The Eurasian Patent Convention allows an application to obtain patent protection in nine member states with the filing of a single patent application. A Eurasian Patent Convention application covers nine countries: the Russian Federation; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Kazakhstan; Kyrgystan; Moldova; Tajikistan; and Turkmenistan.
In 2020, U.S. firms filed 991 of the 3,377 (29.3%) Eurasian Patent Convention applications filed.