EAPO

General information

Invention

List of Contracting States: Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan), Russian Federation, Republic of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

Registration period – about 2-6 years from the application filing date.

Confirmation document – Certificate.

Term of validity – 20 years from the application filing date. There is an opportunity to extend the patent validity in the Contracting State whose legislation provides the extension of the validity of the national patent for an invention.

What can be protected: device, method (process), substance, biotechnological product, usage of the device, method, substance, biotechnological product (use of the object for a new purpose).

Procudure

Step	Term	Official Notification	Deadline
Application Filing	1 day	Notification with registration number, applicant name, filing date and time	Direct filing with claiming priority – 12 months from priority date PCT national phase entry in EAPO – 31 months from priority date
Formal Examination	within 1-4 months from application filing date	Formal examination request / Notification on formal examination completion	Response to formal examination request – within time limit specified in notification
Substantive Examination	1-5 years after filing request for substantive examination	Substantive examination request / Decision on grant/refusal	Filing request for substantive examination – within 6 months from publication date Response to substantive examination request – 4 months from date of reception
Publication and Grant	within 6 months after grant fees payment	Certificate	Payment of grant and publication fees – 4 months from reception of grant decision
Maintenance	annually	Invitation to pay annuity fees	First annuity fees payment includes payment for previous years starting from application filing date Annuity fees depends on the number of contracting states, where the patent is maintained

Requirements

1. Applicant information – full name / title and registered office.
2. Inventor information – full name and registration address.
3. Number of International publication (for PCT procedure) or application materials: claims, description, abstract, drawings (for non-PCT procedure; international application was not published).
4. Translation of the application into Russian (we prepare by ourselves) must be submitted within 4 months from the date of filing.
5. Power of Attorney (no legalization or notarization required) must be submitted within 2 months from the date of filing.
6. Certified copy of the priority application (if priority is claimed) must be submitted within 4 months from the date of filing.

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