Intellectual Property Centre
Intellectual Property Centre whose functions are to:
- Patent inventions, utility models and industrial designs.
- Register trademarks in Russia or in other countries (including the submission of international applications in accordance with the Madrid Agreement).
- Register computer programmes, databases and integrated-circuit layouts.
- Deposit and register works of literature and art.
- Protect exclusive rights to intellectual property items, and represent copyright holders with the Chamber in respect of patent disputes and with judicial agencies.
- Search for trademarks and product origin denominations registered in the Russian Federation.
- Reserve barcodes with the International Association of Bar Coding, UNISCAN/EAN Russia.
- Draw up licence contracts and agreements of assignment (for the absolute transfer of exclusive rights) to be further registered with the Russian Patent and Trademark Agency.
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