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Russia Profile

Russia, also known as the Russian Federation, is located in northern Eurasia. Russia is a semi-presidential federal republic consisting of 83 oblasts. From northwest to southeast, Russia borders Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and Read more

Russia Profile

Russia, also known as the Russian Federation, is located in northern Eurasia. Russia is a semi-presidential federal republic consisting of 83 oblasts. From northwest to southeast, Russia borders Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea. Russia and Japan face each other across the Sea of Okhotsk, bordered by the Bering Strait, and adjacent to the state of Alaska in the United States. Russia is the country with the largest land area in the world, with a land area of 17,075,400 square kilometers (6,592,800 square miles), accounting for about 1/8 of the world's total land area. Russia is a member of the Eurasian Patent Convention.

Legal basis of intellectual property rights in Russia

  • Civil Code Part IV

International Organizations and International Agreements

  • Eurasian Patent Convention
  • TRIPS agreement
  • Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty
  • Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks
  • Patent Law Treaty
  • Trademark Law Treaty
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Filing Language
Russian

申请流程 Application Process Flow

发明专利申请流程 Invention

Name of Patent Office

Russian Federal Office for Intellectual Property

English: Federal Service for Intellectual Property, ROSPATENT

Website: rospatent.gov.ru

Russian invention patent search: Home (fips.ru)

  • Russian patent application numbers have adopted a new numbering scheme since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, namely:
    • 【4-digit AD year】+【IP object type】+【5-digit year serial number】
  • The object type is recorded in the form of numbers 1-9:
    • 1-4: Inventions and utility models
    • 5-6: Appearance design
    • 7-9: Trademarks, service marks and appellations of origin
    • The invention patent granted announcement numbers in the former Soviet Union were sorted from No. 1 in 1924 to 1839788. The invention patent granted announcement numbers in the Russian period were rearranged from No. 2000001, and the appearance design was rearranged from No. 38001. The utility model is Arranged sequentially from number 1.

Filing Language: Russian

via Paris Conventionvia Nationalization of PCT

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Attachments (if any)

  1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  2. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and Russian Translation 
  3. Viability Statement of Microorganism and Russian Translation
  4. Certified Priority Document
  5. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  6. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  7. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review.

 

Attachments (if any)

  1. WIPO Publication
  2. ISR/IPRP
  3. Viability Statement of Microorganism and Translation thereof
  4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  5. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and Russian Translation
  6. Viability Statement of Microorganism and Russian Translation
  7. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  8. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

20 years, inventions of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and pesticides can enjoy a maximum patent term extension of 5 years.

  • via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.

ROSPATENT conducts formality and substantive examinations for invention patent applications. After ROSPATENT conducts formality examination for about 2 months, the applicant/anyone should file a request for substantive examination within 3 years from the filing date of and this period can be extended for 2 months upon request. Otherwise, the application will be deemed withdrawn. However, the applicant may file a request for reinstatement within 12 months subject to the payment of a late fee and proof of special circumstances. ROSPATENT allows the third parties to provide the reference documents that have a negative impact on patentability assessment. The applicant could be requested for voluntary amenment to the application once.

The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

1-3 years

  • Grant Fee: The applicant should pay the grant fee, publication fee and 1st annuity within 4 months after receiving the granted notice.
  • Annuity: Annuity should be paid year by year starting from the 3rd year from the filing date, the annuity can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annuity is overdue, and 50% of the annuity of the current year is required to be paid as a penalty.

Yes. Patent Office accepts "due care" requests for restoration of the right of priority.

No

Yes. The applicant may file the request to convert the application type from an Invention to a Utility Model before the publication, but no later than the grant decision.

Name of Patent Office

Russian Federal Office for Intellectual Property

English: Federal Service for Intellectual Property, ROSPATENT

Website: rospatent.gov.ru

Russian utility patent search: Home (fips.ru)

  • Russian patent application numbers have adopted a new numbering scheme since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, namely:
    • 【4-digit AD year】+【IP object type】+【5-digit year serial number】
  • The object type is recorded in the form of numbers 1-9:
    • 1-4: Inventions and utility models
    • 5-6: Appearance design
    • 7-9: Trademarks, service marks and appellations of origin
    • The invention patent granted announcement numbers in the former Soviet Union were sorted from No. 1 in 1924 to 1839788. The invention patent granted announcement numbers in the Russian period were rearranged from No. 2000001, and the appearance design was rearranged from No. 38001. The utility model is Arranged sequentially from number 1.

Filing Language: Russian

via Paris Conventionvia Nationalization of PCT

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Attachments (if any)

  1. Certified Priority Document
  2. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  3. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  4. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review.

Attachments (if any)

  1. WIPO Publication
  2. ISR/IPRP
  3. Amendments under Art. 19/34/28/41 at the time of the national phase entry 
  4. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  5. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

13 years

  • via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.

ROSPATENT conducts formality examination and substantive examination for utility models, and only one independent claim is allowed to be involved, and utility model patent applications must have novelty and industrial applicability.

The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

  • Grant Fee: The applicant should pay the grant fee, publication fee and 1st annuity within 4 months after receiving the grant notice.
  • Annuity: Annuity should be paid year by year starting from the 1st year from the filing date, the annuity can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annuity is overdue, and 50% of the annuity of the current year is required to be paid as a penalty.

4-12 months

Yes. Patent Office accepts "due care" requests for restoration of the right of priority.

Yes. The applicant can request to change the patent type from Utility Model to Invention before the patent is granted.

No

Name of Patent Office

Russian Federal Office for Intellectual Property

English: Federal Service for Intellectual Property, ROSPATENT

Website: rospatent.gov.ru

Design Patent Search in Russia: Home (fips.ru)

  • Russian patent application numbers have adopted a new numbering scheme since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, namely:
    • 【4-digit AD year】+【IP object type】+【5-digit year serial number】
  • The object type is recorded in the form of numbers 1-9:
    • 1-4: Inventions and utility models
    • 5-6: Appearance design
    • 7-9: Trademarks, service marks and appellations of origin
    • The invention patent granted announcement numbers in the former Soviet Union were sorted from No. 1 in 1924 to 1839788. The invention patent granted announcement numbers in the Russian period were rearranged from No. 2000001, and the appearance design was rearranged from No. 38001. The utility model is Arranged sequentially from number 1.

Filing Language: Russian

Necessary documents:

  1. Pictures/Photos of Design (6-sided views)
  2. A Brief Description

Attachments (if any):

  1. Certified Priority Document
  2. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  3. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed every 5 years, up to a maximum of 25 years.

  • via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Hague System: 6 months from earliest priority date.

ROSPATENT conducts formality examination and substantive examination for the design application. The applicant should file the examination request and pay the prescribed fees together with the filing fee, and try not to submit color renderings.

The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.

  • Grant Fee: The applicant should pay the grant fee, publication fee and first annuity within 2 months after receiving the granted notice.
  • Annuity: Annuity should be paid year by year starting from the 3rd year from the filing date. The renewal fee should be paid within the last year of the current 5-year validity period, and the renewal fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the renewal fee is overdue, and 50% of the annuity of the current year is required to be paid as a penalty.

12-18 months

No

No

Multiple variant designs may be included in one application if the designs relate to the same object and differ only in minor features, or can be identified as a set of goods and have a single design concept.

发明专利、实用新型及外观设计进入国家申请流程
套餐价格（官费和服务费） / Package fee

Currency Unit: RMB

Patent Type Route Click to Get Price List In Detail Package Fee
Invention Paris Convention

Russia Invention Patent Paris Convention Application fee

Basic Services: 17680.00
Value Service: 21490.00
Expert service: 25170.00
PCT

Russia Invention Patent PCT Application fee

Basic Services: 17680.00
Value Service: 20580.00
Expert service: 24120.00
Utility Model Paris Convention

Russia Utility Model Patent Paris Convention Application fee

Basic Services: 17030.00
Value Service: 20790.00
Expert service: 23760.00
PCT

Russia Utility Model Patent PCT Application fee

Basic Services: 17030.00
Value Service: 19900.00
Expert service: 23050.00
Appearance Design Paris Convention

Russia Appearance Design Patent Paris Convention Application fee

Basic Services: 17160.00
Value Service: 20180.00
Expert service: 23970.00
Explanation of Package Fee:
  • Basic Package Fee: Contains the standard cost of the necessary stage for a patent application from new-filing to be granted.
  • Value Service: In addition to the above, the package fee also contains the service for analysis and comments concerning the office action provided by lawyer.
  • Expert service: In addition to the above, the package fee also contains the service for analysis, comments and amendments concerning the office action provided by lawyer.
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