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Eurasian trademark system: Key obstacles to overcome before it’s ready

24.7.2024
Article

The Eurasian trademark system is in development, aiming to create a unified framework for trademark registration across Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia. Read about the progress and challenges in our article.

Foreign applicants filed fewer patent applications in Russia last year compared to 2022

27.5.2024
Article

A decrease in filings from US applicants has led to China emerging as the top country of origin for foreign patent applications in Russia. Read more about the patent filing statistics.

Official fees in EAPO to increase as of 1 January 2024

19.12.2023
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Please note that starting from 1 January 2024, there will be an average increase of 25% in official fees at the Eurasian Patent Office.

Head office closed for Midsummer 23 June 2023

20.6.2023
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Kindly be informed that our Helsinki head office will be closed for Midsummer 23 June 2023 and will be operational again on Monday 26 June 2023.

Patent application filings in Russia by foreign companies decreased in 2022

9.5.2023
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Annual statistics on Russian, Eurasian and Ukrainian patent applications shed more light on the consequences of Russia’s attack and the outlook the foreign companies currently have on the Russian and Ukrainian market as well as the stability of the intellectual property system in the region. Read more.

Helsinki head office closed for May Day 1 May 2023

28.4.2023
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Kindly note that Papula-Nevinpat’s Helsinki head office will be closed for May Day Monday 1 May 2023 and will be operational again on Tuesday 2 May. In case of any urgent new filings to Eurasian countries during this time, you can contact Ms Linda Norrgård on +358 50 348 1950.

Helsinki head office closed for Easter weekend 7 – 10 April 2023

5.4.2023
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Kindly note that Papula-Nevinpat's Helsinki head office will be closed for the Easter weekend from Friday 7 April to Monday 10 April 2023.

Executive summary: the IP situation in Russia and Ukraine

7.2.2023
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Over the past 12 months Papula-Nevinpat has received many questions on managing IP rights in Russia and Ukraine. Our expert on these countries, Trademark Lawyer Riikka Palmos, provided some of the answers in a recent webinar. This is a roundup of what she said.

Our Helsinki office closed for Easter weekend 15 – 18 April 2022

7.4.2022
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Kindly note that our Helsinki head office will be closed for the Easter weekend from Friday 15 April to Monday 18 April and will be fully operational again on Tuesday 19 April.

Papula-Nevinpat’s announcement on Ukraine and IP services in the Eurasian region

1.3.2022
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Read our announcement on the war in Ukraine and our IP services in the region.

Helsinki head office closed for Ascension Day 13 May 2021

7.5.2021
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Kindly note that our Helsinki head office will be closed for Ascension Day on Thursday 13 May 2021 and will be fully operational again on Friday 14 May 2021.

Patent Specialist Kristina Sorochkina strengthens Papula-Nevinpat’s Chemistry and Process Technology team

12.4.2021
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Patent specialist Kristina Sorochkina has joined Papula-Nevinpat’s Chemistry and Process Technology team on 1 April 2021. Warmly welcome!

Navigating the patent landscape in Eurasia and Russia

12.3.2021
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Learn the key points about patenting in Russia and Eurasia.

Trademarking in Central Asia

4.2.2021
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The second episode in our spring 2021 IP webinar series looked at Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan & Tajikistan. Here we summarize the most important takeaways for protecting trademarks in the region.

Top tips for trademarking in Belarus and the South Caucasus

20.1.2021
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Read to learn the most important things to know about trademarking in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Georgia.

Russian and Eurasian Patent Offices closed until 10 January 2021

7.1.2021
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The Russian Patent and Trademark Office will be closed for the New Year and Christmas Holiday from January 1, 2021 to January 10, 2021.

Information about possible exceptional arrangements at the patent offices in Finland, Russia and Eurasia due to coronavirus pandemic

27.7.2020
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Exceptional arrangement are in place at the following patent offices: Russia, EAPO, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

The Patent Office of Azerbaijan closed until 29 April 2020

24.3.2020
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Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemia, the Patent Office of Azerbaijan will be closed until 29 April 2020.

Coronavirus – Papula-Nevinpat continues to serve its clients as before

19.3.2020
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Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemia, we want to inform all our clients and colleagues that Papula-Nevinpat continues to serve its clients as before.

Papula-Nevinpat in WIPR: A new system to rival Madrid?

28.11.2019
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You may have heard rumours about a new trademark protection system created in Eurasia. Read about the upcoming new system, what does it mean and who will benefit.

New regulations for including IP rights in the Eurasian Customs Union

13.4.2018
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As from now on it should be possible to make only one customs application instead of 5. This brings financial benefits to intellectual property owners.

Article: How to best protect your IP rights in the Russia-Eurasia region

24.11.2017
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The Asian Patent Lawyer's Annual 2018 has been published. Our patent attorney Erik Goussev has written an article about how to best protect IP rights in the Russia-Eurasia region.

European Patent Office (EPO) signed Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Memorandum of Understanding with Russian Patent Office, Rospatent

26.10.2016
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According to the Memorandum, pilot PPH-Mottainai and PCT-PPH bilateral programs between the EPO and Rospatent will begin during 2017. No further details have been made public yet.

Patents in Russia, Eurasia, and the CIS countries

20.10.2016

In the Russian Federation and CIS countries, intellectual property (IP) rights have to be registered in order to be enforceable. The national Patent Offices grant patents, industrial designs and register trademarks. Generally, the requirements for registration are similar to those of Western jurisdictions. In certain countries, such as Russia, Belarus, and the Ukraine, it is […]

Pilot patent prosecution highway program (PCT-PPH) launched by the Eurasian Patent Office

26.8.2016
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The Eurasian Patent Office has launched a pilot patent prosecution highway program (PCT-PPH).

Warning letters to potential infringers now required in Russia before court actions

22.6.2016
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Recent changes in the Russian legislation provide for a 30-day period for pre-trial settlement in IP infringement cases.

Papula-Nevinpat’s blog: Chinese IP Industry: If you can’t beat them, be like them!

15.6.2016
Blog

Back in 2010, the Chinese Government made a projection that by 2015 more than 1 million invention patents would be filed annually in China.

The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago – the second best is now

23.5.2016
Blog

The Finnish media recently carried the story of a Chinese company that had registered the Minna Parikka brand name in China

Article in the World Intellectual Property Review: IP Reputation; turning a corner

20.5.2016
Uncategorized

She now has written an article about the current landscape in trademark matters in Russia.

European patents to cover Moldova – additions

14.3.2016
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A reference to the Republic of Moldova as a validation state has been included in the EPO's request for grant form and in the in the Euro-PCT filing form.

Russian Patent Office Rospatent better than its reputation

11.2.2016
Blog

The Russian patent office operates better than its reputation, and it has not been politicized. The fledgling legislation has been systematically developed to correspond with internationally established practices.

IP news in Russia: Improvements for trademark holders

5.2.2016
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The Law on Protection of Competition has been changed on 5 January 2016 so as to include new regulations on unfair competition in the field of intellectual property.

Article in the Expert Guide Intellectual Property 2016: IPR equally valuable in Russia as in other regions

13.1.2016
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Our patent attorney Erik Goussev has written an article in the Expert Guide Intellectual Property 2016 about IP & Russia

Updated Russia patent, trademark and design brochures available

13.11.2015
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Updated brochures about Russian patent, trademark and design are now available

Aalto University study: Experiences in the exploitation of IPR in Russia and four Eurasian countries

4.11.2015
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The study commissioned by Papula-Nevinpat examines the experiences of Finnish companies in the exploitation of intellectual property rights

European patents to cover Moldova

23.10.2015
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As Moldova is no longer party to the Eurasian Patent Convention

Article in the World Intellectual Property Review: Two years of the Intellectual Property Court

5.10.2015
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Article about the Intellectual Property Court operating since July 2013 in Moscow

Changes in the Kazakhstani official fees

25.6.2015
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In Kazakhstan new official fees in trademarks have become effective as of 12 June 2015

Article in the Lawyer Monthly Magazine: Patents Opposition

19.5.2015
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Erik Goussev, our patent attorney specializing in patent legislation and patenting processes in Russia and Eurasian countries

Head office in Helsinki closed for Easter weekend 3 – 6 April, 2015

2.4.2015
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Kindly note that our Helsinki head office will be closed for the Easter weekend

Article: Fighting Infringement via FAS

24.2.2015
Uncategorized

Mrs Riikka Palmos, our European Trademark Attorney and the Administrative Director, has 20 years of experience in trademarks in Finland and the Western countries

Don’t forget Russia, written by Markku Simmelvuo

21.11.2014
Blog

You could loosely compare acquiring intellectual property rights to trying to lose weight; it doesn’t really matter what you eat between Christmas and New Year, rather what you eat during the period from New Year to Christmas. In the same way, you could claim that protecting IP is not an end in itself. More important […]

Article in the World Intellectual Property Review: Changes to practice relating to patents and utility models

7.10.2014
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Article about the changes in IP matters in Russia which have become effective as of October 1, 2014

IP developments – major changes in Russian IP practice

26.6.2014
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Major changes that cover almost all IP matters, will become effective in Russia as of October 1, 2014

Article: The Russian Intellectual Property Legal Framework – Lawyer Monthly June 2014

23.6.2014
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Alex Belotcerkovskii, Patent Specialist, has been with Papula-Nevinpat since 2009.

Article: The IP Court of Russia in action

23.5.2014
Uncategorized

Article about the Russian IP Court that has been operating for almost a year now.

Article: Choosing between Russia and Eurasia

7.10.2013
Uncategorized

Mr Teemu Lang, our Patent Attorney and Director of the Patent Department, has more than 12 years of experience in intellectual property matters.

Article: The Russian Intellectual Property Legal Framework

31.7.2013
Uncategorized

Alex Belotcerkovskii, Patent Specialist, has been with Papula-Nevinpat since 2009

Croatia joins the European Union

24.6.2013
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As from July 1, 2013 the previous Community trademark registrations or Community designs will automatically extend their protection to Croatia

Article: Striving for improvement: a new IP court

13.5.2013
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Alex Belotcerkovskii, Patent Specialist, has been with Papula-Nevinpat since 2009

Changes in the Eurasian official fees

19.12.2012
Article

The following changes in the Statute of Fees were approved in a meeting of the Administrative Council of the Eurasian Patent Organization

Official fees in Russia will change as of 23 August 2012

23.8.2012
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The official fees in Russia for patent, trademark and design applications will change as of 23 August 2012.

Moldova has left the Eurasian Patent Convention – update to our earlier news of 25.4.2012

31.7.2012
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Please note that any Eurasian patent application filed on 26 April 2012 or later will not cover Moldova anymore.

Article: Well-known trademarks: Just a dream in Russia?

19.6.2012
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Mrs Riikka Palmos, our European Trademark Attorney and the Administrative Director, has more than fifteen years of experience

Moldova has left the Eurasian Patent Convention

27.4.2012
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Any Eurasian patent application filed on 26 April 2012 and later will not cover Moldova anymore.

A brochure on Russian patents published in Chinese

29.3.2011
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Our Frequently Asked Questions brochure on Russian patents has been published now also in Chinese.

Patent Term Extension in Belarus

22.3.2011
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Rules relating to extension of a patent term have been adopted in Belarus. The rules have come into force on 2 February 2011.

IPR guide in Russian

11.3.2011
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We have translated our IPR guide now also into Russian.

New Trade Mark Law in Armenia valid since 1 July 2010

28.9.2010
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New Trade Mark Law in Armenia came into force on 1 July 2010.

A new brochure on Russian patents published

4.12.2009
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A new Frequently Asked Questions brochure on Russian patents has been published.

Registration of domain names in Cyrillic alphabet started in Russia

26.11.2009
Article

Tästä päivästä lukien tavaramerkin haltija pystyy rekisteröimään domain-nimiä myös kyrillisin kirjaimin.

EPO and Russia launch a joint patent program

19.11.2009
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The European Patent Office and The Federal Service for Intellectual Property on November 17th launched a joint project

New Frequently Asked Questions brochures published

3.11.2009
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New Frequently Asked Questions brochures on Russian trade mark & design as well as Community Trade Mark & Registered Community Design have been published.

Protect your rights against piracy in Russia

20.3.2009
Uncategorized

Russia’s location and vast territory makes the country vulnerable to IP piracy

Report on patenting nanotechnology in Russia

2.10.2008
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Our experts, Dr. Teemu Lang (Helsinki) and Dr. Dmitri Popov (St. Petersburg), have studied patenting in the field of nanotechnology in Russia

The new patent law in Russia came into force on 1st January 2008

26.3.2008
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The present reform combines the previously distinct industrial property laws under Civil Code IV, which came into force on 1st January 2008

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