Unlocking Design Protection In Eurasia: A Guide To The New Protocol

The Eurasian design protection system is regulated by the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs (Protocol) to the Eurasian Patent Convention (EAPC) and by related legal documents of the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO). Launched in June 2021, the Protocol now facilitates design protection by way of a unitary Eurasian design patent valid in the territory of eight jurisdictions: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Russia.

A remarkable feature of the Eurasian design patent is its direct validity in the territory of all mentioned countries; after issuance of the design patent, no additional validation by respective national state authorities is required.