Patent Protection Abroad

If you also wish to protect your invention in territories other than the Republic of Cyprus, you can submit an application in the territory of your interest, on a national, European or international level.

National patent in other countries
You can submit national applications to the competent intellectual property offices of each one of the countries where you request protection.

European Patent
You can submit an application in accordance with the European Patent Convention (EPC), specifying in your application the member-states of the Convention in which you wish to protect your patent (including Cyprus). For further information refer to the webpage of the European Patent Organisation (EPO).

International Patent
You can submit an application in accordance with the Patent Cooperation Treaty through the Intellectual Property Section. For more information refer to the webpage of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).