Patents applied for in the various countries of the Union by nationals of countries of the Union shall be independent of patents obtained for the same invention in other countries,whether members of the Union or not.

• 本联盟国家的国民向本联盟各国申请的专利，与在其他国家，不论是否本联盟的成员国，就同一发明所取得的专利是互相独立的。