Legal Updates
26 December 2025
Eurasian Patent Office Significantly Increases Official Fees and Limits the Term for Extending Deadlines
Eurasian Patent Office Significantly Increases Official Fees and Limits the Term for Extending Deadlines
Effective 1 February 2026, the Eurasian Patent Office will increase official fees applicable to invention and industrial design patent applications and patents, and will introduce noteworthy amendments to its Patent Regulations.
From October 4, 2025, new charges will apply for trademark registration and renewal based on categories of goods and services.
The Eurasian Patent Office has adopted an increase in the official fees.
The Russian government entitled rights holders to request that information about them not be disclosed in official publications.
28 September 2024
Russia: Radical Changes to IP Rights Maintenance Rules and Sharp Increase of Official Fees
Russia: Radical Changes to IP Rights Maintenance Rules and Sharp Increase of Official Fees
The Russian government’s Ruling No 1278 published on September 27, 2024 set new rules for maintaining in force invention and utility model patents and increased the IP rights-related official fees.
QazPatent increased the official fees for certain IP rights starting July 1, 2024.
The changes to the official fees for invention and design patents become effective on January 1, 2024.
Important changes to Kyrgyzstani IP legislation take effect in April, 2023.
On July 1, 2022, the Eurasian Patent Office increases the official fees for invention patent matters.
On May 7, 2022, Order No. 1532 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia dated April 19, 2022 came into force. The Order introduced the list of goods for parallel imports.