Prior-art and patentability searches
Searches and practical assessments focused on novelty, inventive step, industrial applicability, claim strategy and the filing decision.
Russian and Eurasian patent attorneys
Patent Protection in Russia and Eurasia
We help foreign counsel, companies and inventors choose the right filing route, enter the PCT phase, prepare and prosecute patent and Russian utility model applications, and manage grant and maintenance.
What we handle
Our patent attorneys coordinate the technical, procedural and translation work from the first filing decision through examination, grant and routine portfolio maintenance.
Filing route and claim strategy
Russian national, Eurasian, PCT and Paris routes aligned with target markets, disclosure dates, budget and portfolio objectives.
Russian patents and utility models
Russian-language drafting, translation and filing of invention applications and utility model applications for devices.
Eurasian patent applications
Direct and Paris filings, PCT regional phase entry and one prosecution procedure before the EAPO.
Examination and office actions
Substantive examination requests, examiner correspondence, claim amendments, evidence, interviews and divisional strategy.
Grant and portfolio maintenance
Grant formalities, register verification, annuity planning, record changes and coordination with foreign associates.
Choose national or regional protection
The best route depends on geography, existing PCT or priority rights, budget, public disclosures and the client's longer-term filing and maintenance strategy.
Russian national application
Protection is limited to Russia and can be pursued for an invention or, where the solution is a device, as a Russian utility model. The route may be used for a direct filing, Paris Convention filing or PCT national phase entry.
One EAPO application
A Eurasian invention patent may cover Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan through one examination and grant procedure.
Build the application before filing
The commercial value of a patent often turns on decisions made before filing: what is disclosed, how the claims are layered and who owns the right to apply.
Critical filing and examination terms
A phase-entry or examination deadline can decide whether the application survives. We confirm the current term and required documents when instructions arrive.
PCT phase: generally 31 months
Enter the Russian national phase or Eurasian regional phase by the 31-month deadline calculated from the earliest priority date, with the required fees and Russian translation.
Paris priority: 12 months
A direct Russian or Eurasian application may claim the priority of the first patent filing if the later application is filed within the 12-month Convention period.
Russia: request examination
For a Russian invention application, substantive examination must generally be requested within three years from filing. We normally address the request in the initial filing plan.
EAPO: six-month request term
Substantive examination is requested within six months from publication of the Eurasian application or, if published separately, its search report. Special timing applies to PCT entries.
Process for foreign counsel
We provide a route recommendation, transparent estimates and concise reports that can be forwarded to the applicant or portfolio team.
01
First review
We review the technical disclosure or PCT file, applicant and inventor data, priority, target states and current deadline.
02
Route and proposal
We recommend the Russian or Eurasian route and provide attorney fees, official fees, assumptions and required documents.
03
Search, prepare and file
We conduct an agreed search, draft or review the application, arrange the Russian text and complete the filing.
04
Prosecute
We report office actions, explain options, coordinate technical input and file amendments or submissions on time.
05
Grant and maintain
We complete grant formalities, verify the patent record and establish the Russian or Eurasian maintenance plan.
Keep granted rights in force
Grant is not the end of the file. Maintenance choices, register data and jurisdictional coverage should continue to match the portfolio strategy.
Legal references
Key statutory and official materials used for this service page.
- Civil Code Article 1247 - Russian patent attorneys
- Civil Code Article 1350 - Patentability of inventions
- Civil Code Article 1363 - Patent terms
- Civil Code Article 1375 - Russian invention application
- Civil Code Article 1376 - Russian utility model application
- Civil Code Article 1386 - Substantive examination
- Eurasian Patent Convention - Patentability, term and procedure
- EAPO - Patent Regulations under the Convention
- WIPO - PCT national and regional phase time limits
- Rospatent - Official fee table
Current as of 18 July 2026. Official fees, procedural programs and deadlines should be checked when instructions are received. This page is general information, not a legal opinion on a particular matter.
Need a Russian or Eurasian patent attorney?
Send us the technical disclosure or published PCT application, applicant and inventor details, priority or phase-entry data, target states and current deadline. We will return a practical route, document list and fee estimate.