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What Can Be Protected As An Invention?
What Cannot Be Protected As An Invention?
Notice: Please be informed that inventions on Methods of treatment and Methods of diagnostics can be protected in Armenia through the EAPO procedure.
Deadline: For entry of a PCT Application to the national phase in Armenia, the patent application is required to be filed with the Armenian Patent Office (AmPTO) within thirty-one (31) months from the earliest filing date of the priority application.
Representation: The client must be represented at the Armenian Patent office by a registered Armenian Patent Attorney.
Translation: Application materials should be translated and filed in the Armenian language.
Formal Examination: The process for the examination of PCT Applications in Armenia includes a formal examination within two (2) months after filing, for the crosschecking of required documentation. In the case of accurate documentation, a notification of the positive outcome of the formal examination will be issued. If no opposition from a third party follows, then a Preliminary Patent is issued at the responsibility of the applicant. The Preliminary Patent is valid for ten (10) years from the filing date.
Substantive Examination: Written evidences for substantive examination should be filed on the client’s request within seven (7) years from the application filing date of the Preliminary Patent in which the invention will be checked for novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability.
Office Action: In case of an Office Action our Armenian Patent Attorney will carefully review the Office Action to provide a Legal Opinion and discuss with the Applicant options available in overcoming said Office Action.
Duration: The procedure for registration of a patent in Armenia usually takes between one (1) and two (2) years.
Fees: The patent is issued after payment of the registration and publication fees.
Validity: In Armenia the Preliminary Patent is valid for ten (10) years after the initial filing date and the Patent is valid for twenty (20) years after the initial filing date of the Preliminary Patent.
– In Armenia a Utility Model is valid ten (10) years from the date of filing.
Required documents for Filing a Patent Application in Armenia:
Protection in Armenia can also be made through the EAPO (Eurasian Patent Office).
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