USPTO, Rospatent Team Up for PCT Patent Searches, Examination

摘要

The US Patent and Trademark Office and the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (also known as Rospatent), on December 19 announced that they have implemented an agreement under which Rospatent will act as an available International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for international applications filed with the USPTO as the receiving office, under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. The starting date for the agreement is January 10, 2012. The addition of Rospatent as an available ISA/IPEA choice will allow applicants additional flexibility in choosing a given international authority based on the technology disclosed in the international application, speed of services provided, and cost of obtaining searches and examinations of international applications.