ROSPATENT conducts formality examination and substantive examination of the design patent application. The applicant should submit the examination request and pay the corresponding fees together with the new application, and try not to submit color renderings.
13 years
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" accepted.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care".
Russian Federal Office for Intellectual Property
English: Federal Service for Intellectual Property, ROSPATENT
Website: rospatent.gov.ru
Russian invention patent search: Home (fips.ru)
no
yes. The applicant can request to change the patent type from utility model to invention before the patent is granted.
The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed every 5 years, up to a maximum of 25 years.