Filing a Patent Application for an Invention or Utility Model with a National Patent Office

An application for an invention or utility model is filed based on the Russian national application (within 12 months from the priority date of the Russian application) with the national patent office of the selected country through a local patent attorney, in accordance with that country’s formal requirements and procedures for patent applications.

If necessary, the application may be revised or supplemented to comply with national legal requirements, provided that the amendments do not go beyond the scope of the original claims.

The Russian application is then translated into the official language of the target country, national filing fees are paid, along with the local patent attorney’s fee, other required national payments, and the fee for our services in handling the application filing.

Typically, the prosecution of the national application is charged separately and depends on various factors such as the quality of the initial application, its complexity, length, number of independent claims, search results, and others.

During prosecution, it is usually necessary to budget for the handling of office actions, their translation from the national language, preparation and translation of responses, fees for extensions of time, amendment filings, and other procedural actions. In some countries (e.g., Canada, UAE, Peru), annual fees must be paid to maintain the application during examination.

In practice, the cost of prosecution of a national application may account for a significant portion (30–60 percent) of the total cost of international patenting.

Upon receiving a decision to grant the national patent, a grant fee is paid (sometimes combined with a fee for the first year of protection), as well as the local patent attorney’s fee, our service fee for patent issuance and delivery, and postal expenses.

 

The exact cost of national patenting is calculated individually in response to your request.

 

Please note that the type of legal protection known as a utility model is not available in all countries.

 

Below is a list of countries where utility model protection is available:

Australia, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, OAPI, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Uzbekistan.

 

To file a national application, the applicant must provide:

1. A complete set of documents from the Russian application for the invention or utility model.
2. If applicable, information on amendments and the updated application materials.
3. If available, the results of a patent search.
4. The full and accurate name of the applicant (individual).
5. The applicant’s address, including a mailing address for correspondence.
6. Full names and residential addresses of the inventors.
7. A power of attorney signed by the applicant authorizing the local patent attorney (form provided).