Agile IP Group - Patent and Trademark Attorneys

Agile IP Group - Patent and Trademark Attorneys | Jurisdictions

*Jurisdiction*	*Objects of protection*	*Term of protection + extension/renewal*	*Examination*	*Grace Period*	*Legislation*
*Eurasia*	*Invention Patent*	*20 years + depends upon the contracting state*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Eurasian Patent Regulations*



*Armenia*	*Invention Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*12 months*	*The Law On Patents, Utility Models and Industrial designs*
	*Utility Model*	*10 years*	*formal*	*12 months*	*The Law On Patents, Utility Models and Industrial designs*
	*Industrial Design*	*5 + 20 years*	*formal*	*6 months*	*The Law On Patents, Utility Models and Industrial designs*
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*new* *The Law On Trademarks, Service marks And Appellation Of Origin*
*Azerbaijan*	*Invention Patent*	*20 new + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*12 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Utility Model*	*10 years*	*formal + substantive*	*12 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Industrial Design*	*10 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*The Law On Trademarks And Geographical Indications*
*Belarus*	*Invention Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*12 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Utility Model*	*5 + 3 years*	*formal*	*12 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Industrial Design*	*10 + 5 years*	*formal*	*6 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Trademark Law*
*Estonia*	*Invention Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*12 months*	*Patent Act*
	*Validation of the European Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal*	*N/A*	*Implementation of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents Act*
	*Utility Model*	*4 + 6 years*	*formal*	*12 months*	*Utility Model Act*
	*Industrial Design*	*5 + 20 years*	*formal*	*12 months*	*Industrial Design Act*
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Trademark Act*
*Georgia*	*Invention Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*12 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Importation Patent*	*abolished as of June 24, 2010*
	*Utility Model*	*10 years*	*formal + examination as to the novelty*	*6 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Industrial Design*	*25 years*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Trademark Law*
*Kazakhstan*	*Invention Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Utility Model*	*5 + 3 years*	*formal*	*6 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Industrial Design*	*15 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*The Law On Trademarks, Service marks And Appellation Of Origin*
*Kyrgyzstan*	*Invention Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*preliminary + substantive*	*12 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Utility Model*	*5 + 3 years*	*formal + preliminary*	*6 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Industrial Design*	*10 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Law On Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Places of Origin of Goods*
*Latvia*	*Invention Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal*	*6 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Validation of the European Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal*	*N/A*	*European Patent Application and European Patent*
	*Industrial Design*	*5 + 20 years*	*formal*	*12 months*	*Law on Designs*
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal*	*6 months*	*Law On Trademarks And Indications Of Geographical Origin*
*Lithuania*	*Invention Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal*	*6 months*	*Patent Law*
	*Validation of the European Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal*	*N/A*	*European patents in the Republic of Lithuania*
	*Industrial Design*	*5 + 20 years*	*formal*	*12 months*	*Law On Industrial Design*
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal*	*6 months*	*Law On Trademarks*
*Moldova*	*Invention Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal + preliminary + substantive*	*6 months*	*Law on Patents for Invention*
	*Short-term Patent*	*6 + 4 years*	*formal + preliminary*	*6 months*	*Law on Patents for Invention*
	*Industrial Design*	*5 + 20 years*	*formal + substantive*	*12 months*	*Law On The Protection Of Industrial Designs*
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Law On Trademarks*
*Russia*	*Invention Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Civil code, part 4* (available in Russian only, amended as of March 12, 2014 previous version)
	*Utility Model*	*10 years* (for applications filed on or after January 1, 2015; for applications with the earlier filing date the validity term is 10+3 years)	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Civil code, part 4* (available in Russian only, amended as of March 12, 2014 previous version)
	*Industrial Design*	*5 + 20 years* (for applications filed on or after January 1, 2015; for applications with the earlier filing date the validity term is 15+10 years)	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Civil code, part 4* (available in Russian only, amended as of March 12, 2014 previous version)
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Civil code, part 4* (available in Russian only, amended as of March 12, 2014 previous version)
*Tajikistan*	*Invention Patent*	*20 years*	*preliminary + substantive*	*6 months*	*Law On Inventions* (available in Russian only)
	*Petty Patent*	*10 years*	*formal*	*6 months*	*Law On Inventions* (available in Russian only)
	*Industrial Design*	*10 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Law On Industrial Designs*
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Law On Trademark*
*Turkmenistan*	*Invention Patent*	*20 +5 years*	*formal + substantive carried out by the Patent Office of another country*	*6 months*	*Patent Law* (available in Russian only,amended as of June 22, 2013 previous version)
	*Industrial Design*	*15 years*	*formal + substantive carried out by the Patent Office of another country*	*6 months*	*Patent Law* (available in Russian only,amended as of June 22, 2013 previous version)
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Trademark Law* (available in Russian only,amended as of June 22, 2013 previous version)
*Ukraine*	*Invention Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*12 months*	*Law On the Protection of Rights to Inventions and Utility Models*
	*Utility Model*	*10 years*	*formal*	*12 months*	*Law On the Protection of Rights to Inventions and Utility Models*
	*Industrial Design*	*10 + 5 years*	*formal*	*6 months*	*Law On the Protection of Rights to Industrial Designs*
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Law Of Ukraine On the Protection of Rights to Marks for Goods and Services*
*Uzbekistan*	*Invention Patent*	*20 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Law On Inventions, Utility Models And Industrial Designs* (available in Russian only)
	*Utility Model*	*5 + 3 years*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Law On Inventions, Utility Models And Industrial Designs* (available in Russian only)
	*Industrial Design*	*10 + 5 years*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Law On Inventions, Utility Models And Industrial Designs* (available in Russian only)
	*Trademark*	*10 years + unlimited number of renewals*	*formal + substantive*	*6 months*	*Law On Trade Marks And Service Marks And Appellations Of Origin*

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