Russia increases its Intellectual Property official fees

The Russian Patent Office (Rospatent) published its revised schedule of trademark and patent fees (https://goo.gl/B2uPpy) wich entered in force on October 6 of 2017.

The fees were increased by 20-25% on average, and the most significant increase is related to patents (80%), and industrial designs had na icrease of 50%.  

When it comes to trademarks, there’s a big incentive to file them using the online services, being offered a 30% discount of official fees by doing so.