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Country Type and term of protection Objects protected as utiltiy models Current examination system Restrictions Grace period    Eurasia N/A    Armenia utility model 10 years only a technical solution relating to the means of production, consumer goods or their components, constructive solutions and functional peculiarities no substantive examination on utility models is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant methods, substances, strain of microorganisms, biotechnological product, culture of plant or animal cells, their use of their for new purposes are not protected as utility models 12 months from disclosure of the information on utility model before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed    Azerbaijan utility model 10 years only a technical solution relating to the means of production, consumer goods or their components, constructive solutions and functional peculiarities substantive examination may be requested within 12 months from filing 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 methods, substances, strain of microorganisms, biotechnological product, culture of plant or animal cells, their use of their for new purposes are not protected as utility models 12 months from disclosure of the information on utility model before filing the application    Belarus utility model maximum 8 years (5 basic years + 3 additional years) only a technical solution no substantive examination on utility models is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant methods, substances, strain of microorganisms, biotechnological product, culture of plant or animal cells, their use of their for new purposes are not protected as utility models 12 months from disclosure of the information on utility model before filing the application    Estonia utility model maximum 10 years (4 basic years term plus 4 years tem plus 2 more years term) same objects as for the inventions, namely devices, processes, materials, not including biological material, or a combination thereof no substantive examination on utility models is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant biotechnologiacal products are not protected as inventions, the set of claims of the application may contain only 1 independent claims, i.e. relate to 1 object 12 months from disclosure of the information on utility model before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed    Georgia utility model 10 years same objects as for the inventions, namely a device, process, substance, strain of microorganisms, animals and plants cell culture substantive examination, checking local novelty, should be requested within 3 months from issuance of the Notification of the Patent Office about the positive decision of the formal examination the set of claims of the application may contain only 1 independent claims, i.e. relate to 1 object 12 months from disclosure of the information on utility model before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed    Kazakhstan utility model maximum 8 years (5 basic years + 3 additional years) only a technical solution relating to the constructive solutions of means of production, consumer goods or their components no substantive examination on utility models is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant methods, substances, strain of microorganisms, biotechnological product, culture of plant or animal cells, their use of their for new purposes are not protected as utility models 6 months from disclosure of the information on utility model before filing the application    Kyrgyzstan utility model maximum 8 years (5 basic years + 3 additional years) only a technical solution no substantive examination on utility models is stipulated by the Kyrgyz legislation, however, it is stipulated that the preliminary examination on novelty and industrial applicability is conducted methods, substances, strain of microorganisms, biotechnological product, culture of plant or animal cells, their use of their for new purposes are not protected as utility models 6 months from disclosure of the information on utility model before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed    Latvia N/A    Lithuania N/A    Moldova short-term patent maximum 10 years (6 basic years + 4 additional years) same objects as for the inventions, namely a device, process, substance, strain of microorganisms, animals and plants cell culture no substantive examination on short-term patents is stipulated by the legislation, however, the criteria of patentability are checked locally, for extension of the short-term patent validity for additional 4 years on the 5th year of the short-term patent validity the request for the substantive examination has to be filed biological materials as well chemical and pharmaceuticals substances and methods are not protected as short-term patent 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 utility model maximum 13 years (10 basic years + 3 additional years) only a technical solution no substantive examination on utility models is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant methods, substances, strain of microorganisms, biotechnological product, culture of plant or animal cells, their use of their for new purposes are not protected as utility models 6 months from disclosure of the information on utility model before filing the application    Tajikistan petty patent 10 years same objects as for the inventions, namely a device, process, substance, strain of microorganisms, animals and plants cell culture preliminary examination checking the local novelty and industrial applicability is conducted automatically N/A 6 months from disclosure of the information on petty patent before filing the application    Turkmenistan N/A    Ukraine utility model 10 years same objects as for the inventions, namely a device, process, substance, strain of microorganisms, animals and plants cell culture no substantive examination on utility models is stipulated by the legislation, the patent is issued on the responsibility of the applicant the set of claims of the application may contain only 1 independent claims, i.e. relate to 1 object 12 months from disclosure of the information on utility model before filing the application or priority date thereof, if priority is claimed    Uzbekistan utility model maximum 8 years (5 basic years + 3 additional years) only a technical solution relating to the constructive solutions Patentability examination has to be requested within 3 months from the Notification of the Patent Office about the positive decision of the formal examination methods, substances, strain of microorganisms, biotechnological product, culture of plant or animal cells, their use of their for new purposes are not protected as utility models 6 months from disclosure of the information on utility model before filing the application