Patent Box: qualifying companies: qualifying IP rights: EEA qualifying patent jurisdictions
The Patent Box is extended to other EEA states which have similar examination and patentability criteria as the UK. A list of qualifying patent jurisdictions, together with a description of the types of patent rights, has been published in exercise of the power conferred by CTA10/S357BB(1)(c) and (7), SI 2013/420 Profits from Patents (EEA Rights) Order 2013, and are as follows:
* Austria |
* Bulgaria |
* Czech Republic |
* Denmark |
* Estonia |
* Finland |
* Germany |
* Hungary |
* Poland |
* Portugal |
* Romania |
* Slovakia |
* Sweden |