PROTOCOL
TO THE EURASIAN PATENT CONVENTION OF SEPTEMBER 9, 1994,
ON THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

      Article 1. Status of the Protocol
      Article 2. Eurasian Patent System

PART II. SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS GOVERNING INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS

      Article 3. Patentable Industrial Designs
      Article 4. Persons Entitled to Obtain a Eurasian Patent for an Industrial Design
      Article 5. Right of Priority
      Article 6. Eurasian Patent for an Industrial Design
      Article 7. Scope of Legal Protection for an Industrial Design
      Article 8. Duration of a Eurasian Patent for an Industrial Design
      Article 9. Rights to an Industrial Design
      Article 10. Disposal of an Exclusive Right to an Industrial Design: Transfer of an Exclusive Right
      Article 11. Invalidation of a Eurasian Patent for an Industrial Design
      Article 12. Disputes Related to the Protection of Rights

PART III. PROCEDURE GOVERNING INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS

      Article 13. Eurasian Application for an Industrial Design
      Article 14. Review of a Eurasian Application for an Industrial Design
      Article 15. Registration of an Industrial Design and Grant of a Eurasian Patent for an Industrial Design
      Article 16. Representation
      Article 17. Conversion of a Eurasian Application for an Industrial Design into a National Application
      Article 18. Fees

PART IV. PATENT REGULATIONS TO THE CONVENTION

      Article 19. General Provisions
      Article 20. Substantive Provisions
      Article 21. Procedural Provisions

PART V. FINAL PROVISIONS

      Article 22. Signature. Entry into Force of the Protocol
      Article 23. Transitional Provisions
      Article 24. Settlement of Disputes under the Protocol
      Article 25. Revision of the Protocol
      Article 26. Denunciation of the Protocol
      Article 27. Depositary of the Protocol