WIPO Office in the Russian Federation
The WIPO Russia Office (WRO) was established in Moscow in 2014. We promote WIPO services in Russia as well as Russian-language information about the Organization. We also undertake research, development, outreach and capacity building activities in intellectual property (IP).
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News
WIPO Member States Adopt Riyadh Design Law Treaty
November 22, 2024
Regional Webinar on Traditional Knowledge for CACEEC region
November 15, 2024
Other IP events
Our staff regularly participate in other IP events in Russia:
- International Assembly of Young Inventors and Innovators, Velikiy Novgorod, Russian Federation, May 17 to 19, 2023
- First Eurasian Conference of Women Inventors and Technological Entrepreneurs, Velikiy Novgorod, Russian Federation, May 18, 2023
- IP Teaching Seminar (online, December 7, 2022)
- II International Scientific and Practical Conference Intellectual Property: Challenges of the XXI Century (Tomsk, November 9 to 12, 2022)
- IX TISC Congress (Saransk, October 27 to 28, 2022)
- IP Eurasia. Space for Innovations (Moscow, September 21, 2022)
- 10th St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (St. Petersburg, June 29 to July 1, 2022)
- Saint Petersburg Collegium Readings – 2022 (St. Petersburg, June 29 to July 1, 2022)
- St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (St. Petersburg, June 15 to 18, 2022)
Resources for Businesses and Entrepreneurs
IP for Business Guides
These guides are designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises understand why it is important to pay attention to IP, and what benefits can be drawn from its use.
WIPO IP Diagnostics
The IP Diagnostic Tool helps you identify your business' IP assets and provides you with an automated report with basic information on how to manage these assets.
Entrepreneurs Online Network
Strategies, insights and resources to put IP to use for businesses.
WIPO Publications
Green Technology Book
WIPO’s second edition of the Green Technology Book illustrates how innovation, technology and intellectual property are at the forefront of climate change mitigation.
Global Innovation Index 2023
The GII 2023 Executive Summary provides key highlights and results presented in the full GII 2023: Innovation in the face of uncertainty report.
Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2023 - Executive Summary
This executive brief identifies the key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and provides a summary of the statistics reported in the PCT Yearly Review 2023.
TISCs and TTOs Report 2022
This annual report for Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) and Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) highlights the main developments and milestones in 2022.
Madrid Yearly Review 2023 – Executive Summary
This executive brief identifies key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Madrid System.
Hague Yearly Review 2023 - Executive Summary
This executive brief identifies key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs.
WIPO services and products in Russia
PCT system for patents
Russia joined the PCT in 1978 and is now among the top 10 countries in respect of national phase entries of PCT applications.
Madrid System for trademarks
Russia joined the Madrid System in 1976 and is now one of the top five most designated member countries in international registrations.
Hague System for industrial designs
The Russian Federation joined the Hague System in 2018, so now entities and designers from Russia can use the Hague System to protect their industrial designs in the Contracting Parties. Conversely, foreign entities and designers can indicate the Russian Federation in their applications. Read more – Russian Federation joins the Hague System
Russia and WIPO initiatives
IP summer schools
Every year, WIPO and the Russian Federation organize the WIPO–Russia Summer School on IP, providing students and young professionals with the opportunity to acquire a deeper knowledge of IP.
TISCs
Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) provide innovators in developing countries with access to locally-based, high quality technology information and related services. Today the total number of TISCs in the Russian Federation is more than 170.