The
Eurasian Patent Organization
(
EAPO
) is an international
organization
set up in 1995 by the
Eurasian Patent Convention
(EAPC) to grant
Eurasian
patents
. The official language of the EAPO is
Russian
and its current president is Saule Tlevlessova.
[1]
The headquarters of the EAPO is in
Moscow
, Russia.
Membership and signatories
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Member states
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As of February 2021, the following 8 countries are contracting states to the EAPC and therefore members of the Eurasian Patent Organization:
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Former members
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Moldova
is a former member state of the Eurasian Patent Organization. On 26 October 2011, Moldova
denounced
the Eurasian Patent Convention, meaning that, since 26 April 2012, it is no longer party to the Convention.
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In December 2011, negotiations on a "validation and co-operation agreement" between the
European Patent Office
(EPO) and Moldova were authorized by the
Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation
.
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The validation agreement with Moldova took effect on 1 November 2015.
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Although Moldova left the Eurasian Patent Organization, the Intellectual Property Agency of Moldova signed a Cooperation Agreement between Moldova and the Eurasian Patent Office in 2017.
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Signatories that did not become members
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Although
Ukraine
and
Georgia
were original signatories to the Eurasian Patent Convention, they have not ratified it.
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In 2019, negotiations between the
European Patent Office
(EPO) and Georgia were expected to result in a validation agreement, similar to the one existing between the EPO and Moldova.
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International cooperation
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The EAPO cooperates with other patent organizations and has signed memorandums of understanding with the following:
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PPH programme
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The Patent Prosecution Highway Programme (PPH Programme) constitutes bilateral agreements between the Eurasian Patent Office and other patent offices designed to provide applicants with opportunities to get a patent faster and more efficiently, in one of the participating patent offices. The programme allows for an accelerated examination of patents compared to applications from non-participating patent offices. Currently, partner offices participating in the programme include the
Japan Patent Office
,
European Patent Office
,
China National Intellectual Property Administration
,
Korean Intellectual Property Office
, and the Finnish Patent and Registration Office.
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Exchange of patent documentation
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In addition, according to its own web site, the EAPO maintains various agreements on the exchange of patent documentation with 38 countries across
Asia
,
Europe
, and
North America
.
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See also
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References
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External links
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