An electronic patent application at the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) is processed almost instantly, since, unlike a paper one, it no longer needs to be converted into electronic form, President of the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) Grigory Ivliev said in an interview with TASS.

Almost instantly. The speed of processing a Eurasian application at the Eurasian Patent Office practically does not depend on the form of filing: you brought it on paper or sent it using our electronic services. view, and that takes time.

he replied.

At the same time, the EAPO President noted that electronic interaction has a huge advantage due to the fact that information about new correspondence on the application is sent to the applicant immediately to the e-mail address specified by him.

Both from the point of view of efficiency and from the point of view of the accuracy of delivery of correspondence, electronic interaction has a tremendous advantage. Information about new correspondence on the application is sent to the applicant or his representative to the e-mail address indicated by him, and it depends only on the applicant himself how quickly he familiarize yourself

he said.

According to Ivliev, electronic documents on the application are available online 24/7 both in the personal account of the EAPO-online system and in the EAPO-Mobile mobile application.

They can be accessed immediately anywhere in the world. Frequently used applications for the maintenance of a Eurasian patent and applications for extension of consideration periods can also be filed online

he added.

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