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1. Member raising question and answering

United States of America
Saint Kitts and Nevis

2. Category and subcategory

Patents (including Plant Variety Protection)

3. Question

16. What term of protection does the patent law of Saint Kitts and Nevis provide for patents? Please describe any provisions for extension of the term of protection and cite to the relevant provisions of the law.

4. Answer

A patent expires twenty years after the filing date of the application [s. 27(1)].
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