RosPatent as the International Searching Authority and the International Preliminary Examining Authority

In 2008 RosPatent carried out its work as the International Searching Authority and the International Preliminary Examining Authority within the framework of the Agreement between RosPatent and the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) concluded for the period January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2017. According to this Agreement RosPatent carries out the International Search and the International Preliminary Examination in Russian or English and is designated as the competent International Searching Authority and the International Preliminary Examining Authority by the Receiving Offices of 27 Contracting States.
In 2008 the International Search was carried out with respect to 861 international applications (including 139 applications filed with the International Bureau of WIPO as the Receiving Office and also with the Receiving Offices of Ukraine, Belarus, Mongolia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the EAPO, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Hungary). The demands to the International Preliminary Examination were received with respect to 101 international applications (including 14 demands with respect to applications, filed to the Receiving Offices of the states other than Russia).
Moreover, under the Agreement between the State Committee for Inventions and Discoveries under the State Committee of USSR for Science and Technology and the International Bureau of WIPO as from September 28, 1988 RosPatent as the International Searching Authority and the International Preliminary Examining Authority in 2008 prepared and transmitted 76 Search and Examination Reports and 2 Search Reports on state of art to requests received from the Patent Offices of developing countries.
Under Article 15(5) of the PCT RosPatent carries out the International¬ Type Search with respect to national (regional) applications. In 2008 the International Type Search Reports were prepared with regard to 272 applications filed with the Patent Offices of the CIS countries (Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan). In 2008 the International Type Search Reports or Russian ¬language collection Search Reports were transmitted to the EAPO with respect to 698 Eurasian applications.
In 2008 in accordance with the Agreement between RosPatent and the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) 553 International¬ Type Search and Examination Reports were prepared and transmitted to the TPI.

Mr. Samir Rahman
On & in behalf of
Patent and Law firm ‘IPPro’