The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
yes. The applicant may request that the patent application be changed from an invention to a utility model before the publication of the patent application but no later than the grant decision.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care".
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
ROSPATENT conducts formality examination and substantive examination of utility models, and only one independent claim is allowed to be submitted, and utility model patent applications must have novelty and industrial applicability.
13 years
Filing Language: Russian
via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Entering the Russian national phase 19/28/34/41 amended
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
- Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee, registration fee and first annual fee within 4 months after receiving the granted decision.
- Annuity: pay year by year starting from the first year from the application date, the annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, and a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" accepted.
Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee, registration fee and first renewal fee within 2 months after receiving the granted decision.
Annuity: From the third year onwards from the date of application, it shall be paid year by year. The renewal fee should be paid within the last year of the current 5-year validity period, and the annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, and a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.