At which stage can a Russian invention patent application (PCT national phase) be converted into a utility model application?
An invention patent application (including a PCT national phase) can be converted into a utility model application:
After the grant, the conversion of an invention patent into a utility model patent can be used as a defense strategy during an invalidation proceeding in the RUPTO’s Chamber for Patent Disputes.
It is important that the claimed technical solution be related to a device.
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