Design Rights: Functionality And Scope Of Protection - Chapter Russia

I. REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN PROTECTION

A. Legal Framework

1. Basics of Design Right

In Russia, the intellectual property right that protects the visual appearance of industrial or handicraft articles is referred to as an 'industrial design patent', or more commonly an 'industrial design'. The Russian industrial design system is based on the following documents:

• Part IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (the 'Code');
• Rules for preparing, filing and examination of industrial design application (the 'Rules');
• Requirements to the industrial design application documents (the 'Requirements');
• The Locarno Agreement Establishing International Classification for Industrial Designs;