Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

To perform administrative tasks relating to functioning of the Eurasian patent system and grant of Eurasian patents, the Eurasian Patent Convention (EAPC) established the Eurasian Patent Organization with the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) acting as its executive body. The Organization, the plenipotentiary representatives of the Contracting States, their deputies, Eurasian Patent Office employees and other persons performing tasks for the Organization, shall have, in the territory of each of those states, corresponding rights, privileges and immunities which are afforded by that country to any other international organization and its employees. Furthermore, in the territory of the Russian Federation the above rights, privileges and immunities are regulated by a special agreement concerning the headquarters of the Organization as concluded between the Organization and the Government of the Russian Federation.