IPA patent 5.4.4-annex-a---examples-of-legal-persons — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 5.4.4 Annex A - Examples of Legal Persons

Also in this Chapter: 5.4.1 Who can file and who can be granted a patent 5.4.2 Statement of entitlement 5.4.3 Inventions Produced by Artificial Intelligence 5.4.5 Annex B - Examples of Organisations of Uncertain Status as Legal Persons The following types of companies are recognised as legal persons: Australia Canada Eire Great Britain Hong Kong India New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Limited (Ltd.) Proprietary Limited (Pty. Ltd.) Public Liability Company (PLC) (Great Britain only) Belgium Societe Anonyme (S.A.) Personenvennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (P.V.B.A.) Naamloose Vennootschap (N.V.) The Czech Republic Narodni Podnik The Slovak Republic Narodni Podnik Denmark Actie (or Aktie) Selskab (A/S) Anpartsselskab (ApS) European Union Societas Europaea (SE) France Societe Anonyme (S.A.) Societe a responsibilite limitee (S.a.r.l.) Societe en Commandite par Actions Finland Osakeyhtio (OY) Germany Austria Switzerland Liechtenstein Aktiengesellschaft (A.G.) Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (K.G.a.A.) Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung (G.m.b.H.) Eingetragene Genossenschaft eingetrager Verein (e.V) Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit Volkseigenen Betriebe (V.E.B.) (Old D.D.R.) only Indonesia Perusahaan Terbatas (P.T.) Italy Societa per Azioni (S.p.A.) Societa Anonima (S.A.) Societa a responsibilita limitata (S.R.L.) Japan Kabushiki Kaisha (K.K.) Malaysia Sendirian Berhad (SDN. BHD.) Netherlands Belgium Naamloose Vennootschap (N.V.) Vennootschap onder Firma (VOF) Beslotene Vennootschap (B.V.) Norway Aktie (or Aksje) Selskab (A/S) Portugal Spain South America Sociedad Anonima (S.A.) Sociedad Limitada South Africa Close Corporation Sweden Aktiebolag or Aktiebolaget (A.B.) Switzerland Aktiengesellschaft Societa per Azioni (S.p.A.) Societe Anonyme (S.A.) United States Corporation (Corp.) Incorporated (Inc.) Company (Co.) The following bodies are also recognised as being legal persons: A Minister of the Crown; Australian and overseas universities; Scientific institutes and research organisations of former republics of the USSR and other eastern European former communist bloc countries; Bergrechtliche Gewerkschaft; and Gewerkschaft Eisenhutte Westfalia.