Patenting Utility Models in Russia

The state registration of intellectual property objects is attributed to the powers of the federal executive authority. In Russia this is the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent).

Types of patents

Current Russian legislation, depending on the object of legal protection, provides for:

• Patent for invention.
• Patent for utility model.
• A patent for an industrial design.

Utility models

As a utility model, a technical solution relating to a device is protected.

A utility model patent is granted if the solution is of worldwide novelty and is industrially applicable. The term of validity of a utility model patent is 10 years.

An official acceleration of the examination of applications in Rospatent is possible.

Assessing the chances of obtaining a patent - international patent information search

Before filing, we recommend you to make international patent-information search (if required by client), with the purpose to find information sources on similar or resembling technical solutions and estimation of chances to get a patent.

By the results of search we will send you the report with recommendations on expediency of patenting of your technical solution and recommended object of patenting.

Patenting abroad

The owner of a utility model is entitled to obtain protection in other countries. This is done by submitting a national application to the patent office of the selected country.