On August 13, 2026, the Supreme Court of Ukraine has clarified how the one-year statutory period for obtaining additional protection for pharmaceutical patents applies to legal relationships that arose before amendments introduced in 2020. The dispute arose after a company…
Azerbaijan is introducing stronger controls over imported non-food consumer goods in order to ensure compliance with technical and safety requirements. The relevant legislative amendments were approved on July 13, 2026, and are scheduled to enter into force on September 5,…
Official fees for a range of intellectual property procedures in Uzbekistan will increase from September 1, 2026, following an increase in the country’s Base Calculation Amount. The Base Calculation Amount will rise by approximately %. The Base Calculation Amount is…
On August 6, 2026, the Supreme Court of Ukraine has upheld the lower courts’ decisions in a trademark infringement dispute between LEGO Holding A/S and several entrepreneurs from the Odesa region concerning the sale of counterfeit construction sets. LEGO initiated…
The Eurasian Patent Organization has joined the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. On July 10, 2026, the organization deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement with the World Intellectual Property…
The Supreme Court of Ukraine has considered a dispute concerning the invalidation of a utility model patent and clarified the requirements a claimant must satisfy to obtain judicial protection in patent proceedings. The judgment was delivered on June 30, 2026,…
The Department of Justice of Almaty, in cooperation with the city’s Cyber Police, has seized more than 52,000 counterfeit products bearing a trademark confusingly similar to that of an international rights holder. The estimated value of the seized goods exceeds…
The Supreme Court of Ukraine has clarified the legal requirements for the early termination of a trademark registration on the grounds of non-use. The conclusions were set out in its judgment of 6 May 2026 in case No. 757/39111/24, concerning…
Two recent cases in Almaty show Kazakhstan’s more active enforcement against counterfeit goods. The first case concerned Lacoste, which brought a claim against an individual entrepreneur for the unlawful use of a sign similar to the famous French brand’s trademark.…
The Supreme Court of Ukraine considered a case involving an attempt to register a trademark by a person who had previously cooperated with the owner of the relevant brand. The claimant, a citizen of Moldova, sought to invalidate a Ukrainian…