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Kluwer Patent Blog published the post by Kirill Osipov

ARSAndrew — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:05:42 +0000

The new post by Kirill Osipov, the Head of Legal Department at ARS-Patent, is a continuation of studying the issue of cascading divisional applications, which was described in the previous post, and has further development in connection with the consideration of two court cases, Nos. SIP-570/2022 and SIP-552/2022.

You can read the post on Kluwer Patent Blog via the link.

Amendments and addenda to the Patent Regulations under the EAPC

ARSAndrew — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 08:45:32 +0000

As of January 1, 2024, amendments and addenda to Part I «Inventions» and Part II «Industrial Designs» of the Patent Regulations to the Eurasian Patent Convention came into force.

The term for submission of claims is established. In accordance with the new Rule 21¹(6¹) of the Patent Regulations, the term for submission of claims when such a document is missing among the application materials (including divisional applications) received by the EAPO, is two months from the date of receipt of a Eurasian application by the EAPO. If the claims are not submitted within the above mentioned term, the Eurasian application shall be considered withdrawn. The extension of this term is not provided by the Patent Regulations; however, if the applicant misses this term, he may apply for the procedure of continuation of the prosecution provided by Rule 37(3) of the Patent Regulations.

The procedure of continuation of the prosecution has also become available in respect of Eurasian divisional applications in cases when the applicant misses a two-month term for submitting the requested claims, which comply with the requirements according to Rule 49(6) of the Patent Regulations.

The term for filing oppositions has been increased. Opposition procedures against the grant of Eurasian patents for inventions and industrial designs may now be initiated within three years from the publication date of grant of a Eurasian patent for invention or industrial design.

Industrial designs. Amendments to the provisions on the examination of Eurasian industrial design applications have been introduced. The option of mediation of a dispute in case of identity or confusing similarity of an industrial design with trademarks with an earlier priority has become available.

Please feel free to email us at office@ars-patent.com to get professional IP assistance in the Eurasian region.

A new post in Kluwer Patent Blog

ARSAndrew — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:01:45 +0000

The issue of cascading divisional applications is the theme of a new post by Kirill Osipov, the Head of Legal Department at ARS-Patent, published on the Kluwer Patent Blog.

Read Kirill’s study of the court case SIP-570/2022 and its conclusions via the link.

Kirill Osipov’s article published in the Newsletter of the AIPLA Chemical Practice Committee

ARSAndrew — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:36:02 +0000

An article by Kirill Osipov, the Head of Legal Department at ARS-Patent, has been recently published in the Newsletter “Chemical Practice Chronicles” of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).

The article discusses recent legal developments in Russia concerning the patenting of new derivatives of known substances as another attempt to find a balance of the interests of originator companies, generic drug makers and society.

Read the full article via the link.

The post by Kirill Osipov in Kluwer Patent Blog

ARSAndrew — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:24:16 +0000

Kluwer Patent Blog published the post by Kirill Osipov, the Head of Legal Department at ARS-Patent, dedicated to the new requirement for unity of invention in Russia.

Kluwer Patent Blog is an online publishing service of Kluwer Law International. In cooperation with experts from the leading IP firms worldwide, it provides information and news on the most important and recent news in patent law.

Read the post on Kluwer Patent Blog via the link.

ARS-Patent at BIO International Convention 2023

ARSAndrew — Wed, 24 May 2023 12:01:28 +0000

Pavel Vorobev, the Client Manager and Patent Attorney of ARS-Patent, will attend the BIO International Convention 2023, June 5-8, 2023, in Boston, MA (USA).

BIO International Convention is the most important meeting of the international biotechnology sector between companies, biotechnology groups, academic and research institutions and related organizations from all over the world.

If you require the assistance in protection of your IP assets, ARS-Patent can provide you with the best advice. Please feel free to email us at office@ars-patent.com to arrange a meeting with Pavel.

For more information about the BIO International Convention 2023, please visit the BIO event website.

New Russian Patent Requirements to simplify the process of getting legal protection abroad

ARSAndrew — Fri, 12 May 2023 09:14:29 +0000

New Russian Patent Requirements have come into force as of April 29, 2023. Compared to the previous version of the Requirements, several amendments were introduced to improve Russian legislation and harmonize the provisions with the approaches applicable in foreign patent systems such as PCT, European and Eurasian patent conventions.

Firstly, this concerns the implemented two-step check of unity of invention (before and after the information search for an application is carried out) and new requirements for grouping of inventions. These amendments will considerably simplify the process of getting legal protection abroad.

Also, the list of documents related to an application was updated, and the list of situations for introducing amendments to the application materials was extended.

The full text of the article is available in Russian on the RUPTO website through the link.

EAPO annual report 2022

ARSAndrew — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:34:14 +0000

The Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) published the annual report of the work done in 2022. In the report, the achievements of EAPO’s activities and the statistics are described. Here are the main points:

A record number of patent applications over the last 10 years were filed with the EAPO in 2022 (3,731 applications).

The number of granted patents for invention increased: 2,766 Eurasian patents (+350 patents relative to statistics of the last year).

233 Eurasian industrial design applications were filed and 148 Eurasian industrial design patents were granted in 2022 (+141 applications / patents relative to statistics of the last year).

As of July 1, 2022, the EAPO began to act as the International Searching Authority (ISA) and the International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA).

As of November 1, 2022, the EAPO began to accept digital three-dimensional models (3D models) in relation to Eurasian patent and industrial design applications.

As of May 1, 2022, Eurasian patents are also granted in digital form. Starting from January 1, 2023, Eurasian patents are granted in digital form. A letters patent in paper form can be obtained upon the request of the proprietor.

The full version of the annual report is available on the EAPO website here (in Russian language).

Amendments and addenda to the Patent Regulations to the EAPC

ARSAndrew — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:39:17 +0000

As of November 1, 2022, amendments and addenda to Part I «Inventions» and Part II «Industrial Designs» of the Patent Regulations to the Eurasian Patent Convention came into force.

The most significant change in the Patent Regulations is the opportunity to file digital three-dimensional models (3D models) in relation to Eurasian applications for inventions and Eurasian applications for industrial designs, available for applicants from November 1, 2022.

The time limits for filing an opposition to a Eurasian patent for invention and an opposition to a Eurasian industrial design are extended. The time limit for filing a notice of opposition will be nine months from the date of publication of information of the grant of a respective Eurasian patent.

Amendments to the claims, in accordance with the new wording of Rule 49(3) of the Patent Regulations, are allowed before the notice of readiness to grant a Eurasian patent is sent to the applicant.

The addenda made to Part II “Industrial Designs” of the Patent Regulations expand the list of checks carried out in relation to industrial designs at the substantive examination stage, as well as expand the ways to exclude elements of the appearance of the product, for which the applicant does not request legal protection. It also eliminates the need for the applicant to submit a paper copy of the earlier application if such application is available to the EAPO via Digital Access Service of WIPO (WIPO DAS).

The full text of the article publised on EAPO website.

ARS-Patent Highly Recommended by IAM Patent 1000

ARSAndrew — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:08:22 +0000

We are delighted to be recognized by the 2022 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, which identifies the top patent professionals in key jurisdictions around the globe.

ARS-Patent has been awarded the rating “Highly Recommended” in the category Prosecution and Silver band in the category Litigation and transactions.

The recommended patent practitioners according to IAM Patent 1000 2022 are Vladimir Rybakov, Mikhail Khmara, Ilyana Lipatova, Kirill Osipov and Pavel Vorobev.

For the full ranking results, please follow the link.