Patent Law (No. 3517-1). Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 1992 (1997) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Intellectual property rights/patents Genetic resources Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes The Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The present Law regulates property and personal non-property relations originating in the process of creation, legal protection and use of inventions, useful patterns and industrial models. The conditions for patentability of an invention envisage that objects of an invention can be: 1) device; 2) method; 3) substance; 4) isolates of micro-organisms; 5) cells of plant and animal origin; 6) use of previously known device, method, substance, isolates of micro-organisms for new purposes. The Law consists of 8 Sections composed of 37 articles. Section 1 (arts. 1-3) lays down general provisions. Section 2 (arts. 4-6) establishes conditions for patentability of the objects of industrial property. Section 3 (arts. 7-9) regards authors and owners of patents. Section 4 (arts. 10-14) establishes the exclusive right of use of inventions, useful models and industrial models. Section 5 (arts. 15-28) establishes the modalities of obtaining patent. Section 6 (arts. 29-30) regards expiry of a patent. Section 7 (arts. 31-32) regards protection of the rights of the owner and the author of patent. Section 8 (arts. 33-37) lays down final provisions. Full text Russian