Belarus’ NCIP, Russia’s Rospatent sign memorandum of understanding
10:00, 19 October
Photo: the NCIP
Director General of the National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) of Belarus Aleksei Kurman and Yury Zubov, Head of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent), signed a memorandum of understanding on the sidelines of the 30th international scientific and practical conference “Intellectual property in the architecture of the state of the future.” BelTA learned from the NCIP press service.
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The NCIP explained that the document provides a basis for implementing a pilot Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program covering applications for invention patents filed with the two offices.
Earlier, Aleksei Kurman and Yury Zubov discussed an action plan for recording intellectual property created during the implementation of programs and projects in the Union State of Belarus and Russia. The parties also discussed the implementation of measures provided for by an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in intellectual property, signed by the two Governments in 2025.
The NCIP director general also met with Grigory Ivliev, president of the Eurasian Patent Office of the Eurasian Patent Organization. The parties discussed the implementation of digitalization projects. In particular, they considered the forthcoming launch of services on the Unified Portal of Electronic Services for filing applications for Eurasian patents for inventions and industrial designs. Aleksei Kurman and Grigory Ivliev agreed to strengthen information support for these initiatives and ensure coordination between the relevant agencies.
