland |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
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Taiwan |
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Tajikistan |
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Tanzania, United Republic of |
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Thailand |
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Tibet (see China) |
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Timor-Leste |
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Togo |
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Tokelau |
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Tonga |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
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Tunisia |
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Turkey |
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Turkmenistan |
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Turks and Caicos Islands |
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Tuvalu |
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Uganda |
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Ukraine |
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (see Georgia) |
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United Arab Emirates |
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United Kingdom |
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United States |
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Upper Volta (see Burkina Faso) |
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Uruguay |
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Uzbekistan |
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Vanuatu |
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Vatican City State (Holy See) |
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Venezuela |
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Viet Nam |
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Virgin Islands (British) |
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Wales (see United Kingdom) |
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Wallis and Futuna Islands |
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West Bank/Gaza |
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Western Sahara |
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Western Somoa (see Somoa) |
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) [per WIPO Standard ST.3, Page 3.3.5, Endnote 6] |
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Yemen |
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Yugoslavia [see Serbia and Montenegro] |
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Zaire (see Congo, Democratic Republic of the) |
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Zambia |
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Zimbabwe |