Russia - general info
Russia, also officially known as the Russian Federation, is a country in Northern Eurasia.
It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects.
From Northwest to Southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea.
It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the U.S. state of Alaska across the Bering Strait.
With 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi),
Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area.
Russia is a member of the Eurasian Patent Convention.
International Country Code: RU Time zone: UTC +2:00 to +12:00
Currency: Russian rouble (RUB)
IP Legal Base in Russia Part IV of the Civil Code
International organizations/agreements
Eurasian Patent Convention
TRIPS Agreement
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Madrid Agreement Concerning International Registration of Marks
Patent Law Treaty
Trademark Law Treaty
Patent registration in Russia (non-PCT)
The term for filing patent application in Russia
The term for filing Russian patent application claiming priority is 12 months from the priority date. This term may be extended by two months.
Minimum of filing documents in Russia
To obtain the filing date the Russian patent application must contain at least the following: - request to grant a patent;
- description of the invention;
- drawings,
if the description has reference to it.
Language of the Russian patent application
The official language for proceedings before the Russian Patent Office is Russian.
If the patent application is filed in any other foreign language, the Russian translation may be provided within two months from the date of receipt of the corresponding Office Action.
Priority document
To confirm the priority right, the applicant must provide the certified copy of the priority document within 16 months from the priority date.
The translation of the priority document into Russian is not required.
Power of Attorney requirements
Notarization of the Power of Attorney is not required.
Filing a POA is not an obligatory requirement unless it is requested by the Patent Office in the process of the application registration.
Substantive examination request
The request to conduct the substantive examination should be filed within three years from the filing of the application.
Grace period
f the information has been disclosed by the applicant (author) within six months before the date of filing, such disclosure does not disprove the novelty of the invention according to the Russian legislation.
Grant and patent maintenance fees
The official fees for grant and registration as well as the first patent maintenance fees starting from the 3rd year should be paid within four months from issuance of the decision to grant a patent.
Whether the patent attorney is required
It is required for the foreigners to perform the patent prosecution in Russia through an agent, a registered Russian patent attorney.
Russian PCT national phase entry
Time limits for entering the national phase of PCT in Russia
The deadline for entering the Russian national phase of a PCT application is 31 months from the priority date. This term may be restored within 12 months from the missed deadline.
Minimum of filing documents in Russia
- request to grant a patent;
- a copy of the international application.
Language of the Russian patent application
The official language for proceedings before the Russian Patent Office is Russian.
The international patent application may be filed with the Russian Patent Office in the language of origin; however the Russian translation must be provided within two months from the date of receipt of the corresponding Office Action.
Power of Attorney requirements
Notarization of the Power of Attorney is not required.
Filing a POA is not an obligatory requirement unless it is requested by the Patent Office in the process of the application registration.
Substantive examination request
The request to conduct the substantive examination should be filed within three years from the date of filing the international application.
Grace period
If the information has been disclosed by the applicant (author) within six months before the filing date, such disclosure does not disprove the novelty of the invention according to the Russian legislation.
Grant and patent maintenance fees
The official fees for grant and registration as well the first patent maintenance fees starting from the 3rd year should be paid within four months from issuance of the decision to grant a patent.
Whether the patent attorney is required
It is required for the foreigners to perform the Russian PCT national stage entry through an agent, a registered Russian patent attorney.
Life of the Russian Patent
