On 17 January 2021 Federal Law N 217-FZ On changes to
part four of Civil Code of RF came into effect.
It stipulates that registration certificates are now issued in
electronic form for Trade Mark certificates and patents (excluding
secret inventions), utility model or industrial designs.
For the rightsholder's convenience the patents and
registration certificates are now issued in electronic form by
default. However, receipt of the certificate/patent in paper is
still possible, but on a special request from the rightsholder.
Electronic documents will be available for downloading at the
Rospatent online database.
In addition, the changes to Russia's Civil Code provide
the applicant with the ability to attach 3D models to an
application for registration of IP objects in electronic form.
Previously it was only possible to provide 2D models. These
amendments will help to solve the problems of rights infringements,
as 3D models provide a more detailed visualisation
