WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOIP/N/1/ARM/P/1
15 August 2003
(03-4258)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English/
anglais/
inglés
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
ARMENIA
The present document reproduces the text1 of the Law on Patents, as notified by Armenia
under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/ARM/1).
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriétéintellectuelle qui touchent au commerce
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD
ARMÉNIE
Le présent document contient le texte
1 de la Loi sur les brevets, notifié par l'Arménie au titre
de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/ARM/1).
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO
ARMENIA
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de la Ley de Patentes, notificado por
Armenia de conformidad con el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documentoIP/N/1/ARM/1).
                                                     
1 In English only.  The text in the original language will be available for consultation by interested
Delegations at the WTO Secretariat./En anglais seulemen t.  Les délégations intéressées pourront consulter le
texte, dans sa langue d'origine, au Secrétariat de l'OM C./En inglés solamente.  Las delegaciones interesadas
podrán consultar en la Secretaría de la OMC el texto en su idioma original.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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ARMENIA
Law on Patents*
(of October 26, 1999)
                              TABLE OF CONTENTS**
Article
Chapter I: General Provisions
Objectives of the Law …………………………………………. 1Industrial Property Legislation ………………………………… 2
Patent Office of the Republic of Armenia ……………………... 3
Legal Protection of Industrial Property Subject-matter ……….. 4
Chapter II: Conditions of Patentability for Industrial Property Subject
Matter
Patentability Criteria for Inventions …………………………… 5Conditions of Patentability for Utility Models ………………… 6Conditions of Patentability for Industrial Designs …………….. 7
Chapter III: Inventors of Industrial Property Subject Matter and Patent
OwnersInventors of Industrial Property Subject-matter ……………….. 8
Patent Owners of Industrial Property Subject-matter …………. 9
Transfer by Succession of the Rights of the Inventor and of theIndustrial Property Patent Owner ……………………………… 10
Chapter IV Exclusive Right to Use Industrial Property Subject Matter
Rights and Obligations of Patent Owners ……………………... 11Use of Industrial Propert y Subject-matter ……………………... 12
Actions not Considered to Infringe a Patent Owner's Exclusive
Right …………………………………………………………… 13
Right of Prior Use ……………………………………………... 14Provision of the Right to Use Industrial Property Subject-matter …………………………………………………………... 15
Compulsory Licenses ………………………………………….. 16
Infringement of a Patent ……………………………………….. 17
Chapter V: Patentability of Industrial Property Subject Matter
Patent Application Documents ………………………………… 18
Applications for Inventions ……………………………………. 19
Applications for Utility Models ……………………………….. 20Applications for Industrial Designs …………………………… 21Priority of Industrial Pr operty Subject-matter …………………. 22
Preliminary Examinations of Applications for Inventions …….. 23
Official Publication and Submission for Universal Disclosureof Applications for Inventions ………………………………… 24Appeals ………………………………………………………… 25
Examination of Appeals ……………………………………….. 26
Substantive Examination of Inventions ……………………….. 27Temporary Legal Protection for Inventions …………………… 28Examination of Utility Model Applications …………………… 29
Examination of Applications for Industrial Designs …………... 30
Conversion of Applications ……………………………………. 31Grant of a Patent and Publication of Information Thereon ……. 32Withdrawal of Applications and Refusal of Patents …………... 33
Chapter VI: Termination of Validity of Patents
Opposition to Patents ………………………………………….. 34
Premature Termination of the Validity of Patents ………….…. 35IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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Chapter VII: Protection of the Rights of Inventors and Patent Owners
Responsibility for Infringement of the Rights of the Creators of
Inventions, Utility Models and Industrial Designs ……………. 36
Chapter VIII: Final Provisions
Restoration of Missed Time Limits ……………………………. 37
Patentability of Inventions, Utility Models or IndustrialDesigns Abroad ………………………………………………... 38Rights of Foreign Natural and Legal Persons …………………. 39Patent Fees …………………………………………………….. 40
Transitional Provisions ………………………………………… 41
Chapter I
General Provisions
Objectives of the Law
1.  This Law shall govern the economic relationships and the non-economic personal
relationships deriving from the creation, legal protection and use of inventions, utility models
and industrial designs (hereinafter referred to as “industrial property subject matter”).
Industrial Property Legislation
2.—(1)  The economic relationships and the non-economic personal relationships
deriving from the legal protection and use of i nventions, utility models and industrial designs
shall be governed by the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, th e Civil Code of the
Republic of Armenia, this Law a nd other legislative instruments.
(2)  Where alternative provisions are made by international agreements to which the
Republic of Armenia is party,  those provisions shall apply.
Patent Office of the Republic of Armenia
3.—(1)  In accordance with this Law, th e Patent Office of the Republic of Armenia
(hereinafter “the Office”) sha ll receive applications for the protection of industrial property
subject matter, examine those applications, issue patents, publish texts concerning the
implementation of this Law a nd public information, shall ensure the legal protection of
industrial property subject matte r and carry out the other duties laid down by its statutes.
(2)  The Office shall have an Appeals Board responsible for resolving disputes arising
from the legal protection of i ndustrial property subject matter.
(3)  The activities of the Appeals Board shall be governed by Regulations approved by
the Office.
Legal Protection of Industrial Property Subject Matter
4.—(1)  The rights in inventions, utility mode ls and industrial design s shall be protected
by the law and attested to by a patent.
(2)  A patent shall attest to the exclusiv e right to use the industrial property subject
matter, the priority date of the subject ma tter, and authorship of the subject matter.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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(3)  The term of a patent for an invention shall be 20 years from the day on which the
application is filed, if it is granted on the basi s of a substantive examination of the invention
(basic patent), or 10 years, if it is granted w ithout a substantive examination of the invention
(preparatory patent), a patent for an industr ial design—15 years, and a patent for a utility
model—10 years.
(4)  The scope of legal protection afforded by a patent for an invention or a utility
model shall be determined by the claims and the scope of legal protection afforded by a
patent for an industrial design shall be determined by the su m of its essential features as
shown in the photographs of the article (mode l or design) and which are listed in the
description of the industrial design.
(5)  The use of inventions, utility models and industrial designs that are considered
secret by the State and the publication of any particulars concerning them shall be governed
by provisions laid down in the legi slation of the Republic of Armenia.
(6)  No legal protection shall be afforded to inventions, utility models and industrial
designs, the use of which is contrary to th e public interest, to humane principles or to
morality.
Chapter II
Conditions of Patentability
for Industrial Property Subject Matter
Patentability Criteria for Inventions
5.—(1)  An invention shall enjoy the protec tion afforded by this Law if it is novel,
involves an inventive step and is industrially a pplicable (patentability criteria for inventions).
(2)  An invention shall be considered novel if it does not form part of the prior art.
(3)  An invention shall involve an inventiv e step if it is not obvious to a person skilled
in the art from the prior art.
(4)  The prior art shall consist of any kind of information on technical solutions
(individual parts), that has become generally ava ilable anywhere in the world prior to the day,
month and year (hereinafter “the date”) of prio rity of the invention concerned.  The prior art
shall also include the subject matter of inventions and utility models with the earliest possiblepriority, and disclosed appli cations filed with the Office, provided that the Office
subsequently publishes the applications in question or the patents granted on the basis
thereof.
(5)  Disclosure of the subject matter of an i nvention by the inventor (or applicant) or by
any other person who has obtained the informati on directly or indirectly from the latter (the
burden of proof of the foregoing shall be on the applicant) shall not affect patentability,provided that the information has been disclosed no earlier than 12 months prior to the filingdate of the application or, wher e an earlier priority date is claimed, no earlier than 12 months
prior to that date.
(6)  An invention shall be i ndustrially applicable if it can be made or used in industry,
agriculture, public health or in other fields.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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(7)  The subject matter of an invention may be  a device, process, substance, strain of a
microorganism, strain of plant or animal cells, or also the use of a known device, process,
substance or strain for a new purpose.
(8)  The following shall not constitute patentable inventions:
1.  scientific theories a nd mathematical methods;
2.  methods of economic orga nization and management;
3.  symbols, schedules and rules;
4.  methods and rules for performing mental acts;
5.  algorithms for computers;
6.  projects and plans for structures a nd buildings and for land development;
7.  proposals concerning the outward appearan ce of manufactured articles and intended
to satisfy exclusively aesthetic requirements;
8.  plant varieties and animal breeds.
Conditions of Patentability for Utility Models
6.—(1)  Any novel industrially applicable  solution that concerns the technical
construction of means of produc tion and consumer articles or parts thereof (patentability
criteria for utility models) may enjoy the protection afforded by this Law to utility models.
(2)  A utility model shall be considered novel if it does not form part of the prior art.(3)  The prior art shall consist of all generally available information published
anywhere in the world before the priority date of the claimed utility model, with respect tomeans having the same purpose as the utility model, and of information on the application ofsuch means in the Republic of Armenia.  The prior art shall also include the subject matter ofthe inventions and utility models with the earliest priority date, disclosed in applications filedwith the Office, provided that the Office subse quently publishes the applications in question
or the patents granted on the basis thereof.
(4)  Disclosure of the subject matter of a utility model by the creator (or applicant) or
by any other person who has obtained the inform ation directly or indirectly from the latter
(the burden of proof of the foregoing shall be on the applicant) shall not affect patentability,
provided that the disclosure took place no ear lier than 12 months preceding the filing date of
the application for the utility model or, if an earlier priority date is claimed, no earlier than 12months preceding that date.
(5)  A utility model shall be i ndustrially applicable if it can be made or used in industry,
agriculture, public health or in other fields.
(6)  Processes, substances, strains of micr oorganisms, strains of plant or animal cells,
their use for a new purpose and al so the subject matter set out in Article 5(8) of this Law may
not be protected as utility models.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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Conditions of Patentability for Industrial Designs
7.—(1)  Any artistic and technical soluti on defining the outward appearance of an
article shall enjoy protection as an industrial design under this La w, if it is novel, original and
industrially applicable (patentabilit y criteria for industrial designs).
(2)  An industrial design sh all be novel if generally ava ilable information, of whatever
kind, shows that the sum of its essential feat ures determining the special aesthetic and/or
functional aspects of the artic le in which it is embodied was not known anywhere in the
world before the priority date of the design.
(3)  Disclosure of the subject matter of an industrial design by the creator (or applicant)
or by any other person who has obtained such information directly or indirectly from the
latter (the burden of proof of the foregoing shall be on the applicant) shall not affect
patentability, provided that the disclosure took place no earlier than six months preceding the
filing date of the application for the industria l design or, where an earlier priority date is
claimed, no earlier than six months preceding that date.
(4)  An industrial design shall be considered original, if its  essential features determine
the creative nature of the special aesthetic as pects of the article in which it is embodied.
(5)  An industrial design sh all be considered industria lly applicable, if it can be
reproduced in multiple quantities by the manufacture of the corresponding article.
(6)  The following shall not constitu te patentable i ndustrial designs:
1.  solutions that are determined exclusiv ely by the technical functions of the
manufactured article;
2.  solutions that relate to architectural works (with the exception of small-scale
architectural forms) and industrial, hydr aulic and other stationary structures;
3.  printed matter as such;
4.  solutions that relate to subject matter of unstable form such as liquids, gaseous and
dry substances or the like.
Chapter III
Inventors of Industrial Property Subject Matter
and Patent Owners
Inventors of Industrial Property Subject Matter
8.—(1)  The natural person whose creative wo rk has resulted in an invention, utility
model or industrial design  shall be recognized as the author of the invention, utility model or
industrial design.
(2)  Where the industrial property subject ma tter is the result of the joint creative work
of more than one natural person, those persons shall be recognized as the joint inventors.
Relations between the joint inventors shall be  determined by a contract concluded between
them.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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(3)  Assistance of a non-creative nature, be it technical or organizational help,
assistance with the formulation of rights a nd so on, in producing the invention, utility model
or industrial design shall not  affect joint authorship.
(4)  The right of authorship shall be inalie nable and shall be a non- transferable personal
immaterial right which is valid on a permanent basis.
(5)  An inventor shall have the right not to  be mentioned as such in any information
published with respect to the patent.
(6)  An inventor shall be entitled to give a name to industrial prop erty subject matter he
has created.
Patent Owners of Industrial Property Subject Matter
9.—(1)  A patent for an invention, utility mode l or industrial design  shall be granted to
the inventor (or joint inventors) or to their heir s, the employer or to any other natural or legal
persons (patent owner);  in the latter case, a co ntract shall have been  concluded between the
inventor or joint inventors and the person concerned, and that person shall have been
designated by the inventor or inventors or their successors in title in the patent applicationfiled with the Office or in a declaration filed with the Office prior to State registration of the
invention, utility model or industrial design.
(2)  A patent for an invention, utility mode l or industrial design (service invention,
utility model or industrial design),  created by an employee as part of his professional duties
or tasks set by the employer, sh all be granted to the employer if appropriate provision is made
by the contract concluded between them.
(3)  The level, conditions and procedure for payment of remuneration to the inventor of
a service invention, utility model or industrial design shall be determined by agreement
between the inventor and the employer and, in the absence of agreement, by a court decision.
(4)  The employee shall be required to inform the employer in writing, within one
month of the date of the invention, of any i nvention made or any u tility model or industrial
design created in relation to the employee's duties.
(5)  If, within a period of three months of  the date on which the employee has informed
the employer of the invention that has been ma de, or of the utility mo del or industrial design
that has been created, the employer or his successor in title has not filed an application for apatent with the Office, the right to file an application and to grant a patent shall belong to theinventor.
(6)  In this case, the employer shall enjoy the pre-emptive right to receive a simple
license for using the object in question.
Transfer by Succession of the Rights of the Inventor
 and of the Industrial Property Patent Owner
10.  The right to file an application and to obtain a patent, the excl usive right to use an
invention, utility model or industr ial design, and the right to remuneration for such use shall
be transferred by succession as stipulated by law.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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Chapter IV
Exclusive Right to Use Industrial Property Subject Matter
Rights and Obligations of Patent Owners
11.—(1)  A patent shall afford its owner th e exclusive right to prohibit third parties
from using industrial property subject matter pr otected by the patent without his permission
and also to use as he sees fit, if this does not infringe the rights of other patent owners.
(2)  The exclusive right of the patent owne r shall take effect from the day of official
publication of information on the grant of the patent.
(3)  Where there are two or more joint owners, the relations concerning use of the
industrial property subject matter shall be governed by a cont ract concluded between those
persons.  In the absence of such a contract, ea ch of the owners may use the protected subject
matter as he wishes, but shall not be entitled to assign the patent to other persons nor toauthorize (grant a license) to use the protect ed subject matter without the consent of the
remaining owners.
(4)  Use of the protected subject matter wit hout the patent owner' s authorization shall,
except in the cases provided for by this Law, be considered to infringe the patent owner's
exclusive right.
(5)  A patent owner may assign his patent  to any other natural or legal person. The
patent assignment contract sha ll be registered with the Office.  A contract that has not been
registered shall have no legal effect.
Use of Industrial Property Subject Matter
12.—(1)  Use of industrial property subject ma tter shall be consider ed to include the
manufacture, application, offer fo r sale, sale, storage, import a nd other actions relating to the
introduction into the economy of products containi ng the subject matter, as well as the use of
the process protected by the patent.
(2)  The product (article) shall be considered to contain the patented invention or utility
model, if it comprises each feature of the inde pendent claim of the invention, utility model or
feature equivalent thereto.
(3)  The process protected by the patent sha ll be considered to have been used, provided
that each feature of the independent claim of the invention or industr ial model, or feature
equivalent thereto, is used in the process.
(4)  An article shall be considered to cont ain a patented industrial design, if all the
essential features of the design are used in the article.
(5)  The validity of the patent for the proce ss of obtaining the products shall also extend
to the products obtained directly by this proc ess.  In that regard, the products shall be
considered to have been obtained by the patent ed process, if it is not shown that they are
obtained by a different method.  In this case , the burden of proof shall be placed on the
applicant if the products obtained by the patented process are novel.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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Actions not Considered to Infringe a
Patent Owner's Exclusive Right
13.—(1)  The use of industrial property subjec t matter protected by a patent shall not be
considered to infringe a pate nt owner's exclusive right:
1.  as the subject of a scientific experiment or scientific research
2.  for the single preparation of medici nes in pharmacies according to a doctor's
prescription;
3.  on any vehicle belonging to another Stat e and inadvertently or temporarily located
on the territory of the Republic of Armenia, if it is determined exclusively by the needs of thevehicle and the latter belongs to the citizens a nd/or legal persons of a State providing the
same rights to citizens and legal persons of the Republic of Armenia;
4.  for personal needs with no intention of generating an income;
5.  if the products obtained by using the pr ocess containing industrial property subject
matter protected by a patent, or a process protec ted by a patent has been introduced into the
Republic of Armenia according to the law by the patent owner himself or with his consent.
(2)  Nor shall the import onto the territory  of the Republic of  Armenia of products
obtained by using the process containing th e industrial property s ubject matter, or the
process, protected by the patent be considered  to infringe the patent owner's exclusive right,
if the products are made available in another c ountry by means of sale, according to the law,
and by the patent owner or with his consent.
Right of Prior Use
14.—(1)  Any natural or legal person who, befo re the priority date of the industrial
property subject matter, had conceived independe ntly of the inventor and was using on the
territory of the Republic of Armenia an iden tical solution or who had made the necessary
preparations for such use, shall retain the righ t to continue such use free of charge, provided
that the scope thereof is not extended (right of prior use).
(2)  The right of prior use shall be transf erred to another natura l or legal person only
together with the production unit in which the us e of the identical solution has taken place or
the necessary preparations for such use have been made.
Provision of the Right to Use Industrial Property Subject Matter
15.—(1)  Use of patented industrial property  subject matter by any other person shall be
lawful only with the authoriza tion of the patent owner, on th e basis of a license contract.
(2)  Under a license contract, the patent owner (licensor) shall grant, within the limits
specified in the contract, the right to use the patented subject matter to another person
(licensee) who shall undertake to pay to the licensor the amounts and to perform the other
acts stipulated in the contract.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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(3)  An exclusive license shall afford th e licensee the exclusive right to use the
industrial property subject matter within the limits specified in the contract, beyond which the
licensor shall retain his right to use the part of the subject matter not assigned to the licensee.
(4)  A non-exclusive license shall allow th e licensor, while granting the licensee the
right to use the industrial property subject matter,  to retain all the rights deriving from the
patent, including the right to grant licenses to third parties.
(5)  The patent owner may request the Office to publish a notice to the effect that he is
willing to grant other persons the right to use the industrial property subject matter (license of
right).  The patent renewal fee shall be reduced  as from the year following publication of the
notice.  Any person wishing to obtain a license  of right shall be re quired to conclude a
contract with the patent owner with respect to the royalties.  The declaration by the patentowner in respect of licenses of  right may not be withdrawn.
(6)  A license contract that has not been registered with the Office shall have no legal
effect.
(7)  Any dispute relating to non-compliance w ith the contract shall be heard by the
courts.
Compulsory Licenses
16.—(1)  In the interests of the national security of the Republic of Armenia and
society, in exceptional circumstances and also  for the non-commercial use by the State of an
invention, utility model or industr ial design, the Government of  the Republic of Armenia may
use, or authorize third parties to use, the in vention, model or design, without the consent of
the patent owner (compulsory license), and sha ll inform the patent owner accordingly within
10 days and shall pay him appropriate financ ial compensation, taking into account the
circumstances of each case and the economic value of such authorization.
(2)  If, during the four years following the f iling date of an application, or three years of
the grant of the patent (the latest deadlin e shall apply), an invention, utility model or
industrial design are not used or are insuff iciently used, any person who, on the expiry of
such a term, wishes to use the invention, u tility model or industrial design, that has not
succeeded in concluding a license contract with the patent owner, may request theGovernment of the Republic of  Armenia to grant a compulsory non-exclusive license.  A
license shall be granted if th e patent owner cannot give good reasons for the insufficient use
or lack of use of the invention, utility model or i ndustrial design.
(3)  If an invention, utility model or industria l design protected by a patent is of great
economic value, they may not be used without infringing the rights of the patent owner to
another invention, utility model or industrial design protected by a patent (“first patent”), the
patent owner in question (“sec ond patent”) may, where an agreement is not reached regarding
the conclusion of a license contract, request the Government of the Republic of Armenia to
grant him a compulsory license.  Where the reque st made by the patent owner of the “first
patent” is satisfied, he shall have the right to receive in return a compulsory license for use of
the subject matter protected by the “second patent .”  The patent owner may assign in return
the right acquired according to the compulsory license to another person only together withthe rights deriving from his patent.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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(4)  A compulsory license may only be non- exclusive and shall be granted, depending
on its purpose, for a specific period and subject to particular conditions , basically to satisfy
domestic market demand.
(5)  In the case of semiconductor technologie s, a compulsory license may be granted
only by the State—for non-commercial use and al so judicial or administrative authorities—
for correcting anti-competitive practices.
(6)  A person who has obtained a compulsory license may assign the right to use
industrial property subject matter only together w ith the part of the organization in which use
of the subject matter in question takes place.
(7)  A compulsory license shall be recognized as being no longer in force if, at the time
it is concluded by the competent authority, the circumstances which gave rise to the licenseare considered to have lapsed and the probability that they will recur is small.  In that regard,the legal interests of the persons who have obt ained the compulsory license shall be taken
into account and shall be protected.  In the ca se of substantiated re quests, the authority in
question may examine the issue of whether the relevant circumstances continue to exist.
(8)  Disputes relating to the grant of a compulsory license, as well as the relevant levels,
procedure and periods of payment shall be settled by the courts.
(9)  The conditions for the provision of a compulsory license shall be regulated
according to the procedure established by th e Government of the Republic of Armenia.
Infringement of a Patent
17.—(1)  Any natural or legal person who uses industrial property subject matter
protected by a patent in a manner contrary to this Law shall be deemed to infringe the patent.
(2)  At the request of the patent owner or of an exclusive licensee, where the license
contract does not provide otherwise, or at the request of a non-exclusive licensee, if this is
stipulated by the license agreement, infringement of the patent shall cease and the natural orlegal person committing the infringement shall compensate the patent owner for the lossessustained in accordance with the legi slation of the Republic of Armenia.
Chapter V
Patentability of Industrial Property Subject Matter
Patent Application Documents
18.—(1)  Patent application doc uments shall be filed with the Office by the inventor,
employer or their successor in title (the applicant).
(2)  The request for the grant of a patent shall be f iled in Armenian.
(3)  The other application documents may be filed in another language. In such a case,
they shall be translated into Armenian and shall:
1.  be attached to the application docum ents by applicants from the Republic of
Armenia;IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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2.  be filed by foreign applicants with the Office within two months of the filing date.
(4)  The application may be filed through a patent agent registered with the Office.
(5)  Natural persons domiciled outside th e Republic of Armenia and foreign legal
persons who wish to obtain a patent for an i nvention, utility model or industrial design and to
maintain it in force shall act through pate nt agents registered with the Office.
(6)  The patent agent's authorization to act shall be attested to by a power of attorney
granted to him by the applicant.
(7)  The activities of patent agents shall be governed by an order of the Government of
the Republic of Armenia.
(8)  The procedure for registering patent agents shall be laid down by the Office.
Applications for Inventions
19.—(1)  An application for an invention sha ll relate to one invention or to a number of
inventions so linked as to form a single inven tive concept (requirement of  unity of invention).
(2)  An application for an invention shall contain:
1.  a request for the grant of a patent, statin g the names of the invention, the applicant(s)
and inventor(s), together with th eir domicile or place of business;
2.  a description setting out the invention in sufficient detail for it to be carried out;3.  one or more claims defining the subject  matter of the invention and fully supported
by the description;
4.  drawings and other materials, where nece ssary for the understanding of the subject
matter of the invention;
5.  a short summary of the invention (an abstract).
(3)  An application for an invention shall be accompanied by proof of payment of the
prescribed fee.
(4)  The requirements for invention applica tion documents shall be determined by the
Office.
Applications for Utility Models
20.—(1)  An application for a utility model shall relate to one utility model or to a
number of utility models so linked as to form a single inventive concept (requirement of unity
of utility model).
(2)  An application for a utility model shall contain:1.  a request for the grant of a patent, stating the names of the utility model, the
applicant(s) and inventor(s), together with their domicile and place of business;
2.  a description setting out the utility model in sufficient detail for it to be carried out;IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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3.  one or more claims defining the subject matter of the utility model and fully
supported by the description;
4.  drawings and other materials, where ne cessary for the understanding of the subject
matter of the utility model;
5.  a short summary of the utility model (an abstract).(3)  An application for a utility model shall be accompanied by proof of payment of the
prescribed fee.
(4)  The requirements for utility model application documents shall be determined by
the Office.
Applications for Industrial Designs
21.—(1)  An application for an industrial de sign shall relate to one design and may
include alternatives to the design (requi rement of unity of industrial design).
(2)  An application for an i ndustrial design shall contain:
1.  a request for the grant of a patent, sta ting the names of the design, the applicant(s)
and the inventor(s), together with their domicile and place of business;
2.  a description of the industrial design, including a list of its essential features;
3.  a set of photographs of the manufactur ed article, the model or the design,
constituting a full and detailed representation of the outward appearance of the article;
4.  a representation of the series of compone nts of the article, an  assembly diagram or
an overall view of the manufactured article, wh ere necessary for the understanding of the
subject matter of the industrial design.
(3)  An application for an industrial design  shall be accompanied by proof of payment
of the prescribed fee.
(4)  The requirements for industrial design application documents shall be determined
by the Office.
Priority of Industrial Property Subject Matter
22.—(1)  The priority of an invention, u tility model or industr ial design shall be
determined in accordance with the date on which the patent application is filed with theOffice.  The Office shall accord the filing date as per the date on which it receives theapplication, if:
1.  the application for the invention (utility model) contains at least the name (title) of
the applicant, a request for the grant of a patent and materials constituting claims and adescription of the invention (utility model);
2.  the application for the industrial design contains at least the name (title) of the
applicant, a request for the grant of a pate nt and materials constituting photographs and a
description of the industrial design.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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(2)  Priority may be determined in accordance with the filing date of an initial
application in one of the States  parties to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial
Property (convention priority), if the Office receives the application for the invention (utilitymodel) within a period of 12 months and, in th e case of an industrial design, within six
months, starting from that date. An applicant w ho wishes to enjoy convention priority shall
state the fact when filing the application or within two months of the date on which theapplication is received by the Office, and shall attach a copy of the original application orsubmit it within three months of the date on which the application is received by the Office.
(3)  Priority may be determined in ac cordance with the date on which additional
materials are received, if such material is submitted as a new application and is filed withinthree months of the date on which the applican t received notification of the fact that the
additional materials would not be  taken into consideration, since they modified the subject
matter of the solution described in the original application materials.
(4)  Priority may be determined in accordance with the date of receipt of an earlier
application by the same applicant that discloses the subject matter of the same invention,utility model or industria l design, provided that the applica tion claiming such priority reached
the Office within a period of 12 months of the registration date of the earlier application.  In
such cases, the earlier application shall be deemed withdrawn.
(5)  Priority may be determined on the basis of more than one earlier application if the
procedure set out in paragraph (4) of this artic le is complied with in relation to each relevant
application.
(6)  The priority of an application may not  be determined on the basis of the date of
receipt of an application in which an earlier priority is already claimed.
(7)  The priority of an invention, utility mo del or industrial desig n, the application for
which has been filed following its division from the original application (divisional
application), shall be de termined according to the date of re ceipt of the original application, if
the divisional application has been received prio r to the decision not to grant a patent for the
original application and, where a decision is take n to grant a patent, not later than the State
registration of the industr ial property subject matter.
(8)  Where it is found during examination th at identical inventions, utility models or
industrial designs have th e same priority date, a patent may be granted for the application that
is proved to have been sent first to the Offi ce.  Where those dates coincide, a single patent
shall be granted to the applicants with their consent.  In the absence of agreement, the matter
shall be settled by the courts.
Preliminary Examinations of Applications for Inventions
23.—(1)  The preliminary examination of an application for an invention shall be
carried out by the Office within two months of the application filing date, in accordance withthis article and the procedure established thereby.
(2)  The preliminary examination shall include verification that the requisite application
documents have been filed in accordance with  the established require ments, and it shall be
clarified whether the filed invention meets the requirements of Article 4(6), Article 5(7) andIP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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(8), and Article 19(1) of this Law, with no assessment of the economic viability of the
invention.
(3)  If, as a result of the preliminary examin ation, it is ascertained that the application
documents meet the established requirements, th e Office shall decide whether to publish the
application officially.
(4)  If it is ascertained that the applicati on does not meet the established requirements, a
request shall be sent to the applicant to submit the corrected or missing documents within twomonths.
(5)  If the application has been filed wit hout respecting the requirement of unity, the
applicant shall be invited to state, within two months, which of the inventions shall be
examined and to make the necessary clar ifications to the application documents.
(6)  If, within the period indicated, the a pplicant does not respond to the notification
that he has infringed the requirement of unity, the invention cited first in the claims shall be
examined.
(7)  During the preliminary examination an applicant may, at his own initiative or if
invited to do so, make corrections or clarifications to the application by submitting additionalelements, provided such elements do not modi fy the subject matter of the invention as
claimed, if at the time the applic ation is filed he has not renounced  this right.  The additional
elements shall be held to amend the subject ma tter of the invention if they contain features
that were not contained in the application as originally filed but which should be included in
the claims.  Any additional elements that m odify the subject matter of the invention as
claimed shall not be ta ken into consideration for the pur poses of the examination and the
applicant may submit them as a separate application.
(8)  If the additional or revised elements are not submitted within two months, in
accordance with the examination request, the application shall be deemed to have been
withdrawn.
(9)  If, as a result of the preliminary exa mination, it is ascertained that the filed
invention relates to Article 4(6) or Article 5(8) of this Law, a decision shall be taken to reject
the grant of a patent.
(10)  If the applicant does not agree with th e examiner's decision not to grant a patent,
he may submit to the Office a request for re-examination within two months of the date ofreceipt of the decision.  The application shall be  re-examined within one month of the date of
receipt of the request.
(11)  According to the results of the re-e xamination, the Office shall decide whether to
refuse to grant a preliminary patent or  to publish the application officially.
(12)  If the applicant does not agree with  the decision taken as a result of the re-
examination, he may, within two months of receiving it, contest the decision before the
Office Appeals Board.  The Appeals Board shall examine the appeal within two months ofreceiving it.
(13)  If the applicant does not agree with  the decision taken following re-examination
or with that given by the Appeals Board, he may, in accordance with the requisite legalprocedure, apply to the courts.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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Official Publication and Submissi on for Universal Disclosure
 of Applications for Inventions
24.—(1)  The Office shall, on the basis of a decision regarding the official publication
of an application for an invention, publish in formation on the application in its official
journal.
(2)  The full content of the published information shall be determined by the Office.
(3)  An application together with attachments shall be submitted for universal
disclosure for a period of four months fo llowing the date of official publication of
information on the application for an invention.
Appeals
25.—(1)  Any person may, in the course of uni versal disclosure of an application for an
invention, lodge a reasoned appeal against th e grant of a patent for the application in
question.
(2)  An appeal against the grant of a patent shall be lodged with the Office not later than
the four-month period allotted for universal disclosure.
(3)  The procedure for formulating, l odging and examining an appeal shall be
determined by the Office.
(4)  The Office shall, within 10 days of receiving the appeal, send the applicant a copy
thereof and shall propose that the applican t submits any relevant comments within one
month.
Examination of Appeals
26.—(1)  During universal disclosure the Office  shall, when receiving an appeal against
the grant of a patent following expiry of the pe riod of such disclosure, or within one month of
the applicant submitting his comments in accord ance with Article 25(4) of this Law,
whichever is the later, and taking into account the information available to it testifying to the
clear infringement of the patentability criteri a for an invention, examine the appeals lodged
and shall decide whether or not to grant a preliminary patent.
(2)  The applicant shall be informed within 10 days of any decision taken by the Office.(3)  Where the applicant does not agree with  a decision taken by the Office, he may,
within two months of the date  on which he receives the decision, request a re-examination to
be carried out.  The re-examination shall take place within one month of the date of receipt of
the request.
(4)  According to the results of the re-e xamination, the Office shall decide whether to
grant, or to refuse to grant, a preliminary patent.
(5)  The applicant and the person lodging the appeal shall be informed of the Office's
decision within 10 days.
(6)  Where the applicant does not agree with the decision taken following re-
examination, he may, within two months of re ceiving the decision, lodge an appeal with theIP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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Office Appeals Board.  The Appeals Board shall examine the appeal within two months of
receiving it.
(7)  Where the applicant does not agree with the decision taken following re-
examination or with that given by the Appeals Board, he may, in accordance with the
requisite legal procedure,  apply to the courts.
(8)  Where no appeal is lodged against the grant of a patent, upon expiry of the period
of universal disclosure, the Office shall, in accordance with the established legal procedure
and within 10 days, decide to grant a preliminary patent.
(9)  A preliminary patent shall be granted subject to the applicant's responsibility and
with no guarantee of its validity.
Substantive Examination of Inventions
27.—(1)  On the basis of a request by an applicant or a third party, which may be
submitted up to seven years after the application has been received, the Office shall carry outa substantive examination and shall report on whether compliance has been achieved with the
patentability criteria established by Article 5(2), (3) and (6) of this Law.
(2)  The request may also be submitted within 12 months of the expiry of the period in
question, provided that an additional fee is paid.
(3)  The Office shall inform the applicant of any request received from a third party.(4)  The Office shall inform the applicant and the third party referred to within 10 days
of any report given as the result of a substa ntive examination, if the examination has been
carried out on the basis of their request.
(5)  Where the applicant and the third party do not agree with the Office's report, they
shall, within two months of receiving the repo rt, request a re-examination to be carried out.
The re-examination shall be carried out with in one month of receipt of the request.
(6)  According to the results of the re -examination, the Office shall give a second
report, of which the applicant and the third pa rty shall be informed within 10 days, if the
substantive examination has been carri ed out on the basis of their request.
(7)  On the basis of the applicant's request, which may be submitted within three
months of the date on which the report is recei ved, the Office shall, taking into account the
report it has made, ta ke an appropriate decision on whether to grant the basic patent and shall,
within 10 days, inform the applicant accordingl y.  In this connection, the preliminary patent
shall cease to be valid from the day of official  publication of information on the grant of the
basic patent.
(8)  Where the applicant does not agree with  the Office's decision, he may, within two
months of the date of its receipt, lodge an  appeal with the Office Appeals Board.  The
Appeals Board shall examine the appeal within two months of receiving it.
(9)  Where the applicant does not agree with a decision taken by the Office or the
Appeals Board, he may, in accordance with the re quisite legal procedure, apply to the courts.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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(10)  The procedure for carrying out the s ubstantive examination of the invention shall
be determined by the Office.
Temporary Legal Protection for Inventions
28.—(1)  Temporary legal protection shall be  granted for an invention, from the day of
official publication of the app lication for the invention until th e day of official publication of
information on the granted patent, to cover the scope of the claims filed for universal
disclosure.
(2)  Temporary legal protection shall be cons idered not to have been granted, if the
possibilities for appeal against a decision of the Office to refuse to grant a patent have beenexhausted.
(3)  Third parties that have used an invention for the peri od indicated in paragraph (1)
of this article shall pay the patent owner appropria te monetary compensation for such use.
The level of compensation shall be determined by agreement between the parties.  Wheresuch an agreement does not exist, the matter shall be settled by the courts.
(4)  The period indicated in paragraph (1) of this article may begin from the day on
which the applicant informs the persons using the claimed invention accordingly, if this day
precedes the day of official publication of the application for the invention.
Examination of Utility Model Applications
29.—(1)  A utility model application shall be examined by the Office within two
months of the date of its receipt, in accordance with this article and the procedure establishedthereby.
(2)  The examination shall include verifica tion that the requisite application documents
have been filed in accordance with the estab lished requirements, and it shall be clarified
whether the filed utility model meets the requirements of Article 4(6), Article 6(6), and
Article 20(1) of this Law, with no assessment of the economic viability of the utility model.
(3)  If, as a result of the examination, the O ffice ascertains that the application meets
the established requirements, a decision shall be taken to grant a utility model patent.
(4)  If it is ascertained that the applicati on does not meet the established requirements, a
request shall be sent to the applicant to submit the corrected or missing documents within twomonths.
(5)  If the application has been filed wit hout respecting the requirement of unity, the
applicant shall be invited to state, within two months, which of the utility models shall be
examined and to make the necessary clar ifications to the application documents.
(6)  If, within the period indicated, the a pplicant does not respond to the notification
that he has infringed the requirement of unity, the utility model cited first in the claims shallbe examined.
(7)  During the examination an applicant may, at his own initiative or if invited to do
so, make corrections or clarifications to the application by submitting additional elements,provided such elements do not modify the subject matter of the utility model as claimed, if atIP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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the time the application is filed he has not renounced this right.  The additional elements shall
be held to amend the subject matter of the utility model if they contain features that were notcontained in the application as originally f iled but which should be included in the claims.
Any additional elements that modify the subject matter of the utility model as claimed shallnot be taken into consideration for the purpos es of the examination and the applicant may
submit them as a separate application.
(8)  If the additional or revised elements are not submitted within two months, in
accordance with the examiner's request, the application shall be deemed to have been
withdrawn.
(9)  If, as a result of the examination, it is ascertained that the f iled utility m odel relates
to Article 4(6) or Article  6(6) of this Law, a decision shall be taken to reject the grant of a
patent.
(10)  If the applicant does not agree with the examiner's decision, he may submit to the
Office a request for re-examination within two months of the date of receipt of the decision.The application shall be re-examined within one month of the date of receipt of the request.
(11)  According to the results of the re-e xamination, the Office shall decide whether to
grant a utility model patent or to refuse to grant such a patent.
(12)  The patent shall be granted subject  to the applicant's responsibility with no
guarantee of its validity.
(13)  If the applicant does not agree with  the decision taken following re-examination,
he may, within two months of receiving the decision, appeal to the Office Appeals Board.
The Appeals Board shall examine the appeal within two months of receiving it.
(14)  Where the applicant does not agr ee with the decision taken following re-
examination or that given by the Appeals Board, he may apply to the courts in accordancewith the requisite legal procedure.
Examination of Applicati ons for Industrial Designs
30.—(1)  An industrial design application shall be examined  by the Office within two
months of the date of its receipt, in accordance with this article and the procedure establishedthereby.
(2)  The examination shall include verifica tion that the requisite application documents
have been filed in accordance with the estab lished requirements, and it shall be clarified
whether the filed industrial design meets the re quirements of Article 4( 6), Article 7(7), and
Article 21(1) of this Law, with no assessment of the econo mic viability of the industrial
design.
(3)  If, as a result of the examination, the O ffice ascertains that the application meets
the established requirements, a decision shall be  taken to grant an i ndustrial design patent.
(4)  If it is ascertained that the applicati on does not meet the established requirements, a
request shall be sent to the applicant to submit the corrected or missing documents within twomonths.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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(5)  If the application has been filed wit hout respecting the requirement of unity, the
applicant shall be invited to state, within tw o months, which of the i ndustrial designs shall be
examined and to make the necessary clar ifications to the application documents.
(6)  If, within the period indicated, the a pplicant does not respond to the notification
that he has infringed the requirement of uni ty, the industrial design cited first in the
description shall be examined.
(7)  During the examination an applicant may, at his own initiative or if invited to do
so, make corrections or clarifications to the application by submitting additional elements,provided such elements do not modify the subjec t matter of the industria l design as claimed,
if at the time the application is  filed he has not renounced this right.  The additional elements
shall be held to amend the subject matter of the industrial design if they contain features that
were not contained in the applic ation as originally filed but which should be included in the
description.  Any additional elements that modi fy the subject matter of the industrial design
as claimed shall not be  taken into consideration for the purposes of the examination and the
applicant may submit them as a separate application.
(8)  If the additional or revised elements are not submitted within two months, in
accordance with the examiner's request, the application shall be deemed to have beenwithdrawn.
(9)  If, as a result of the examination, it is  ascertained that the filed industrial design
relates to Article 4(6) or Article 7(6) of this Law, a decision shall be taken to reject the grant
of a patent.
(10)  If the applicant does not agree with the examiner's decision, he may submit to the
Office a request for re-examination within two months of the date of receipt of the decision.The application shall be re-examined within one month of the date of receipt of the request.
(11)  According to the results of the re-e xamination, the Office shall decide whether to
grant an industrial design patent or to refuse to grant such a patent.
(12)  The patent shall be granted subject  to the applicant's responsibility with no
guarantee of its validity.
(13)  If the applicant does not agree with  the decision taken following re-examination,
he may, within two months of receiving the decision, appeal to the Office Appeals Board.
The Appeals Board shall examine the appeal within two months of receiving it.
(14)  Where the applicant does not agr ee with the decision taken following re-
examination or that given by the Appeals Board, he may, in accordance with the requisite
legal procedure, apply to the courts.
Conversion of Applications
31.—(1)  An application for an invention, de clined on the grounds of lack of inventive
step, may, within one month of receipt of the relevant decision and based on a request
submitted by the applicant, be converted into  a utility model application, and a utility model
application—prior to the Office taking the d ecision to grant a utility model patent—may be
converted into an invention application.  In such  cases, the priority of the first application
shall be preserved.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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(2)  The grounds for submitting the statemen t and the conversion procedure shall be
determined by the Office.
Grant of a Patent and Publication of Information Thereon
32.—(1)  The Office shall, on the basis of a decision to grant a patent and provided that
the fee for granting the patent has been paid, re gister an invention, u tility model or industrial
design in the corresponding State register of  the Republic of Armenia (hereinafter “the
Register”) and, irrespective of the number of patent owners, shall gr ant them one patent.
(2)  The form of the patent and the conten t of the information stated therein shall be
determined by the Office.
(3)  The obvious errors made in the patent sh all be corrected by the Office at the patent
owner's request.
(4)  At the same time as it publishes the industrial property subject matter in the
Register, the Office shall publish information on th e grant of the patent in its official journal,
together with full descriptions of the inventions and utility models.
(5)  The content of the information published in the official journal shall be determined
by the Office.
Withdrawal of Applications and Refusal of Patents
33.—(1)  An applicant may, up to the time of  State registration of industrial property
subject matter, withdraw a filed application and refuse a patent.
(2)  Information on the withdrawal of a pub lished application and the refusal to receive
a patent shall be published in the Office's official journal.
(3)  From the time information on the withdrawal of an application or the refusal to
receive a patent is published, the temporary pr otection envisaged by Article 28 of this Law
shall be considered not to be granted.
Chapter VI
Termination of Validity of Patents
Opposition to Patents
34.—(1)  A patent may, during the whole of the period of its validity, be recognized as
fully or partially invalid, on the basis of an  appeal against the grant of a patent, if:
1.  the patentability criteria established by this Law have not been met;2.  the claims for an invention or utility model, or all the essential characteristics of an
industrial design, contain features missing from the application as originally filed;
3.  the industrial property subj ect matter contained in the de scription is not disclosed
fully or sufficiently for the invention to be carried out;
4.  the name of the author or patent ow ner is incorrectly stated in the patent.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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(2)  The person submitting an appeal shall provide reasons for the appeal and shall
submit a document confirming payment of the appropriate fee.
(3)  An appeal based on paragraph (1)1 to 3 of this article shall be examined by the
Office Appeals Board within six months of being received, once the patent owner has been
informed of the appeal.  The examination shall not go beyond the limits of the reasoning
contained in the appeal.
(4)  Where the parties do not agree with th e Appeal Board decision, each of them may,
in accordance with the requisite legal procedure, refer the matter to the courts.
Premature Termination of the Validity of Patents
35.—(1) The validity of a patent sh all be terminated prematurely:
1.  in the event of total revocation of th e patent under Article 34 of this Law;
2.  at the request of the patent owner;3.  in the event of failure to pay the annua l maintenance fee for the patent within the
prescribed time limit.
(2)  The validity of a preliminary patent shall be terminated prematurely if, in its place,
a basic patent is granted in accordance with Article 27 of this Law.
(3)  The Office shall publish information on the termination of the validity of a
preliminary patent in its official journal.
Chapter VII
Protection of the Rights of  Inventors and Patent Owners
Responsibility for Infringement of the Rights of the Creators of Inventions,
Utility Models and Industrial Designs
36.—(1)  Any person who usurps the capacity of inventor, who obtains by coercion the
capacity of joint inventor, or who publishes w ithout the consent of the inventor the subject
matter of an application before it is filed, or a State patent expert who discloses the subject
matter of an invention, utility mode l or industrial design that ha s been applied for prior to its
official publication, shall be liable in accord ance with the legislation of the Republic of
Armenia.
(2)  State patent experts and Office officials may not file patent applications, nor may
they acquire a patent directly or indirectly during their period of service or for two years
thereafter.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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Chapter VIII
Final Provisions
Restoration of Missed Time Limits
37.—(1)  The time limits established in Articles 23, 26, 27, 29 and 30 of this Law,
which have been missed by an appli cant, may be restored by the Office.
(2)  A request for restoration of missed time limits, together with a document
confirming payment of the appropriate fee, may be submitted within six months of the
relevant date of expiry.
Patentability of Inventions, Utility Models
or Industrial Designs Abroad
38.—(1)  Inventions made or  utility models and industrial designs created in the
Republic of Armenia may be pa tented in other countries.
(2)  Before filing a patent application abroad for an invention made or a utility model or
industrial design created in the Republic of Armenia, the applican t shall file with the Office a
patent application for the i ndustrial property subject matter concerned and shall state his
intention also to have the s ubject matter patented abroad.
(3)  If, within three months of receiving  the relevant notification, the Office has not
issued a prohibition on the grounds provided for by Article 4(5) of this Law, an application
may be filed abroad.
(4)  An applicant who does not comply with  the requirements of paragraph (2) of this
article shall be liable under the legislation in force in the Republic of Armenia.
Rights of Foreign Natural and Legal Persons
39.  Under the international treaties to which the Republic of Armenia is a party or on
the basis of the principle of reciprocity, fo reign natural and legal persons shall enjoy the
rights afforded by this Law and shall incur liability in the same way as natural and legal
persons of the Republic of Armenia.
Patent Fees
40.  The filing of a patent application, the gran t of a patent and the maintenance in force
thereof, as well as the performance of other legal acts relating to a patent shall be subject tothe payment of fees. The schedule of fees , amounts and time limits for paying the fees,
together with the terms and conditions for re duction, refund or exemption therefrom shall be
determined by the Law of the Re public of Armenia on State Fees.
Transitional Provisions
41.—(1)  Temporary patents granted prior to th e entry into force of this Law, the period
of validity of which has not expired, shall be granted the legal status of a preliminary patent,in accordance with this Law.IP/N/1/ARM/P/1
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(2)  If, prior to the entry into force of this Law, the validity of the temporary patents
granted has been terminated in connection with the end of the period of validity of the patent,
the temporary patents in question shall, in accordance with a request by the patent owners,which may be submitted to the Office within six months of the date of entry into force of thisLaw, be accorded the legal status of a preliminary patent granted under this Law.
(3)  The exclusive rights deriving from patents granted in accordance with paragraph
(2) of this article, shall continue to be valid from the date on which the Office receives the
patent owner's request.
(4)  The Law on Patents of the Republic of Armenia, adopted by the Supreme Soviet of
the Republic of Armenia on July 20, 1993, is hereby repealed.
                                                     
*Russian title:  ЗАКОН  РЕСПУБЛИКИ  АРМЕНИЯ  О ПАТЕНТАХ .
Entry into force:   December 6, 1999.
Source:   Communication from the Armenian authorities.
Note:   Translation by the International Bureau of WIPO.
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