EAPO ISA/Cost

Since July 1, 2022, the Eurasian Patent Agency (EAPO) will become a patent cooperation treaty ( International search units (ISA) and International Preliminary Examination Unit (IPEA) under PCT). A meeting held in October 2021.

As an international search unit, EAPO will promote the retrieval of existing technologies related to patent applications submitted by PCT. When submitting a patent application based on PCT, applicants can choose a specific ISA for retrieval at the time of submission, depending on its citizenship, the retrieval fee collected by ISA, and the state/region of the state -owned country. ISA will provide a written opinion of international search units (WOISA), which contains opinions on whether the invention that requires protection meets the patented standards.

The applicant can also ask the IPEA to conduct preliminary international review, which can help help, which can help help, which can help The applicant's application for changing the application or put forward a argument for the potential issues contained in WOISA, so as to produce a more positive preliminary international patented report (IPRP).

Starting from July 1, 2022, EAPO will introduce new charging forms related to Eurasian patents. Therefore, the cost of the application for up to 5 claims will increase from 28,000 rubles to 36,000 rubles, of which about 29%will be increased. The expenses related to additional claims will be increased. 30%of the additional claims of more than 5 to 20, respectively, rose from 3,700 rubles to 4,800 rubles. Each additional claims of more than 20 increased from 4,000 rubles to 5,200 rubles, and extra claims per more than 50 rolled from 5,000 rubles to 6,500 rubles.

Similar growth will also occur. The substantial review cost of the first independent claim increases from 30,000 rubles to 40,000 rubles, about 10,000 rubles. Rising 33%. Elasticity. 25%, the substantive review of the second independent claims will increase from 20,000 rubles to 25,000 rubles. Since then, an additional independent claim will increase by about 25,000 rubles. 30% from 10,000 rubles to 13,000 rubles.

The cost of granting patents will be increased. 39%, soaring from 18,000 rubles to 25,000 rubles, and the announcement cost of more than 35 pages of Eurasian patents increased from 200 rubles per page to 250 rubles, up about 25%. The cost of rejection of the granting of Eurasian patents will also increase by about 25% from 20,000 rubles to 25,000 rubles, and the cost of raising an objection to the Eurasian patent will increase by about 20,000 rubles. 33% from 30,000 rubles to 40,000 rubles.

Germany

Maintain certain costs related to. As of May 1, 2022, the renewal cost of supplementary protection certificates rose about 10%each year. Therefore, the cost of the first year increased from 2650 euros to 2920 euros, the second year from 2940 euros to 3240 euros, and the third year from 3290 euros to 3620 euros. In addition, the renewal fee in the fourth year increased from 3650 euros to 4020 euros, increased from 4,120 euros to 4,540 euros in the fifth year, and increased from 4,520 euros to 4980 euros in the 6th year.

In addition, from July 1, 2022, the cost of patent annuity will increase. The annuity costs in the 5th to 11th have increased by 23%, and the cost of the fifth year rose 11%from 1990. From the euro to 100 euros, for example, the 8th place rose 17%from 240 euros to 280 euros, and the 10th place rose from 350 euros to 430 euros 23%. The annuity cost of the 12th to the 20th year is small. In the 12th year, it increased from 620 euros to 10% to 680 euros. In the 16th, it increased from 1230 euros to 7% to 1310 euros. To 2030 euros.

Thailand

The surcharge related to some late funds, this measure was initially implemented on April 9, 2022, and will last until September 30, 2022.

These expenses exemptions Applicable to delay trademark renewal and delay payment of patent annual fees, packagesIncluding the cost of small patents and design. Therefore, trademark registration within the 6 -month width period can be delayed without income from 20% of the official surcharges. Similarly, patents, small patents and design within the period of 120 days of annuity width can be paid without 30% of the official surcharges.

These measures are to reduce the impact of the increase in COVID cases in the country in recent months, allowing the payment period without additional costs, and then helping knowledge Property rights and innovation.

Design Class in Turkey and Albania

Officially joined the Designclass system on the 23rd, and then Albania joined on May 31, 2022.

Designclass is a unique system. It can access the comprehensive term list in the product indication to coordinate the database (HDBPI). Therefore, people who visit the database can use this tool to search and translate product instructions in various 30 languages.

With the addition of Turkey and Albania, there are currently 42 Intellectual Property Office using Designclass. These two countries are the 14th and 15th non EU Intellectual Property Office.