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Ratification of the Kyrgyz Republic Deposited with the Director General of WIPO
On October 15, 2020 the Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Daniiar Mukashev deposited the instrument of ratification of the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization Daren Tang.
Eurasian Patent Universiade "Advancing the Future": Official Start
The Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) announces the launch of the 2020 Eurasian Patent Universiade "Advancing the Future" dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Eurasian Patent Organization.
EAPO Recommended for Appointment as ISA and IPEA
On October 6, 2020 the PCT Committee for Technical Cooperation (PCT/CTC) agreed to recommend to the Assembly of the PCT Union that the Eurasian Patent Office to be appointed as an International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority (ISA/IPEA) under the PCT.
EAPO and EUIPO Discussed Bilateral Cooperation
A videoconference with the delegation of the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union (EUIPO) headed by Deputy Executive Director Andrea Di Carlo was held on October 2, 2020. The parties exchanged information on latest developments in their design-related activities.
EAPO - EPO Cooperation on PPH Programme Agreed Indefinite Extension
Starting from October 1, 2020 the Patent Prosecution Highway Program (PPH programme) will be carried out by the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) on an indefinite basis.
EAPO Participated in WIPO Assemblies
The 61st series of meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was held at the WIPO headquarters on September 21-25, 2020. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the meetings of the Assemblies were organized in a hybrid format.
Annual Results Discussed by EAPO Administrative Council
The thirty-sixth (twenty-seventh ordinary) session of the Administrative Council of the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO AC) was held by videoconference on September 10-11, 2020.
Launch of PPH Pilot Programme between EAPO and PRH
The Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) announces the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programme (PPH) between EAPO and the Finnish Patent and Registration Office is to be launched on August 1, 2020.
Second Round of Discussions on Procedural Issues of EAPO Application for Appointment as ISA/IPEA
The second meeting of coordinators of regional groups of the WIPO Member States on procedural issues of the Eurasian Patent Office’s application for appointment as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and an International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) took place on July 22, 2020 via videoconference.
The Kyrgyz Republic Ratified the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs
The Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention of September 9, 1994 was ratified by the Kyrgyz Republic by the Law adopted by the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic on June 11, 2020 and signed by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov, on July 3, 2020.
Videoconference with Patent Offices and Technoparks of EAPC Contracting States
On June 29, 2020 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) organized a videoconference "Modern trends and problems of IP commercialization in the Caucasus, Central Asia and Eastern Europe".
EAEU Countries Discussed Development of Intellectual Property
June 19, 2020, Armen Azizyan, Vice-President of the Eurasian Patent Office, took part in the tenth meeting of the Advisory Committee for Intellectual Property under the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Board, held via videoconference.
EAPO and WIPO Heads Held Working Meeting in Geneva
President of the Eurasian Patent Office Saule Tlevlessova and Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Francis Gurry held a working meeting on June 19, 2020, in Geneva.
EAPO and WIPO Representatives Discussed Industrial Design Agenda
On June 17, 2020, representatives of the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) and representatives of the Hague Registry of Brands and Designs Sector and the Department for Transition and Developed Countries of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) discussed the accomplished and upcoming stages of establishment of the Eurasian system of legal protection of industrial designs.
Videoconference on Procedural Issues of EAPO Application for Appointment as ISA/IPEA
EAPO representatives, coordinators of regional groups of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Member States, representatives of certain countries, as well as the WIPO officials took part in a videoconference on June 10, 2020.
EAPO Representatives Participated in Ratification Proceedings in Kazakhstan
On June 10, 2020 a videoconference meeting of the working group of the Committee on Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held to discuss the Draft Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Ratification of the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention dated September 9, 1994".
EAPO and WIPO Discussed Cooperation Matters
On May 27, 2020 representatives of the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) and Department for Transition and Developed Countries (TDC) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) discussed current issues of bilateral cooperation.
Republic of Armenia ratified the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs
The Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention of September 9, 1994 was ratified by the Republic of Armenia by the Law adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Armenia on May 11, 2020 and signed by the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian on May 20, 2020.
Republic of Azerbaijan ratified the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs
The Republic of Azerbaijan ratified the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention of September 9, 1994 by the Law adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan on May 5, 2020 and signed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on May 19, 2020.
Laureate of XII International Olympiad of RSAIP Awarded with EAPO Medal "Advancing the Future".
The awarding ceremony of the XII International Olympiad on Intellectual Property for high school students took place via videoconference on May 21, 2020. EAPO representatives took part in the event.
Information for Users of the PCT System who have chosen the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) as the International Searching Authority and the International Preliminary Examining Authority
Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mode of operations of Rospatent, the International Bureau of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and of postal systems worldwide, Rospatent, in its function as the International Searching Authority (ISA/RU) and the International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA/RU), has changed the procedure for sending PCT notifications, international search reports, written communications, and international preliminary examination reports to applicants starting from March 30, 2020.
Revisions to the EAPO-JPO PPH Program
Dear users of the Eurasian patent system! Starting from May 1, 2020 the Patent Prosecution Highway Program (PPH Program) will be carried out by the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on an indefinite basis.
Memorandum of Understanding on PPH Programme signed with PRH (Finland)
On April 24, 2020, on the eve of World Intellectual Property Day, the Memorandum of Understanding on the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programme between the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) and the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) came into force.
EAPO - JPO Cooperation on PPH Program Agreed Indefinite Extension
The Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) agreed to continue cooperation on the Patent Prosecution Highway Program on the permanent basis as of May 1, 2020.
EAPO Annual Report 2019
Annual Report 2019 of the Eurasian Patent Organization is available for review online at DOCUMENTS - Annual Reports
EAPO Participated in 7th Annual Meeting on CPC
On February 18, 2020, an EAPO delegation participated in the 7th Annual Meeting on the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) organized by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Vice Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan Visited EAPO
The Vice Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan Akerke Akhmetova visited the EAPO headquarters on February 20, 2020.
EAPO and WIPO Technical Cooperation Projects Discussed in Geneva
On December 17-19, 2019, an EAPO delegation visited the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and discussed the current state of joint technical cooperation projects with representatives of WIPO units.
EAPO IT Experts Participated in WIPO Study Visit on OCR Training
On December 9-11, 2019 the EAPO representatives took part in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) training to study the platform developed by WIPO for optical character recognition (OCR) and digitization of patent documents.
EAPO President Spoke at the Opening of the OAPI Administrative Council
On December 12th, 2019, the 59th ordinary session of the Administrative Council of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) was held in Ndjamena, Republic of Chad, with the participation of the delegation of the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO).
EU Practice on Industrial Designs Discussed in EAPO
The Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) held a joint Technical Workshop on Industrial Designs Tools at the EAPO headquarters on December 11-12, 2019. Representatives of EAPO and the IP offices of the EAPC Contracting States evaluated the EUIPO experience in the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN).
EAPO Discussed Progress in Establishing a New Eurasian System
EAPO President Saule Tlevlessova discussed the creation of the Eurasian system of legal protection of industrial designs with representatives of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on December 6, 2019.
EAPO and JPO Discussed Further Cooperation
On December 3, 2019, a delegation of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Europe visited the EAPO headquarters. The delegation was headed by Director General of JPO Patent and Design Department Toshio Taniyama.
EAPO Participated in the EPO Boards of Appeal and Key Decisions
On November 20-21, 2019, an EAPO representative took part in the annual conference of the European Patent Office (EPO) "Boards of Appeal and key decisions 2019", held in Munich, Germany.
EAPO and CNIPA Experts Hold a Working Meeting
On November 20th, 2019, a delegation of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) visited the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) to study the practice of oppositions and appeals. The delegation was headed by Mr. Gao Shenghua, Deputy Director of Reexamination and Invalidation Department.
EAPO Approaches on Examination of IT Inventions Discussed in Tomsk
The conference on the protection of intellectual property in the context of technological development, organized by the Russian State University of Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization, was held in Tomsk, Russian Federation on November 13, 2019.
EAPO Participated in Eurasia Pharmaceutical Forum
The delegation of the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) took part in the Eurasia Pharmaceutical Forum, held in Moscow on November 12-13, 2019.
AGEPI Delegation Visited EAPO
On November 5, 2019, the delegation of the State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) visited the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO).
EAPO Participated in EPO Patent Information Conference
On October 28-31, 2019, representatives of the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) participated in the annual Patent Information Conference organized by the European Patent Office (EPO) in Bucharest, Romania.
‘Instant’ Publication of EAPO Gazette Started in Eurasian Office
On November 5, 2019, the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) launched the technology of ‘instant’ publication of the EAPO Gazette "Inventions (Eurasian Applications and Patents)".
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