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More than 6,000 objects were registered

In all likelihood, your case is similar to the cases we have seen in our practice.

We represent interests in 65 countries of the world

For international registration, we resort to the help of reliable patent attorneys from abroad.

Certified Patent Attorneys

We are responsible to Rospatent. Attorney status does not require you to have a notarized power of attorney or an EDS.

After the development of a new and unique technology, it is possible to formalize the rights to it and obtain a patent. It is possible to register industrial property objects at the national level, when the certificate issued will be valid only within one state. In addition, there is the option of patenting a development at the international level, either through national patent offices of individual countries or for several countries at once.

The concept of an international patent does not mean that an invention, utility model or industrial design will be protected in every country. It is not possible to obtain a patent in every country of the world without exception, only in a group of countries.

An international patent makes it possible to dispose of exclusive rights in the territory of all countries where legal protection has been granted. If the rights are sold under an assignment agreement or a temporary transfer under a license, the patent regime will remain in the territory of the previously selected countries, no matter who the acquirer is.

If you wish to obtain a patent abroad, according to the legislation of the Russian Federation on patents, an application for a patent is first submitted to the Patent Office of Russia (FIPS). Once the application has been sent to Rospatent, you will have 12 months to apply for a patent in foreign countries. Keep in mind that after this period (one year) in which the applicant has not attempted the patenting procedure in another country, his right to an international patent will cease to be valid.

Patenting abroad in a certain country

If you want to protect the results of intellectual activity within a single state, national patenting is ideal. This method is also applicable if the particular country you are interested in has not signed the relevant agreement and is therefore not a party to it.

An application is submitted to the national office and in this case a national patent attorney, who is well-versed in the legislation of the chosen country, will handle all the paperwork.

The national procedure for obtaining a patent is best suited for those who are interested in protecting their invention in one country.

International Patenting System under the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)

It is characterized by filing a single application indicating several states at once, and the applicant will have 30 months from the priority date to decide in which countries he wants to obtain a patent.

It is possible to protect your intellectual right in 153 countries. At the same time generally accepted requirements for the registration and examination of documents for patent rights will be preserved:

• the application for an invention will include an application, claims and its description, abstract;
• for registration of rights to industrial designs, the application shall include not the formula, but a set of images disclosing the solution of appearance of the product, and a description to them;
• After filing the application the inventor will be given not only national but also conventional priority;
• registration of the patent includes a formal examination and examination on the merits, during which the correctness of the documents will be checked, the presence of the signs of patentability;
• information about the right holder and the registered object will be entered in the national and international registers.

Features and procedure for filing a PCT patent

Patenting inventions is a necessary step for the developer, who wants to be sure of protecting his right. Until a certificate is obtained, there is a great risk of infringement by third parties. A patent application can be made in the following ways, at the applicant's choice:

• Filing a national application at the location or registration of the inventor;
• Filing abroad - a developer, after filing an application in a local country, can choose any state, and apply to its patent office, and the regime of legal protection will arise only within the limits of this country;
• to file documents through the international structure of WIPO or through the national office of Rospatent for submission to WIPO under the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) - in such an application you may indicate several states-parties to the Treaty, where the legal protection will be established
• to realize the right to one of the regional patents - for example, it is possible to obtain a Eurasian or European patent, which will be valid in the territory of the states of the relevant convention.

The developer has the right to independently decide on patenting abroad. For this purpose it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the technical product or method of production, which allow to use the development effectively in the territory of foreign countries. For example, if the technical solution will be implemented only at the domestic enterprises, foreign patenting makes no sense, and would only entail an unjustified expenditure of money for the payment of fees, services of the patent bureau, etc.

However, if the technology will be transferred to foreign companies, or the right holder himself is planning to develop production abroad, there is no need to obtain a patent of the international level. In this case, it is only necessary to decide under which international patent system to apply for, and in which countries legal protection should be obtained.

Steps in the International Patent Registration Procedure

It consists of only two steps:

1. International publication of the application - provides provisional protection for the intellectual property object, which is valid in all countries party to the treaty. Under the PCT procedure it is possible to determine within 30 months the exact list of countries where protection will be granted. The application is published 18 months after the filing of the first application with FIPS or the International Bureau of WIPO.
2. National registration phase. After passing through the first phase and determining the applicant with the list of countries, each country will register a patent under the national law of that state. In this situation it is necessary to involve patent attorneys who work in the territory of the countries of interest to the applicant. Some member countries conclude regional agreements, so it is possible to obtain a patent in several states at once. If the right holder wants to obtain a protection document in more than one country, this method of registration is the most expedient and profitable from a material point of view.

Obtaining a European Patent

It is issued only for the invention and design, and the legal protection will be valid in the territory of the countries in which it is requested (38 countries in total in the EPO). For this, only one patent is issued and there is no national patenting procedure. However, after the decision to grant the patent, the applicant must provide a translation of the claims into the national languages of all the countries for which the application was filed.

The application shall be filed with the European Patent Office in French, German or English and the claims shall be translated into the other two official languages within 31 months. A European patent can be applied for by an applicant registered in any country of the European Union, as well as by a non-resident applicant if he applies to one of the representatives listed by the EPO.

The term of issue of the protection document depends on the complexity of the object and the scope of its use and is on average three years.

Obtaining a Eurasian patent

It is issued in the territory of 8 states: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan. Eurasian application is filed with the Eurasian Patent Office and protection is granted exclusively to inventions. The applicant may not be a resident of a member state of the agreement, and the protection extends to the territories of all states.

Validity period

It depends on the laws of the countries in which protection is sought. In most cases, an invention will be protected for 20 years, and for pharmaceuticals and agropesticides this period may be extended for an additional 5 years (however, not all countries are able to patent medical solutions); an international utility model patent is valid for 10 years and an industrial design patent for 5 years, and only industrial designs may be extended as long as the total term of protection does not exceed 25 years.

Cost of patenting internationally

It depends on the following factors:

• the choice of the system under which the application is filed;
• from the number of states specified in the application;
• the number of claims indicated in the claims of the technical solution or production method.

Payment of fees

The following fees must be paid when filing an international application:

• the forwarding fee is 1,700 rubles if the receiving Office is selected by FIPS;
• the international filing fee - if the number of sheets in the application does not exceed 30, then 1453 US dollars are payable, and if it contains more than 30 sheets, then 16 additional US dollars are payable for each sheet. It is to be paid in Russian rubles at the rate of the Central Bank of Russia on the date of payment;
• for the international search - if the applicant chose FIPS as an International Search Authority and filed an application in Russian language - 8,500 roubles, if English language - 40,000 roubles; if the applicant chose European Patent Office as an International Search Authority - 1,775 euros. It is paid in Russian roubles at the exchange rate of the Central Bank of Russia on the date of payment + 3% for the conversion of Russian roubles into euros.

Fees for the international preliminary examination:

• if FIPS is selected as the search authority and the application is filed in Russian - 4,500 rubles, if in English - 16,000 rubles;
• If another Office is selected as the examining authority and the application is filed in Russian language - 6,750 rubles, if the application is filed in English - 24,000 rubles;
• a handling fee - 218 US dollars. Paid in Russian rubles at the rate of the Central Bank of Russia on the date of payment.

The fees are paid to different authorities, therefore each office has the right to set the currency convenient for it.

For the maintenance of the international patent it is necessary to pay fees on a regular basis. For example, for a patent for invention, this shall be done starting from the 3rd year after registration. Failure to pay the renewal fee, or violation of the term, entails the revocation of patent rights.

The cost of our services

• Submission and support of an application for patenting of an invention under the PCT system (entering the international phase) - 90 000 rubles.
• Support of PCT application (invention or utility model - national phase) - 70 000 rubles.
• Eurasian patent - 100,000 rubles - based on Russian application, 280 000 rubles - from scratch.
• International registration of design (under the Hague system, regardless of the number of countries) - 82 000 rubles.
• Patenting of industrial designs abroad (local phase in a separate country) - 82 000 rubles.

Assistance of patent attorneys

It is practically impossible to comply with all the requirements and conditions of international conventions for filing an application on your own, and an application without a patent attorney will result in the return of documents or denial of registration.

Pervoistok Patent Bureau offers a full range of services in the field of international patenting:

• consulting support for organizations and individuals registering new technologies internationally;
• assistance with choosing the system of international patenting, explanation of their advantages and disadvantages;
• Conducting a preliminary information search through national and international registers;
• assistance in preparation and translation of applications under any international conventions and agreements;
• support of the application at all stages of registration - from submitting documents to the patent offices to obtain a finished patent;
• assistance in the settlement of disputes, challenging refusals in international patenting.

Our specialists have the necessary experience and qualification to carry out patenting even in the most complicated cases. To clarify all the terms of cooperation with our company and to coordinate the prices for patenting you can use the phone numbers listed on the website, or through the feedback form.