Filing Language: Russian | |
| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT |
Necessary documents:
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no
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
1-3 years
12-18 months
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
yes. The applicant can request to change the patent type from utility model to invention before the patent is granted.
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.
no
The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed every 5 years, up to a maximum of 25 years.
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.