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Costa Rica is a member of several conventions and treaties that enable a local patent application to be adjustable for filing in other countries. 1 June 2012
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Protection of a patent in Norway is obtained by a national application, by nationalisation of a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application within the 31-month term, or by validation of a European patent. 1 June 2012
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In order to secure exclusive patent rights in the Romanian territory one can apply for a national patent before SOIT either by filing a national patent application or by entering the national phase of a PCT application. 1 June 2012
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Patent applications are prosecuted at the National Office of Intellectual Property, which is a department of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining. 1 June 2012
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The Brazilian Patent Office (INPI) has started a series of public consultations on patent examination procedures. 1 June 2012
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Any person wishing to obtain a patent in Cameroon must file an application, via a resident agent, directly with the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI). 1 June 2012
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National patent applications are filed before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office. Registrations confer rights in the Italian territory. 1 June 2012
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Ireland is party to the European Patent Convention and Patent Cooperation Treaty. Irish patents may be obtained nationally through the Irish Patents Office, or regionally as a European Patent designating Ireland. 1 June 2012
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Patents are granted for new inventions (worldwide novelty) that express an inventive advance and are industrially applicable. 1 June 2012
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Applicants can apply to the Japan Patent Office to obtain a patent. Foreign applicants can take action under the Paris Convention and/or initiate a Patent Cooperation Treaty national-phase application. 1 June 2012
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