The Press release about meeting on project realization

“Rapprochement of aspects for intellectual property protection rights in European union and in Russian Federation”
On 17th November, 2009 in RosPatent the starting meeting on project realization «Rapprochement of aspects for intellectual property protection rights in EU and in Russian Federation», the first joint project using the mechanism of the General spaces, provided by the agreement between Russia and EU has taken place.
The meeting was spent for coordination of actions on start and further realization of the project, and also for the coordination for approaches of all interested in realization of the project parties. Partners within the limits of this Project are: RosPatent, the European commission and the European patent department (EPO).
With a view of realization the project by the European commission and the European patent department (EPO) the agreement according to which EPO has appointed an executive under this project and the addressee of the means allocated within the limits of the given project with the European commission is signed.
In meeting, RGIIS, European business association representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation, State Duma, FGU, FIPS also have taken part in Russia, and also representatives of mass media. Head RosPatent, B.P. Simonov conducted meeting.
Participants have discussed concrete components of the project and time frameworks of its realization. Within a year it is supposed to realize actions for following directions:

1. Comparison of legislative base in sphere of patent protection in Russia and in European patent convention (EPC).
Within the limits of the given component it is planned to conduct research of the operating Russian legislation in sphere of intellectual property about its conformity to positions of the European patent convention (EPC) and to prepare recommendations about possible entering into it of changes.
By results of research it is supposed to hold a seminar and to publish the booklet so that representatives of interested parties, in particular the Russian science, industry and business, could on the basis of the received information on various aspects of European and Russian systems of granting of a right protection to inventions, to develop the approaches to patenting in Russia and abroad.

2. Working out and the management publication on carrying out of patent expert examination for experts of RosPatent.
For the purpose of improvement of quality of consideration of applications and increase of predictability of expert decisions, and also to consideration of applications the Management on patent expert examination carrying out is planned to develop and publish developments of the uniform interdepartmental approach.
Experts of RosPatent will be the basic users of the publication, but under the offer of participants of meeting the question on the document publication on a Federal Agency web portal to make procedure of patent expert examination more transparent will be considered and to remove some questions arising at interaction of the applicant and the expert.

3. Comparative research: registration of applications and office-work in EPO and RosPatent.
The purpose of the given component is optimization of procedure of registration of applications and office-work in RosPatent. For this purpose it is supposed to conduct comparative research and to consider procedures of document circulation EPO and RosPatent, to define the high lights which rapprochement could promote increase of efficiency of office-work in department. By results of research visit of the Russian experts in EPO for studying of practical application of approaches EPO to the document circulation organization is planned.

4. Economy and management of objects of intellectual property.
For the purpose of development already existing in RGIIS curriculum on economy and management of intellectual property it was offered to organize a round table with participation of representatives of other institutes which offer courses on economic aspects of intellectual property. Within the limits of round table the exchange of opinions on which basis new system approach to the organization for training on economy and management of intellectual property in Russia can be developed was supposed.

5. Courts practice of EU countries on prolongation on validity period of patents for medical products.
Considering that possibility of prolongation on validity period of patents for medical products is rather new sphere of regulation which has already found reflexion in positions of the Russian legislation, it was offered to organize in Moscow a round table on exchange of opinions and experience of experts in the field. On its results creation of the collection containing the information on approaches to rights-applications, realized in the different countries is planned.
After discussion of concrete aspects of the project, in particular to necessity to consider that in Russia, unlike the EU countries, protection is given to ways of treatment; participants have confirmed interest in realization of the given project.

The meeting has passed in meaningful dialogue atmosphere, and project partners have highly appreciated its efficiency.


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