The European Patent Office (EPO) and the Tunisian government have signed an agreement on the validation of European patents for Tunisia. European patent applicants and proprietors will be able to validate their European patents and applications on Tunisian territory, even though Tunisia is not an EPO member state. Validated European patent applications and patents will have the same legal effect as Tunisian national applications and patents, and will be subject to Tunisian patent legislation.

Source: European patent validation agreement signed between the EPO and Tunisia, 4 July 2014.