RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/ACC/RUS/7/Add.1
7April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1430)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFTHE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Treatment ofTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights
Addendum
Supplement totheMemorandum
ontheForeign Trade Régime oftheRussian Federation (L/7410)
1. General Provisions
(a)(b) intellectualpropertypolicyandresponsibleagenciesforpolicyformationandimplementation
TheRussian Presidential Decree No.1177, dated 14August 1996, hastransformed theRussian
Federation Committee forPatents andTrademarks intotheRussian Agency forPatents andTrademarks.
Russian Presidential Decree No.642,dated 2May1996, hasmade theRussian Ministry ofJustice
responsible forcarrying outgovernmental policies onIPRlegalprotection.
2. Substantive Standards ofProtection, Including Procedures fortheAcquisition and
Maintenance ofIntellectual Property Rights
(a) intellectual property policy and responsible agencies forpolicy formulation and
implementation
(Last paragraph) Societies forthecollective management ofrelated rights nowhavealsobeen
formed.
(b) Trademarks, including service marks
Ithasbeen decided toaccede totheProtocol totheMadrid Agreement Concerning the
International Registration ofMarks.
(e) Patents [forinventions]
Russian Government Resolution No.947,dated 12August 1996, hasapproved andbrought
intoforce, asof1October 1996, anewschedule offeesforthepatenting ofinventions, utility models,
andindustrial designs andfortheregistration oftrademarks andservice marks. Thenewfeeschedule
issetforth hereto, which shallreplace pages 37-42 ofdocument WT/ACC/RUS/7.
4. Enforcement
(e) Criminal procedures
ThenewCriminal Code oftheRussian Federation entered intoforce on1January 1997. Its
Articles 146,147,180,and183arerelated toIPRprotection. Under them:WT/ACC/RUS/7/Add.1
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- Anillegal useofassets covered bycopyright orrelated rights, anillegal useofaninvention,
utility model, orindustrial design, adisclosure without theconsent oftheauthor orapplicant
ofthesubstance ofaninvention, utility model, orindustrial design prior totheofficial
publication ofdataregarding thesame, amisappropriation ofauthorship, andcompulsion to
accept oneasaco-author are,ifsuchoffenses caused substantial damage, punishable byafine
equal to200-400 times theminimum wage ortotheconvict 'swages orother incomes for
2-4months, orcompulsory work for180-240 hours, orimprisonment forupto2years, or,
ifsaidoffenses were committed repeatedly orbyagroup ofpersons byprior collusion, or
byanorganized group, punishable byafineequal to400-800 times theminimum wage or
totheconvict 'swages orother incomes for4-8months, oranarrest for4-6months, or
imprisonment forupto5years.
- Anillegal useofanother 'strademark, service mark, appellation oforigin, orsimilar signfor
similar goods, ifsuchoffense wascommitted repeatedly orcaused substantial damage, is
punishable byafineequal to200-400 times theminimum wage ortotheconvict 'swages or
other incomes for2-4months, orcompulsory work for180-240 hours, orimprisonment for
upto2years.
- Thecollection ofdataconstituting atrade secret through thetheftofdocuments, bribery, or
threats, orbyother illegal means forthepurpose ofdisclosing orillegally using suchdatais
punishable byafineequal to100-200 times theminimum wage ortotheconvict 'swages or
other incomes for1-2months, orimprisonment forupto2years, while anillegal disclosure
oruseofdataconstituting atradesecret without theconsent ofitsowner, ifsuchoffenses were
committed formercenary orother personal-interest reasons andcaused substantial damage,
arepunishable byafineequal to200-500 times theminimum wage ortotheconvict 'swages
orother incomes for2-5months, orimprisonment forupto3years withorwithout afine
equal toupto50times theminimum wage ortotheconvict 'swages orother incomes forup
toonemonth.
Itshould alsobenoted thatArticle 86oftheeffective Code ofCriminal Procedure provides
forthepossible confiscation anddestruction, under acourt sentence, ofthetools ofacrime owned
bytheconvict, aswellasofother material evidence representing property which isprohibited from
circulation.WT/ACC/RUS/7/Add.1
Page3Schedule ofPatent FeesinForeign Currency
Description ofthefee Amount ofthefee(inU.S.dollars)
Feeforthefiling ofapatent application foraninvention 200+30foreachclaim afterthefirstfive
Feeforthefiling ofanapplication forautility model certificate 100+10foreachclaim afterthefirstfive
Feeforthefiling ofapatent application foranindustrial design andforanexamination
oftheapplication onitsmerits 300+30foreachversion afterthefirstfive
Feefortheacceptance forconsideration ofthose portions ofaninternational application
forwhich nosearch hasbeenmade byaninternational patent information retrieval
agency orapreliminary international examination hasnotbeenperformed30
Feeforthealteration andcorrection, attheapplicant 'srequest, ofmaterials ofan
application foraninvention patent, utility model certificate, orindustrial design patent
afterthecommencement ofaformal examination50
Feefortheinclusion ofnewclaims inapatent application foraninvention prior tothe
filing ofapetition foranexamination oftheapplication onitsmerits 50+30foreachnewclaim
Feefortheinclusion ofnewclaims inapatent application foraninvention afterthe
filing ofapetition foranexamination oftheapplication onitsmerits 50+240foreachnewindependent claim
Feefortheinclusion ofnewclaims inanapplication forautility model certificate 50+10foreachnewclaim
Feefortheexamination ofanapplication onitsmerits for:
- oneinvention 300
- aseries ofinventions 300+240foreachinvention afterthefirstone
Feeforthetransformation ofanapplication forautility model certificate intoan
application foraninvention patent 100+20foreachclaim afterthefirstfive
Feeforthetransformation ofanapplication foraninvention patent intoanapplication
forautility model certificate20
Feefortheextension ofthetimeperiod setforreplying toaquery from experts byeach
month:
- forupto6months aftertheexpiry dateoftheoriginal period setfor
replying tothequery from theexperts 20
- for6-12months aftersaiddate 50
- forover12months aftersaiddate 100WT/ACC/RUS/7/Add.1
Page4Description ofthefee Amount ofthefee(inU.S.dollars)
Feeforthefiling withtheChamber ofAppeals ofanobjection to:
- adecision torefuse toissue apatent orcertificate asaresult ofaformal
examination 100
- adecision torefuse toissue apatent foraninvention orindustrial design
asaresult ofanexamination oftherespective application onitsmerits 400
- adecision torefuse toissue apatent foraninvention orindustrial
design, oracertificate forautility model, ortotheapplicability onthe
territory oftheRussian Federation ofthose patents forinventions and
industrial designs which were issued intheformer USSR800
Feefortherestoration ofadeadline missed byanapplicant if:
- therespective petition wasfiledwithin 6months aftertheexpiry ofsuch
deadline 80
- therespective petition wasfiledafter6months, butnotlaterthan12
months aftertheexpiry ofsaiddeadline 320
Feefortheregistration ofaninvention, utility model, orindustrial design, andforthe
issuance ofapatent foraninvention orindustrial design orofacertificate forautility
model400
Feefortheregistration ofalicence agreement covering:
- onepatent foraninvention orindustrial design, oronecertificate fora
utility model 200
- several suchpatents orcertificates 200+100foreachpatent orcertificate covered bythe
agreement afterthefirstpatent orcertificate
Feefortheregistration ofapatent/certificate assignment agreement 200foreachpatent orcertificate covered bytheagreement
Feefortheregistration ofchanges toaregistered licence agreement orpatent/certificate
assignment agreement 50
Feeforthefiling ofanapplication foranopenlicence andforthepublication ofdata
regarding suchapplication 50
Annual feeforthemaintenance ofapatent foraninvention forthefollowing oneyear
aftertheapplication filing date:
- thirdyear 100
- fourth year 100
- fifthyear 150WT/ACC/RUS/7/Add.1
Page5Description ofthefee Amount ofthefee(inU.S.dollars)
- sixth year 150
- seventh year 200
- eighth year 200
- ninth year 300
- tenth year 300
- eleventh year 450
- twelfth year 450
- thirteenth year 600
- fourteenth year 600
- fifteenth year 750
- sixteenth year 750
- seventeenth year 750
- eighteenth year 750
- nineteenth year 1,000
- twentieth year 1,000
Annual feeforthemaintenance ofapatent foranindustrial design forthefollowing one
yearaftertheapplication filing date:
- thirdyear 100
- fourth year 100
- fifthyear 150
- sixth year 150
- seventh year 200
- eighth year 200
- ninth year 300
- tenth year 300
- eleventh year 300
- twelfth year 300
- thirteenth year 400WT/ACC/RUS/7/Add.1
Page6Description ofthefee Amount ofthefee(inU.S.dollars)
- fourteenth year 400
- fifteenth year 400
Annual feeforthemaintenance ofacertificate forautility model forthefollowing one
yearaftertheapplication filing date:
- firstyear 50
- second year 50
- thirdyear 100
- fourth year 150
- fifthyear 150
- sixth year 200
- seventh year 200
- eighth year 200
Annual feeforthemaintenance withrespect totheRussian Federation ofaEurasian
patent forthefollowing oneyearaftertheEurasian application filing date:
- thirdyear 125
- fourth year 125
- fifthyear 188
- sixth year 188
- seventh year 250
- eighth year 250
- ninth year 375
- tenth year 375
- eleventh year 563
- twelfth year 563
- thirteenth year 750
- fourteenth year 750
- fifteenth year 938
- sixteenth year 938
- seventeenth year 938WT/ACC/RUS/7/Add.1
Page7Description ofthefee Amount ofthefee(inU.S.dollars)
- eighteenth year 938
- nineteenth year 1,250
- twentieth year 1,250
Feeforthefiling ofanapplication foratrademark andforanexamination ofadeclared
sign 300+50foreachHSclassinexcess offive
Feeforthefiling ofanapplication foranappellation oforigin andforanexamination of
adeclared sign110
Feeforthealteration andcorrection, attheapplicant 'srequest, ofanapplication fora
trademark orforanappellation oforigin60
Feefortheextension ofthetimeperiod setforreplying toaquery from experts byeach
month:
- forupto6months aftertheexpiry dateoftheoriginal period setfor
replying tothequery from theexperts 20
- for6-12months aftersaiddate 50
- forover12months aftersaiddate 100
Feeforthefiling withtheChamber ofAppeals ofanobjection to:
- adecision torefuse toaccept anapplication foratrademark orforan
appellation oforigin asaresult ofapreliminary examination 200
- adecision regarding anapplication foratrademark orforanappellation
oforigin asaresult ofanexamination ofadeclared sign600
- theregistration ofatrademark oranappellation oforigin andthe
issuance ofacertificate fortherighttouseanappellation oforigin, or
totheapplicability ontheterritory oftheRussian Federation ofthe
registration ofatrademark orservice mark oftheformer USSR1,000
Feefortherestoration ofadeadline missed byanapplicant 300
Feefortheregistration ofatrademark andfortheissuance ofarelated certificate 250
Feefortheregistration ofacollective mark andfortheissuance ofarelated certificate 500
Feefortheissuance ofacertificate fortherighttouseanappellation oforigin 250
Feeforthealteration ofthecorresponding State Register andofacertificate fora
trademark orfortherighttouseanappellation oforigin60WT/ACC/RUS/7/Add.1
Page8Description ofthefee Amount ofthefee(inU.S.dollars)
Feefortheregistration ofalicence agreement covering:
- onetrademark 300
- several trademarks 300+100foreachtrademark certificate provided forby
theagreement afterthefirstsuchcertificate
Feefortheregistration ofatrademark assignment agreement 300foreachtrademark covered bytheagreement
Feefortheregistration ofchanges toaregistered licence agreement ortrademark
assignment agreement50
Feefortheextension ofthevalidity period oftheregistration ofatrademark orofa
certificate fortherighttouseanappellation oforigin500
Feefortheextension ofthevalidity period oftheregistration ofacollective mark 800
Additional feeforthegranting ofaperiod of6months inorder toextend theexpired
validity period oftheregistration ofatrademark orofacertificate fortherighttouse
anappellation oforigin50