1-3 years
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
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)
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.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" accepted.
no
Russian Federal Office for Intellectual Property
English: Federal Service for Intellectual Property, ROSPATENT
Website: rospatent.gov.ru
Russian utility patent search: Home (fips.ru)
no
20 years, inventions of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and pesticides can enjoy a maximum patent term extension of 5 years.