Accelerated Examination In The Russian And Eurasian PTOs

Securing effective legal protection for patents is a high priority for all businesses who seek the quick but safe entry of their new products into the commercial marketplace. Consequently, any possible means to expedite the national (or regional) examination of their patent applications gets the immediate and positive attention plus interest from such enterprising market players.

It is undisputable that the initial scope of protection provided by patent highly depends on the quality of examination that was conducted for solutions claimed in it. It is similarly clear that the scope may be substantially narrowed, or even disappear later, if the examination is conducted without relevant documents directly influencing such scope. The present article is a historical and critical review of accelerated examinations that have been carried out during past 20 years in the Russian and Eurasian Patent offices.