Belarus (BY) |
| Current term: | 20 Years |
| From: | Date of Filing |
| Discontinuity Dates: | No |
| Term Notes: | None |
| Extension Possible: | No |
| Member of PCT: | Yes (25/12/1991) |
| Region: | Eurasian Patent Convention (12/08/1995) |
| Country Notes: | Former state of the USSR. The PCT membership list issued by WIPO gives 25/12/1991 as the date on which Belarus became party to the PCT. This reflects the date the USSR ceased to exist. On 17/02/1994 Belarus adopted an agreement along with 10 other member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, establishing the Eurasian Patent Convention. |
| Current Law: | Law on Patents for Inventions |
| Effective From: | 05/02/1993 |
| Current Rules: | -- |
| Effective From: | -- |
| Law Notes: |
Effective 01/08/2003, Belarus has withdrawn its notification of incompatibility of PCT Rule 49.6, as amended on 01/01/2003, with it's national law. PCT Rule 49.6 concerns reinstatement of rights after failure to perform conditions referred to in PCT Article 22 (entry into the national or regional phase). 28/02/2004 UPDATE: The National Center of Intellectual Property (Belarus) has amended the incompatibility of its national law with PCT Rule 49.6 (concerning reinstatement of rights after failure to perform acts referred to in PCT Article 22 - entry into regional or national phase) with effect from 01/08/2003. |
| Database Coverage | |
| Derwent WPI: | No |
| INPADOC: | No |