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Country Term of protection Current examination system Protection of methods of diagnostics and treatment Extension of term - SPC (Supplementary Protection Certificate) Grace period    Eurasia 20 years + 5 years substantive examination should be requested: - simultaneously with filing for applications based on a PCT - within six months from publication of the application for conventional applications + may be granted for pharmaceutical patents and patents for agrochemicals 6 months from disclosure of the information on invention before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed    Armenia 20 years + 5 years substantive examination has to be requested within 7 years from the filing date of the application + may be granted for pharmaceutical patents and patents for agrochemicals 12 months from disclosure of the information on invention before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed    Azerbaijan 20 years + 5 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 - may be granted for pharmaceutical patents and patents for agrochemicals 12 months from disclosure of the information on invention before filing the application    Belarus 20 years + 5 years substantive examination has to be requested within 3 years from the filing date of the application + may be granted for pharmaceutical patents and patents for agrochemicals 12 months from disclosure of the information on invention before filing the application    Estonia 20 years + 5 years substantive examination is carried out automatically upon publication of the application, i.e. no request has to be filed with the Patent Office - may be granted for pharmaceutical patents and patents for agrochemicals 12 months from disclosure of the information on invention before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed    Georgia 20 years + 5 years substantive examination has to be requested within 3 months from the Notification of the Patent Office about the positive decision of the formal examination - may be granted for pharmaceutical patents only 12 months from disclosure of the information on invention before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed    Kazakhstan 20 years + 5 years substantive examination has to be requested within 3 months from the Notification of the Patent Office about the positive decision of the formal examination + may be granted for pharmaceutical patents and patents for agrochemicals 6 months from disclosure of the information on invention before filing the application    Kyrgyzstan 20 years + 5 years substantive examination may be requested within 30 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 + may be granted for pharmaceutical patents only 12 months from disclosure of the information on invention before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed    Latvia 20 years + 5 years no substantive examination on inventions is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant + may be granted for pharmaceutical patents and patents for agrochemicals N/A the grace period 6 months term is applied only if the disclosure took place at the international exhibition or by the third parties in bad faith    Lithuania 20 years + 5 years no substantive examination on inventions is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant - may be granted for pharmaceutical patents and patents for agrochemicals N/A the grace period 6 months term is applied only if the disclosure took place at the international exhibition or by the third parties in bad faith    Moldova 20 years + 5 years substantive examination has to be requested within 30 months from filing date of the application + may be granted for pharmaceutical patents only N/A the grace period 6 months term is applied only if the disclosure took place at the international exhibition or by the third parties in bad faith    Russia 20 years + 5 years substantive examination has to be requested within 3 years from filing date of the application + may be granted for pharmaceutical patents and patents for agrochemicals 6 months from disclosure of the information on invention before filing the application    Tajikistan 20 years substantive examination has to be requested within 3 years from filing date of the application + N/A 6 months from disclosure of the information on invention before filing the application    Turkmenistan 20 years + 5 years substantive examination may to be requested within 5 years from filing date of the application, as the evidence of patentability of the invention 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 + may be granted for pharmaceutical patents and patents for agrochemicals 6 months from disclosure of the information on invention    Ukraine 20 years + 5 years Substantive examination has to be requested within 3 years from the filing date of the application + may be granted for pharmaceutical patents and patents for agrochemicals 12 months from disclosure of the information on invention before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed    Uzbekistan 20 years + 5 years Substantive examination has to be requested within 3 years from the filing date of the application + may be granted for pharmaceutical patents and patents for agrochemicals 6 months from disclosure of the information on invention before filing the application