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

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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

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200

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400

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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

EAPO © 2008

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

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1 000

2 000

3 000

4 000

5 000

6 000

7 000

тыс.долларов

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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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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

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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: MKryukova@eapo.org