EURASIAN PATENT ATTORNEYS

Cooperation with patent attorneys from the EAPO member states and the development of the institution of Eurasian patent attorneys are important and significant areas of the EAPO’s activity.

In 2022, following 26 qualification exams, 13 patent attorneys from the Russian Federation (Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Kazan, and Novosibirsk), the Republic of Belarus (Minsk), and the Republic of Kazakhstan (Almaty, Astana, and Kaskelen) were certified and registered as Eurasian patent attorneys specializing in inventions.

In the reporting year, 31 patent attorneys specializing in Industrial Designs were certified and registered: 14 from the Russian Federation (Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Kazan), 13 from the Republic of Belarus (Minsk), and 4 from the Republic of Kazakhstan (Almaty).

Certification exams were conducted in an online format in 2022.

There are active Eurasian patent attorneys from all States party to the EAPC (538 attorneys).

The table below presents the distribution of Eurasian patent attorneys by country and specialization.

In 2022, to improve the efficiency and quality of the use of information resources, the Eurasian Patent Office arranged the Use of Eurasian Patent Office Information Systems: Advantages, Opportunities, and Practical Aspects topical training seminar for patent attorneys and interested persons. The seminar was attended by more than 50 patent attorneys and experts of patent services from the States party to the EAPC (Russian Federation, Republic of Belarus, and Republic of Kazakhstan).

The Eurasian Patent Office pays great attention not only to the implementation of new patterns of electronic interaction and the development of paperless technologies, but also to personal communication with Eurasian patent attorneys.

World Intellectual Property Day was traditionally marked with a meeting of Eurasian Patent Office management and experts with patent attorneys, candidate Eurasian patent attorneys, representatives of the editorial offices of Russian periodicals dealing with intellectual property, and other interested persons from the States party to the EAPC and from various regions of the Russian Federation.

During the meeting, in addition to speeches by Grigory Ivliev, President of the Eurasian Patent Office, and experts of the Eurasian Patent Office on topics relevant to the professional activities of Eurasian patent attorneys, an interesting exchange of views took place regarding the joint activities of patent attorneys and the Eurasian Patent Office, including the prospects for close professional cooperation.

Registers of Eurasian patent attorneys specializing in inventions and industrial designs are posted in the “Patent Attorneys” section of the EAPO web portal (www.eapo.org), as is the text of the Statute on Eurasian Patent Attorneys defining the evaluation procedure for candidate Eurasian patent attorneys, together with the program of the certification exam.