THE EURASIAN PATENT ORGANIZATION - ITS PLACE
AND ROLE IN THEWORLDWIDE PATENT
SYSTEM
THE EURASIAN PATENT THE EURASIAN PATENT ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION -- ITS PLACEITS PLACE
AND ROLE IN THEAND ROLE IN THEWORLDWIDE PATENT WORLDWIDE PATENT
SYSTEMSYSTEMMarina KRYUKOVA
DirectorInternational Relations Department
EAPO © 2008
The Eurasian Patent OrganizationThe Eurasian Patent Office
EURASIAN PATENT AREAEURASIAN PATENT AREA
Azerbaijan RepublicAzerbaijan RepublicRepublic of ArmeniaRepublic of ArmeniaRepublic of BelarusRepublic of BelarusRepublic of Republic of KazakhstanKazakhstanKirghiz RepublicKirghiz RepublicRepublic of MoldovaRepublic of MoldovaRussian FederationRussian FederationRepublic of Republic of TajikistanTajikistanTurkmenistanTurkmenistan
EAPO © 2008
EAPO © 2008
PROCEDURAL ADVANTAGES OF THEPROCEDURAL ADVANTAGES OF THEEURASIAN PATENT SYSTEMEURASIAN PATENT SYSTEM
- one Eurasian patent application
- one language (Russian)
- one examination
- a strong common Eurasian patent covering the territory of all the Contracting States (9 states)
- one Eurasian patent agent
- restoration of rights in a Eurasian application or a Eurasian patent lost as a result of failure to observe time limits
- extension of time limits
- paying annual maintenance fees to one patent office (Eurasian Patent Office)
HOW TO GET HOW TO GET A EURASIAN PATENTA EURASIAN PATENT
ApplicationApplication
EAPOFormal
examinationand patent
search
Formal examinationand patent
search
Publication of the
application and patent
search report
Publication of the
application and patent
search report
18 months from the filing dateor the priority date
6 monthsRequest forsubstantive
examination
Request forsubstantive
examination
Substantiveexamination
Substantiveexamination
Grant of the patent and
its publication
Grant of the patent and
its publication
Oppositionprocedure
6 months
Oppositionprocedure
EURASIAN APPLICATIONS FILEDEURASIAN APPLICATIONS FILED
1189
458 374
10859671117 968
1259
1071
12751103
1305
1122
1330
1130
1630
1321
1940
1501
2293
1866
2692
2212
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total number
PCT applicationsentered into theEurasian regionalphase
EAPO © 2007
BREAKDOWN OF EURASIAN BREAKDOWN OF EURASIAN APPLICATIONS DEPENDING ON FILING APPLICATIONS DEPENDING ON FILING
PROCEDUREPROCEDURE
Filed through nationalpatent offices of theContracting States
Filed directly withEAPO
Filed under the PCTprocedure
9 %
8 %
83 %
BREAKDOWN OF EURASIAN APPLICATIONS BY COUNTRIES WITH GREATEST NUMBER OF FILINGS
IN 2007
564
339
209
154 138 135 135 126 10969
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
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Cost of a sampleEuropean Patent*
Total cost:EUR 31 580
EPO Fees: EUR 4 400
-procedural fees before the EPO- renewal fees for 3rd and 4th year
Percentage of total: 14 %
Professional representation before the EPO: EUR 9 630
- pre-filing EUR 3 900- processing EUR 5 200- translation of claims EUR 530
Percentage of total: 30 %
Validation in thecontracting states: EUR 6 6504 translations
- attorney EUR 2 850- translation cost EUR 3 400-publication fees EUR 400
Percentage of total: 21%
National renewal feesand related cost: EUR 10 9005th to 10th year
-renewal fees (year 5-10) EUR 5 600- attorney:
payment of renewal fees EUR 5 300
Percentage of total: 35%
* 6 states, 10-year term, excl. in-house preparation costs for the patentee
(epo website)
Cost of a sample Eurasian Patent
TOTAL COST:
USD 7 820EUR 6 250
EAPO fees including: USD 3 020
Filing phase: USD 1 440 Examination phase: USD 1 080Granting phase: USD 500
Percentage of total 38 %
EUR 2 400
National renewal fees**: USD 1 3003d to 7th year
Percentage of total 17 %
EUR 1 040
Professional representation before the EAPO*:
USD 3 500EUR 2 800
Percentage of total 45 %
*Including translation of an application in Russian**5 states, 7 year term
MAINTENANCE OF EURASIAN PATENTMAINTENANCE OF EURASIAN PATENTMAINTENANCE OF EURASIAN PATENTRequest for maintenance of Eurasian Patent in the
designated Contracting States
+Fee for maintenance in the amount equal to the sum of
fees in the designated States for respective year
EAPO(not less 20% of the sum collected by the EAPO)RUSSIA
BELARUSARMENIA
KIRGIZSTAN
MOLDOVA
TURKMENISTAN
AZERBAIJAN
KAZAKHSTAN
TAJIKISTAN
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NUMBER OF EURASIAN PATENTS MAINTAINED AT THE NUMBER OF EURASIAN PATENTS MAINTAINED AT THE COUNTRIES THAT ARE PARTIES OF THE EURASIAN COUNTRIES THAT ARE PARTIES OF THE EURASIAN
PATENT CONVENTIONPATENT CONVENTION
EAPO © 2008
EAPO © 2008
Annual Maintenance Fees for Eurasian Patents (thousands of US dollars)
310
945
1 491
2 052
3 061
3 836
4 488
5 500
6 768
0
1 000
2 000
3 000
4 000
5 000
6 000
7 000
тыс.долларов
США
1999г. 2000г. 2001г. 2002г. 2003г. 2004г. 2005г. 2006г. 2007г.
ASSISTANCE TO EAPO MEMBER-STATES
• Technical support• Professional training • Promotion of regional and national patent systems• Methodological support
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
• Provision of modern computer equipment• Dedicated Internet channels• NPO Web-sites• Building of joint digital libraries of patent
documentation• Remote access to world patent collections
Tasks to be fulfilled
• Transfer to non-paper technologies• Electronic filing of applications
Professional Development, Propaganda and Promotion
• Advanced training directly at EAPO(134 specialists from 1999 to 2007)
• Training at Russian State Institute of Intellectual Property (24 specialists from 2001 to 2007)
• Organization of conferences and seminars (10 seminars from 2003 to 2007)
• Awards for contribution to innovation, development of IP system and patent activity
• Assistance in improvement of national patent legislation
• Consultations
• Publication of methodological literature
Common Structure of EAPATIS
Search Search Information Information
SystemSystemExternal Patent External Patent DBsDBs
• Esp@cenet• Epoline• PCT Gazette• Delphion• USPTO• Japan IPDL• UK IPDL• Canada IPDL• Australia IPDL• FIPS• AGEPI
• EAPO• Armenia• Belarus• Georgia• Kazakhstan• Kyrgyzstan• Moldova• Russia • Tajikistan• Turkmenistan• Ukraine • Uzbekistan
• WIPO• EPO• USA• Canada• Japan• Austria• France• Germany• Great Britain• Swiss
Local Patent Local Patent DBsDBs
National National Patent Patent OfficesOffices
OtherOtherEAPOEAPO
EAPO Collection on EAPO Collection on CD/DVDCD/DVD
• EAPO• Russia• CIS
• Espace• DEPAROM• USAPat• PAJ• GlobalPAT
via Internetvia Internet via Internetvia Internet
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resultresult
AccessAccess Full Full descriptionsdescriptions
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EAPATIS Users
EAPO member states-The Republic of Armenia Turkmenistan
The Republic of Moldova The Republic of Belarus
Kyrgyz Republic The Republic of Tajikistan
The Republic of Azerbaijan Russian Federation
The Republic of KazakhstanNational Patent Offices
• The Republic of Uzbekistan• Ukraine• Georgia
Eurasian Patent Attorneys
Subscribers• Information centers• Plants and firms• Private persons
EAPATIS Query Statistic
0
100000
200000
300000
400000
500000
600000
700000
800000
Всего выданных патентов 7770
Internet users 49000 75000 370000 500000 609000
EAPO examiners 1500 3000 7000 16000 33000 66000 97000 92000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number of Queries Sent to EAPATIS from the NPO in 2007 ( 6 most active)
170
115
25 22 22 18
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Mission of EAPO Experts to Azerbaijan Patent Office.
• general conclusions on the state of office automation with concrete alternatives and proposals on improvement of the situation
• generation of national patent documentation DB
• provision for regular entry of Azerbaijan patent documents in electronic form into EAPATIS
• EAPO software for preparation and issue of electronic patent bulletin
OUTCOME OF ASSISTANCE TO REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OFFICES
Promotion andpropaganda of activity
Technologies’ transferto regional offices
Training of personnel
• raise awareness among users• improve quality of services rendered by the patent community
• provision of centralized servicesin favor of all members of the RO• transfer of customized and adopted technologies to NPO
• improve quality of services rendered to users
THANK YOU!Presenter contacts:Marina KRYUKOVADirectorInternational Relations DepartmentEurasian Patent Office
2 Maly Cherkassky per.Moscow 109012 Russia
Phone:+7 495 411 61 62Fax: +7 495 616 22 53
Web: WWW.EAPO.ORGE-mail: [email protected]