Russian Patent Office (Rospatent) now providing ISRs for U.S. inventors at low cost ($415 versus $2,080 for U.S.)
Effective January 10, 2012, technology transfer departments filing PCT patent applications may have a new opportunity to save money and obtain expanded search results for biotechnology. Rospatent and the USPTO finally hammered out electronic document delivery issues and the long-awaited partnership between the two offices has finally gone online.
For cost comparisions and advantages of using Rospatent, see our detailed analysis in the full article here.