The 48th meeting of the Administrative Council of the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) was held in Dushanbe, Khovar reported, citing the National Center for Patents and Information under Tajikistan’s Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.

The meeting brought together representatives of the Eurasian Patent Convention’s member states, including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Russia as well as officials from the EAPO Eurasian Patent Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Participants reviewed key aspects of the organization’s operations, including its 2025 annual report and draft budget for 2027. They also discussed the organization’s potential accession to the Riyadh Treaty on Industrial Designs, adopted Nov. 22, 2024.

Other agenda items included the awarding of the V.I. Gold Medal, contributions to inventive activity and patent development, the EAPO’s status as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, and the election of the Administrative Council chair and deputy chairs.

Armenia was elected to chair the EAPO Administrative Council. The council’s next meeting is scheduled to take place in Moscow in 2027.