Patent of the Republic of Belarus

Patent attorneys of LEXPATENT render services on all aspects of the acquisition, implementation and protection of exclusive rights to an invention or utility model.

We usually do the following work related to obtaining a patent for an invention/utility model in the Republic of Belarus:

making sure your invention/utility model qualifies for patent protection,
developing a strategy for the acquisition, Implementation and protection of exclusive rights to an invention/utility model,
doing a thorough patent search to find similar patents or those patents that are closest to the invention/utility model in which a patent is sought,
preparing the description and claims of the invention/utility model,
preparing all of the documentation related to the application for the grant of a patent for an invention/utility model and filing the application with the National Center of Intellectual Property,

The documents and particulars required for filing an application for the grant of a patent for an invention/utility model of the Republic of Belarus:

the full name and address of a person(s) who seeks a patent;
the full name and address of the inventor (joint inventors) of the invention/utility model;
the description and claims of the invention/utility model;
the drawings and other materials, if they are necessary for understanding the essence of the invention/utility model;
the abstract;
the document attesting payment of the prescribed patent fees;
the power of attorney.

keeping records of patent applications until the patent has been received,
monitoring all the time limits specified by law, which relate to the processing of any application for the grant of a patent,
monitoring the time limits for paying annuities to keep in force invention/utility model patents,
providing expert advice from the time of identifying a patentable solution and throughout the entire term of the patent validity.

Our services also include:

developing and implementing a strategy for the acquisition of legal protection of inventions/utility models in other countries of the world (foreign patenting), including the choice of foreign representatives,
conducting a freedom to operate analysis,
preparing agreements on the grant of rights to use the invention/utility model (licensing agreement), assignment of rights to the patent (agreement on assignment of exclusive rights), and their recordal with the patent authority of the Republic of Belarus,
representing the interests of the client in proceedings before the Appeal Board of the National Center of Intellectual Property, which deal with complaints against the examination decisions, objections made against the grant of the patent,
making conclusions on patent infringement,
settling disputes related to patent infringement out of court,
representing the interests of the client in proceedings before the Judicial Collegium on Intellectual Property Cases of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus, including complaints against the decisions of the patent authority and disputes in connection with violation of exclusive rights of the patent holder,
representing the interests of the client in administrative and criminal proceedings related to the use of protected industrial property objects.