Mikhailyuk, Sorokolat & Partners

Patent and Trademark Attorneys

IP Legislation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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Armenia

Invention Patent 20 + 5 years
Legislation The Law on Inventions, Utility Models And Industrial Designs
Utility Model 10 years
Legislation The Law on Inventions, Utility Models And Industrial Designs
Industrial Design 5 + 20 years
Legislation The Law on Inventions, Utility Models And Industrial Designs
Trademark 10 years + unlimited number of renewals
Legislation Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Origin
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Azerbaijan

Invention Patent 20 + 5 years
Legislation Patent Law
Utility Model 10 years
Legislation Patent Law
Industrial Design 10 years + 5 years
Legislation Patent Law
Trademark 10 years + unlimited number of renewals
Legislation The Law on Trademarks And Geographical Indications
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Estonia

Invention Patent 20 + 5 years
Legislation Patent Act
Validation of the European Patent 20 + 5 years
Legislation Implementation of Convention on Grant of European Patents Act
Utility Model 4 + 6 years
Legislation Utility Model Act
Industrial Design 5 + 20 years
Legislation Industrial Design Protection Act
Trademark 10 years + unlimited number of renewals
Legislation Trade Marks Act
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Georgia

Invention Patent 20 + 5 years
Legislation Patent Law
Utility Model 10 years
Legislation Patent Law
Industrial Design 5 + 20 years
Legislation Design Law
Trademark 10 years + unlimited number of renewals
Legislation Trademark Law
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Kazakhstan

Invention Patent 20 + 5 years
Legislation Patent Law (available in Russian only)
Utility Model 5 + 3 years
Legislation Patent Law (available in Russian only)
Industrial Design 10 + 15 years
Legislation Patent Law (available in Russian only)
Trademark 10 years + unlimited number of renewals
Legislation The Law on Trademarks, Service marks And Appellation of Origin
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Kyrgyzstan

Invention Patent 20 years
Legislation Patent Law (available in Russian only)
Utility Model 5 + 3 years
Legislation Patent Law (available in Russian only)
Industrial Design 10 + 5 years
Legislation Patent Law (available in Russian only)
Trademark 10 years + unlimited number of renewals
Legislation Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Places of Origin of Goods (available in Russian and Kyrgyz only)
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Latvia

Invention Patent 20 + 5 years
Legislation Patent Law
Validation of the European Patent 20 + 5 years
Legislation European Patent Application and European Patent
Industrial Design 5 + 20 years
Legislation Law on Designs
Trademark 10 years + unlimited number of renewals
Legislation Law on Trademarks And Indications of Geographical Origin

Lithuania

Invention Patent 20 + 5 years
Legislation Patent Law
Validation of the European Patent 20 + 5 years
Legislation European patents in the Republic of Lithuania
Industrial Design 5 + 20 years
Legislation Law on Designs
Trademark 10 years + unlimited number of renewals
Legislation Law on Trade marks
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Moldova

Invention Patent 20 + 5 years
Legislation Law on The Protection of Inventions
Short-term Patent 6 + 4 years
Legislation Law on The Protection of Inventions
Validation of the European Patent 20 + 5 years
Legislation Validation Agreement (Page 11)
Industrial Design 5 + 20 years
Legislation Law on The Protection of Industrial Designs
Trademark 10 years + unlimited number of renewals
Legislation Law on The Protection of Trademarks
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Tajikistan

Invention Patent 20 years
Legislation Law on Inventions (available in Russian and Tajik only)
Petty Patent 10 years
Legislation Law on Inventions (available in Russian and Tajik only)
Industrial Design 10 + 5 years
Legislation Law on Industrial Designs
Trademark 10 years + unlimited number of renewals
Legislation Law on Trademarks and Service Marks

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