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ISO Codes and periods of opposition against

country designations of IR-trademarks

The list below contains the country ISO-Codes as well as periods of opposition against country designations of internationally registered trademarks (IR). Click on the column headline to sort the list alphabetically by the selected criterion.

Notes:

• CTM: Community Trademarks are valid in this country (Y = Yes, N = No)
• IR: International Registrations may be valid in this country (Y = Yes, N = No)
• Opposition period: Indicates the deadline for filing an opposition of the national trade mark office against an International Registration according to the Madrid System. If not stated differently, the opposition period starts from the national publication date.

ISO		Country		CTM		IR		Opposition period
-		European Community		-		Y		3 months. Beginning 6 months after the OHIM publication date.
AD		Andorra		N		N
AE		United Arab Emirates		N		N
AF		Afghanistan		N		N
AG		Antigua and Barbuda		N		Y		no opposition period
AI		Anguilla		N		N
AL		Albania		N		Y		no opposition period
AM		Armenia		N		Y		6 months starting from the publication date in the WIPO Gazette
AN		Netherland Antilles		N		Y		no opposition period
AO		Angola		N		N
AQ		Antarctica		N		N
AR		Argentina		N		N
AS		American Samoa		N		N
AT		Austria		Y		Y		3 months. Starting July 1st 2010
AU		Australia		N		Y		3 months
AW		Aruba		N		N
AZ		Azerbaijan		N		Y		no opposition period
BA		Bosnia and Herzegovina		N		Y		no opposition period
BB		Barbados		N		N
BD		Bangladesh		N		N
BE		Belgium		N		Y		see Benelux (BX)
BF		Burkina Faso		N		N
BG		Bulgaria		Y		Y		3 months. Starting on the first day of the next month after the date of publication in the WIPO Gazette.
BH		Bahrain		N		Y		60 days
BI		Burundi		N		N
BJ		Benin		N		N
BM		Bermuda		N		N
BN		Brunei		N		N
BO		Bolivia		N		N
BR		Brazil		N		N
BS		Bahamas		N		N
BT		Bhutan		N		Y
BV		Bouvet Island		N		N		3 months
BW		Botswana		N		N
BX		Benelux		Y		Y		2 months. Starting from the first day of the month following the month of the national publication date.
BY		Belarus		N		Y		no opposition period
BZ		Belize		N		N
CA		Canada		N		N
CC		Cocos (Keeling) Islands		N		N
CD		Democratic Republic of the Congo		N		N
CF		Central African Republic		N		N
CG		Congo		N		N
CH		Switzerland		N		Y		3 months. Starting from the first day of the month following the month of the national publication date.
CI		Ivory Coast		N		N
CK		Cook Islands		N		N
CL		Chile		N		N
CM		Cameroon		N		N
CN		China		N		Y		3 months. Begins with the first day of the month after the publication of the WIPO Gazette.
CO		Colombia		N		N
CR		Costa Rica		N		N
CU		Cuba		N		Y		2 months
CV		Cape Verde		N		N
CX		Christmas Islands		N		N
CY		Cyprus		Y		Y		2 months
CZ		Czech republic		Y		Y		3 months. Starting from the first day of the month following the month indicated in the WiPO Gazette (non-extendable).
DE		Germany		Y		Y		3 months, beginning with the last day of the month the WIPO Gazette was published.
DJ		Djibouti		N		N
DK		Denmark		Y		Y		2 months
DM		Dominica		N		N
DO		Dominican Republic		N		N
DZ		Algeria		N		Y		no oppostion period
EC		Ecuador		N		N
EE		Estonia		Y		Y		2 months
EG		Egypt		N		Y		60 days. From the publication of the WIPO Gazette.
EH		Western Sahara		N		N
EM		Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)		N		N
ER		Eritrea		N		N
ES		Spain		Y		Y		2 months
ET		Ethiopia		N		N
FI		Finland		Y		Y		2 months
FJ		Fiji		N		N
FK		Falkland Islands		N		N
FM		Micronesia		N		N
FO		Faroer Islands		N		N
FR		France		Y		Y		2 months. Beginning with the first day of month following receipt date of the WIPO Gazette by INPI.
GA		Gabon		N		N
GD		Grenada		N		N
GE		Georgia		N		Y		3 months
GF		French Guyana		N		N
GH		Ghana		N		Y
GI		Gibraltar		N		N
GL		Greenland		N		N
GM		Gambia		N		N
GM		Guam		N		N
GN		Guinea		N		N
GP		Guadeloupe		N		N
GQ		Equatorial Guinea		N		N
GR		Greece		Y		Y		4 months. From the 16th of the month following the month of the national publication.
GS		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		N		N
GT		Guatemala		N		N
GW		Guinea-Bissau		N		N
GY		Guyana		N		N
GZ		Gaza		N		N
HK		Hong Kong		N		N
HM		Heard Island and McDonald Islands		N		N
HN		Honduras		N		N
HR		Croatia		N		Y		3 months. Starting from the first day of the month following the month indicated in the WIPO Gazette (non-extendable).
HT		Haiti		N		N
HU		Hungary		Y		Y		3 months
ID		Indonesia		N		N
IE		Ireland		Y		Y
IL		Israel		N		N
IN		India		N		N
IO		British Indian Ocean Territory		N		N
IQ		Iraq		N		N
IR		Iran		N		Y		30 days
IS		Iceland		N		Y		2 months
IT		Italy		Y		Y		no opposition period
JM		Jamaica		N		N
JO		Jordan		N		N
JP		Japan		N		Y		2 months
KE		Kenya		N		Y		60 days
KG		Kyrgyzstan		N		Y		no opposition period
KH		Cambodia		N		N
KI		Kiribati		N		N
KM		Comoros		N		N
KN		Saint Kitts and Nevis		N		N
KP		North Korea		N		Y		no opposition period
KR		South Korea		N		Y		2 months
KW		Kuwait		N		N
KY		Cayman Islands		N		N
KZ		Kazakhstan		N		Y		no opposition period
LA		Laos		N		N
LB		Lebanon		N		N
LC		Saint Lucia		N		N
LI		Liechtenstein		N		Y		no opposition period
LK		Sri Lanka		N		N
LR		Liberia		N		Y		no opposition period
LS		Lesotho		N		Y		3 months
LT		Lithuania		N		Y		3 months. From publication date of the WIPO Gazette.
LU		Luxembourg		N		Y		see Benelux (BX)
LV		Latvia		Y		Y		4 months. From publication date of the WIPO Gazette.
LY		Libya		N		N
MA		Morocco		N		Y		2 months
MC		Monaco		N		Y		no opposition period
MD		Moldova		N		Y		3 months
ME		Montenegro		N		Y		no opposition period
MG		Madagascar		N		N
MH		Marshall Islands		N		N
MK		Macedonia		N		Y		3 months
ML		Mali		N		N
MM		Myanmar		N		N
MN		Mongolia		N		Y		no opposition period
MO		Macau		N		N
MP		Northern Marianas		N		N
MQ		Martinique		N		N
MR		Mauretania		N		N
MS		Montserrat		N		N
MT		Malta		N		Y
MU		Mauritius		N		N
MV		Maldives		N		N
MW		Malawi		N		N
MX		Mexico		N		N
MY		Malaysia		N		N
MZ		Mozambique		N		Y		60 days
NA		Namibia		N		Y		2 months
NC		New Caledonia		N		N
NE		Niger		N		N
NF		Norfolk Island		N		N
NG		Nigeria		N		N
NI		Nicaragua		N		N
NL		Netherlands		N		Y		see Benelux (BX)
NN		Kosovo		N		N
NO		Norway		N		Y		2 months
NP		Nepal		N		N
NR		Nauru		N		N
NU		Niue		N		N
NZ		New Zealand		N		N
OM		Oman		N		Y		2 months
PA		Panama		N		N
PE		Peru		N		N
PF		French Polynesia		N		N
PG		Papua New Guinea		N		N
PH		Philippines		N		N
PK		Pakistan		N		N
PL		Poland		Y		Y		6 months
PM		Saint Pierre and Miquelon		N		N
PN		Pitcairn Islands		N		N
PR		Puerto Rico		N		N
PT		Portugal		Y		Y		2 months
PW		Palau		N		N
PY		Paraguay		N		N
QA		Qatar		N		N
RE		Réunion		N		N
RO		Romania		Y		Y		3months. From publication of the WIPO Gazette.
RS		Serbia		N		Y		no opposition period
RU		Russian Federation		N		Y		no opposition period
RW		Rwanda		N		N
SA		Saudi Arabia		N		N
SB		Solomon Islands		N		N
SC		Seychelles		N		N
SD		Sudan		N		Y		8 months from national publication date for persons outside Sudan, 6 months for those inside.
SE		Sweden		Y		Y		2 months
SG		Singapore		N		Y		2 months
SH		Saint Helena		N		N
SI		Slovenia		Y		Y		3 months
SJ		Svalbard and Jan Mayen		N		N
SK		Slovakia		Y		Y		3 months. From the first day of the next month after the date of the publication in the WIPO Gazette.
SL		Sierra Leone		N		Y		3 months
SM		San Marino		N		Y		3 months. From the date of publication in the WIPO Gazette.
SN		Senegal		N		N
SO		Somalia		N		N
SR		Suriname		N		N
ST		São Tomé and Príncipe		N		N
SV		El Salvador		N		N
SY		Syria		N		Y		no opposition period
SZ		Swaziland		N		Y		3 months
TC		Turks and Caicos Islands		N		N
TD		Chad		N		N
TF		French Southern Territories		N		N
TG		Togo		N		N
TH		Thailand		N		N
TJ		Tajikistan		N		Y		no opposition period
TK		Tokelau		N		N
TL		Timor-Leste		N		N
TM		Turkmenistan		N		Y		no opposition period
TN		Tunisia		N		N
TO		Tonga		N		N
TR		Turkey		N		Y		3 months
TT		Trinidad and Tobago		N		N
TV		Tuvalu		N		N
TW		Taiwan		N		N
TZ		Tanzania		N		N
UA		Ukraine		N		Y		no opposition period
UG		Uganda		N		N
UK		United Kingdom		Y		Y		3 months
UM		United States Minor Outlying Islands		N		N
US		USA		N		Y		30 days
UY		Uruguay		N		N
UZ		Uzbekistan		N		Y		no opposition period
VA		Vatican City State		N		N
VC		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		N		N
VE		Venezuela		N		N
VG		British Virgin Islands		N		N
VI		United States Virgin Islands		N		N
VN		Viet Nam		N		Y		no opposition period
VU		Vanuatu		N		N
WB		Westbank		N		N
WF		Wallis and Futuna		N		N
WS		Samoa		N		N
YE		Yemen		N		N
YT		Mayotte		N		N
ZA		South Africa		N		N
ZM		Zambia		N		Y		2 months
ZW		Zimbabwe		N		N