(1) At present, there are 38 European patent member countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Charlemagne, Spain, Finland, France, Britain, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
(2) In addition, there are two expanding countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina), Montenegro and the United States.