EN

Eurasian design patent available soon

15.4.2021
Article

The EAPO (the Eurasian Patent Office) Administrative Council adopted regulations necessary to implement the Protocol to the Eurasian Patent Convention (EAPC) on the Protection of Industrial Designs on 12 April 2021 and the EAPO plans to start receiving design applications from 1 June 2021.

This Protocol expands the Eurasian patent system by allowing the applicants to obtain legal protection for industrial designs in the member states of the EAPO in which the Protocol is in force by filing one single application with the EAPO. At the moment the Protocol is in force in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia, however not yet in Tajikistan, Belarus and Turkmenistan.

More detailed information to follow later.

For any questions, kindly contact Irmeli Nokkanen, European Design Attorney, European Trademark Attorney.

Russia-Eurasia, Utility models
Keywords: design, EAPO, eurasian patent convention, Eurasian Patent Office, industrial design

Latest news

News

Helsinki head office closed for Midsummer 24 June 2022

Kindly note that our Helsinki head office will be closed for Midsummer 24 June 2022 and will be operational again on Monday 27 June 2022.

Official fees in EAPO to increase as of 1 July 2022

As of 1 July 2022, the Eurasian Patent Office increases official fees. In average, the official fees will be increased by 25 - 30%.

Unitary Patent System – should you opt in or out?

With the Unitary Patent System on the brink of coming into force, patent applicants and holders have some important choices to make. Our experts give their view on the different ways forward.

Russia allows parallel import

Russia continues to adopt countermeasures against the sanctions imposed on Russia. One of the most recent countermeasures concerning intellectual property rights is the Decree-Law of March 2022 which legalized parallel import of certain goods into Russia.