Eurasian Patent Term Extensions: Patentica’s Guide in The Patent Lawyer Magazine

Patentica is proud to announce that our Eurasian patent attorneys, Ekaterina Petrova and Victor Lisovenko, have published a new article in The Patent Lawyer Magazine entitled “Eurasian patent term extensions for pharmaceutical inventions.” This paper serves as a strategic guide for international life sciences companies navigating the IP landscape across Eurasia.

The publication addresses patent term extension (PTE) procedures across the Eurasian Patent Convention (EAPC) member states, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

The article provides a detailed analysis of the following aspects:

– Benefits of a single Eurasian patent over national filings, including high allowance rates and a broader scope of protection for original claims.

– A detailed comparative table covering PTE conditions, subject matter, and filing deadlines for each jurisdiction.

– Jurisdictional fragmentation and the different regional approaches to calculating extension lengths.

– Practical risks for patentees, such as claim-to-authorization alignment and central post-grant oppositions under EAPC Rule 16(7).

– Recent Russian IP Court practices, with analysis of key precedents including the GLENMARK v. ROSPATENT and PSK PHARMA v. PFIZER cases.

– Five strategic recommendations on drafting and portfolio management for effective regional protection.

Managing pharmaceutical portfolios across Eurasia requires careful planning and close alignment with regulatory dossiers. As the authors emphasize:

“It is desirable to consider the long-term lifecycle of key assets across Eurasia and design a strategy that allows the holistically protected product to maintain protection as market exclusivity evolves.”

Read the full text of the article in the digital edition of The Patent Lawyer Magazine here: https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=4d595de0-ba0d-4f0c-b2c3-b5110bbde7fb