| Country |
Term of protection |
Current examination system |
Multiple designs |
Grace period |
| Eurasia |
N/A |
| Armenia |
maximum 25 years (5 term each for 5 years) |
no substantive examination on designs is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant |
+
|
12 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed
|
| Azerbaijan |
10 years |
substantive examination may be requested within 6 months from the filing date of the application at the optional request of the applicant, if no request for the substantive examination is filed, the design patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant |
+ |
6 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application
|
| Belarus |
maximum 15 years (10 basic years + 5 additional years) |
no substantive examination on designs is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant |
+ |
6 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application
|
| Estonia |
maximum 25 years (5 term each for 5 years) |
no substantive examination on designs is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant |
+
|
12 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed
|
| Georgia |
maximum 25 years (5 term each for 5 years) |
substantive examination should be requested within 2 weeks from issuance of the Official Notification about completion of the formal examination |
+ |
12 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed |
| Kazakhstan |
maximum 15 years (10 basic years + 5 additional years) |
substantive examination should be requested within 3 months from issuance of the Official Notification about completion of the formal examination
|
+ |
6 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application
|
| Kyrgyzstan |
maximum 15 years (10 basic years + 5 additional years) |
substantive examination may be requested within 12 months from filing date of the application at the optional request of the applicant, if no request for the substantive examination is filed, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant
|
+ |
6 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed
|
| Latvia |
maximum 25 years (5 term each for 5 years) |
no substantive examination on designs is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant
|
+ |
12 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed
|
| Lithuania |
maximum 25 years (5 term each for 5 years) |
no substantive examination on designs is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant
|
+ |
12 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed
|
| Moldova |
maximum 25 years (5 term each for 5 years) |
substantive examination on industrial design should be requested simultaneously with filing the application
|
+ |
12 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed
|
| Russia |
maximum 25 years (15 basic years + 10 additional years) |
substantive examination on industrial design should be requested simultaneously with filing the application
|
+ |
6 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application
|
| Tajikistan |
maximum 15 years (10 basic years + 5 additional years) |
substantive examination should be requested within 12 months from filing the application
|
+
|
6 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application
|
| Turkmenistan |
15 years |
substantive examination may to be requested within 5 years from filing date of the application, as the evidence of patentability of the industrial design there should provided the results of the substantive examination carried out by another Patent Authority, alternatively, there will be issued a limited patent on the responsibility of the applicant
|
+ |
6 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application
|
| Ukraine |
maximum 15 years (10 basic years + 5 additional years) |
no substantive examination on designs is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant
|
+ |
6 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed
|
| Uzbekistan |
maximum 15 years (10 basic years + 5 additional years) |
substantive examination should be requested within 3 months from issuance of the Official Notification about completion of the formal examination
|
+ |
6 months
from disclosure of the information on industrial design before filing the application
|
