To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On November 18, the Association of European Businesses held a briefing in Russia, in which the head of the Russia Patent and Trademark Office (Rospatent) – Grigory Ivliev – outlined what Rospatent is doing in the IP field to improve the investment climate in Russia. With regard to patents, new initiatives include the outsourcing of patent searches and substantive examination, which is expected to start in August 2021. This will enable Russian scientific organisations and universities to assist Rospatent with carrying out preliminary searches and patentability assessments. In order to