Rospatent IP News Digest June 2022
A device for capturing oil, petroleum products and suspended substances in industrial wastewater
Patent No.: 2772482
The patented technology purifies industrial wastewater due to a reagent-free, complex (multi-stage and multi-threaded) device for capturing oil, petroleum products, suspended solids and mechanical impurities. The use of such a device reduces the workload on industrial and rainwater treatment facilities. The device also allows to carry out maintenance and repair of its elements while in non-stop operation mode, and to combine methods of mechanical water purification.
The 4th Russia – Belarus IP Subcommittee meeting
On June 9, 2022, the 4th meeting of the Intellectual Property Subcommittee of the Commission for the Formation of a Unified Scientific and Technological Territory of the Union State was held via a videoconference. The meeting was co-chaired by Deputy Head of Rospatent Ms. Victoria Galkovskaya and First Deputy Director General of National Center of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Belarus Mr. Aliaksei Kurman.
The main issue on the agenda was the discussion of the draft Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on Scientific and Technical Cooperation, which contains an Annex on the protection, dissemination, use and distribution of intellectual property, as well as access, disclosure and dissemination of confidential information in the course of joint activities.
This draft Agreement is a new edition of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on Scientific and Technical Cooperation of February 27, 1996 and aims to further strengthen scientific, technical and innovative cooperation within the framework of the Union State.
The updated draft Agreement will be sent to the competent authorities as a basis for further negotiations.
Patent No.: 2771843
Tuberculosis is a complex medical, economic and biomedical problem in all countries of the world. Thus, according to the reports of the World Health Organization, this is the second leading infectious killer after COVID-19.
Russian scientists have patented a remedy based on the patient’s own immune cells obtained from blood, which are then stimulated with specific tuberculosis peptides, and subsequently injected back into the body.
Performing this immunotherapy in combination with the standard anti-tuberculosis therapy allows to reduce the symptoms of intoxication, and obtain a positive effect without bacterial excretion.
Optical sensor for measuring air impurity
Patent No.: 2773389
Lomonosov Moscow State University has developed an optical sensor for determining the content of impurities in the air. The device includes a substrate of transparent non-conductive material, on which a layer of nanoparticles with certain optical properties is applied. These nanoparticles are asymmetric cells and form a two-dimensional periodic lattice that reacts to the pulses generated by a special laser. Depending on the presence of various impurities in the air, the nature of the vibrations of the lattice changes.
The use of this invention will significantly improve the accuracy of measurement of impurities in the air dangerous to humans, while eliminating the influence of ambient temperature on the sensor readings.
Russian patent system celebrates its 210th year
On June 17, 1812, the Emperor of Russia Alexander I signed the Manifesto on Privileges for Various Inventions and Discoveries in Arts and Crafts, the first patent law in Russian history.
On May 29, 1814, the first privilege (i.e., a patent) was granted to the engineer Pois-de-Bardou for a machine for platooning ships with large cargo against the river flow.
During the period of 1814-1917, 36,079 privileges (patents) for inventions were issued in Russia. A comparable number of patents for inventions has been registered annually by Rospatent for the last 5 years.
Rospatent took part in the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2022)
On 15 June 2022, the first day of the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Head of the Rospatent Mr. Yury Zubov took part in SMEs Forum session IT Solutions for SMEs: Russian. Efficient. Competitive.
At the session, Mr. Zubov told the participants that since 2019, Rospatent has put in place 15 digital systems and services. Since the beginning of 2020, online registration of computer programs and databases has been operating successfully. In it, the applicant simply needs to to fill out the electronic form, load the program code into the designated field, attach the abstract, and the software will be registered on the same day.
The Head of Rospatent also noted a positive statistical trend: the number of electronic applications for computer programs and databases has increased more than 4 times in 4 previous years. In the first 4 months of this year, their number increased by more than 22% compared to the same period last year.
On 16 June 2022, the Head of Rospatent Mr. Zubov delivered a speech at the RBC’s session Healthy Society: Focus on Innovation and Support for Russian Manufacturers. In his speech, Mr. Zubov stressed that the authorities should undertake measures to support national pharmaceutical producers. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rospatent launched the fast-track examination of applications for inventions and utility models aimed at COVID-19 treatment. This measure helped to register the first patent in the world for the COVID-19 vaccine. He also noted that Rospatent monitors trends in patenting socially important pharmaceuticals. For example, this year, the Office more frequently receives patent applications related to cardiovascular diseases therapy, antibacterial drugs and tuberculosis treatment.
On June 30, 2022, the Head of Rospatent Mr. Zubov took part in the section Russia and Eurasia: Common Patent Space, which was held on the sidelines of the SPIEF 2022. The participants discussed the potential of using intellectual property for the socio-economic development of the Eurasian region, trends and strategies in the development of the IP sphere in the Eurasian space.
On June 16 and 17, 2022, on the sidelines of the SPIEF 2022, Rospatent signed agreements with the Government of the Rostov Region and the Republic of Tuva. The documents set out the framework for cooperation of Rospatent with the said regions aimed at creation of favorable economic, legal and organizational conditions for the development of innovation, patenting and licensing.
According to the agreements, Rospatent will provide the Rostov Region and the Republic of Tuva with methodological and practical assistance in development, legal protection, accounting and commercialization of IP, as well as on patent information support. Rospatent will also help in the creation and development of Technology and Innovation Support Centers, organization and holding of conferences, seminars, exhibitions and other specialized events in the regions.
Also, on the sidelines of the SPIEF 2022, Rospatent signed two agreements on cooperation in the field of legal protection of IP – one with Rosneft and the other with Severstal. According to the agreements, the parties intend to exchange information on legal and tax issues related to IP registration and introduction of new technologies. The documents also provide for the organization of joint conferences, seminars, exhibitions and other events related to IP. In addition, the parties agreed to form expert groups to formulate proposals aimed at improving law enforcement practice and legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of intellectual property.
Patent No.: 2774624
The patented technology processes video images using artificial intelligence and detects synthetic (artificial) changes to faces in videos.
The applied method is the following: one or more videos containing the image of a person is split into multiple frames and the red components from the RGB palette are extracted for each frame.
Next, an array of red color values for each pixel of the frames is compiled and a change in the spectrum of red color between the current and next frame is calculated. The above-mentioned red color change in video frames is analyzed using a machine learning model. This analysis determines whether there was an artificial change of the image.
The technology can be used in biometric control systems, or to identify possible attempts to compromise public figures (such as government officials, media personalities, famous people, etc.).
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