Patent Invalidation Searches in the Ukrainian and Russian Language Publications

How Ukrainian- and Russian- language publications may be used in patent invalidation worldwide?

Patent invalidation searches in the Ukrainian- and Russian- language publications may help to invalidate/revoke patent/utility model applications/registrations worldwide in administrative or judicial proceedings using ‘novelty’ or ‘inventive step’ criteria.

What is included in Ukrainian- and Russian- language publications search?

Doing patent invalidation searches we retrieve an array of documents, analyse and sort them out using agreed search criteria, and provide to the client only selected relevant documents having practical value for the purpose of invalidation. Our searches include both identification and selection of relevant information based on a preliminary study of the patentable matter in question.

When a search is completed, we deliver to the client electronic files with text and/or graphic information, as well as a report with a list of relevant information sources found.

Where needed, we provide reports generated by software applications determining the dates of posting information on the Internet.

For the purpose of further use of the results of these searches as documented proof, we may also retrieve certain official documents (certificates, extracts from the state register), translate documents into another language, notarize or legalize of documents.

What patent databases are used for searching Ukrainian- and Russian-language patent and utility model documents?

We use the following patent databases for searching Ukrainian- and Russian-language patent and utility model documents (published in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, other CIS countries, and the former USSR):

• Patent database of the Ukrainian National Office of Intellectual Property and Innovations (UKRNOIPI);
• Patent database of the Federal Institute of Industrial Property of the russian federation (FIIP of the russian federation);
• Patent database of the National Center for Intellectual Property of the Republic of Belarus;
• Patent database of the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO);
• PATENTSCOPE (WIPO);
• Patent database of the European Patent Office “ESPACENET”.

Our Professional Fee for patent invalidation search in the Ukrainian and Russian languages using the above patent databases is 500 USD.

What are options for non-patent searches in the Ukrainian and Russian languages?

We use Google search engine for searching relevant non-patent publications in the Ukrainian and Russian languages ****(our fee is 450 USD for a stand alone ****non-patent publications search or 250 USD if it is ordered along with a patent search). We charge per 10 search queries and 150 links provided by the search engine.

What is the rate for translating patent search results from the Ukrainian / Russian languages into English?

We can also provide translation of search results into English at the rate of 0.12 USD per source word.

Rate fpr translation into a language other than English can also be provided upon additional request.

Do you provide analysis and opinion on search results?

We provide analysis and written opinion on the compliance of a patent or utility model with the criteria of ‘novelty’ and ‘inventive step’ at 90 USD per hour, depending on the volume of documents to be examined.