Olena Polosmak, Managing Partner of Crane IP Law Firm, has once again been recognized as one of the World’s Leading Trademark Professionals by WTR 1000 in 2025! This prestigious recognition highlights Olena’s unwavering dedication, deep expertise, and outstanding contributions to…
In 2024, 447 trademark-related lawsuits were filed in civil courts in Kazakhstan, which is a record number in the last 10 years and almost 4 times more than in 2023. Such a sharp increase can be considered anomalous since previously…
The Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) will increase the official fees by 20% for filing and expertise of the applications for Eurasian patents. In particular, the official fee, which is nominated in rubles, for filing increases from 50 thousand (~510 USD)…
Starting in January 2025, the Ukrainian National Office of Intellectual Property and Innovations (IP Office) will issue certificates for trademarks, patents, and other IP objects in electronic format only. This rule applies to both newly filed applications and protection documents…
In December 2024, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine recognized that LLC “Izumrud LTD” and PrJSC “Novomoskovskiy Zavod Minvody” violated the Law of Ukraine “On Protection against Unfair Competition” in the form of dissemination of misleading information. Thus, PrJSC “Novomoskovskiy Zavod…
According to 2024 results, the number of industrial design applications filed with the Eurasian Patent Office exceeded 500 for the first time. The acceptance of Eurasian industrial design applications began on June 1, 2021. During this time, the Office received:…
On December 4, 2024, the Ukrainian National Office of Intellectual Property and Innovations (IP Office, UKRNOIVI) published an information notice on the procedure for issuing protection documents for intellectual property rights objects. The IP Office drew attention to the fact…
One of the most pressing issues for Uzbekistan is the acceleration of its accession to the World Trade Organization and the need to align national legislation with WTO norms. In this regard, based on the requirements of the Agreement on…
According to Lyudmila Zaporozhets, Head of the Department for Ensuring Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights of the Department for Protection of Intellectual Property Rights of UKRNOIVI, in Ukraine, cases on intellectual property rights protection are usually considered for at…
According to the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the European Union and Armenia, more than 3,000 geographical indications and geographical names of product origin have received legal protection in the territory of Armenia starting from November 15, 2024.…