Validation agreement between EPO and Laos takes effect
1 April 2025 marks the entry into force of the validation agreement between the European Patent Organisation (EPO) and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. From that date, it will be possible to validate European patent applications and patents in Lao PDR, where, after validation, they will confer essentially the same protection as patents granted by the EPO for the now 39 member states of the European Patent Organisation.
The agreement was originally signed on 13 May 2024 and is the sixth of its kind and the second from Southeast Asia to enter into force. It follows those concluded between the European Patent Organisation and Morocco, the Republic of Moldova, Tunisia, Cambodia and Georgia. With six validation agreements in force and the extension agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the number of countries for which patent protection can be obtained on the basis of a single European patent application rises to 46.
About validation agreements
Under validation agreements, the most advanced form of co-operation between the EPO and non-member states, inventors and businesses can validate their European patents outside Europe via a simple, cost-effective procedure using the EPO’s high-quality patent grant process. In addition to making the countries’ markets more attractive to holders of European patents, validation agreements can support foreign investment and technology transfer while strengthening the national innovation ecosystem.
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