All post-soviet countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia provide the possibility to protect the exclusive rights of breeders and selectionists to their achievements. Obtaining plant patents is possible in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and…
According to the results of 2022, the Intellectual Property Office of Ukraine received almost 29,000 applications for the registration of objects of intellectual property rights, which is 41% less than in 2021. The biggest drop occurred in applications for industrial…
On February 9, 2023, the Supreme Court of Ukraine ruled in favor of Nemiroff Intellectual Property Establishment in the dispute against Ukrpatent and Prime Distillery LLC, invalidating the decision to register the MIRONOFF trademark. Prime Distillery applied for the registration…
Elena Polosmak, Managing Partner of Crane IP Law Firm, was recognized as one of the top trademark professionals in Ukraine by WTR 1000 for the year 2023. WTR 1000 prepared by World Trademark Review (WTR) is a unique guide of…
Following the Eurasian Patent Office, Azerbaijan was the first among EAPO member countries to introduce the technology of working with 3D models in patent applications. Thus, the national agency of Azerbaijan plans to introduce a procedure for accepting and considering…
On January 18, 2023, the Supreme Court of Ukraine satisfied the complaint of the Ukrainian pharmaceutical company “Darnytsia” and canceled the recognition of the trademark “Corvalol Corvalolum ” of another Ukrainian pharmaceutical company “Farmak” as well-known recognized in 2017 by…
Back in 2020, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine decided that Children’s Television of Ukraine LLC violated the legislation on the protection of economic competition by using too similar designations of another TV channel with the same target audience – Nickelodeon.…
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. won a lawsuit in Ukraine against the pharmaceutical company JSC “Farmak” regarding the registration of a medicinal product whose active substance is the compound sitagliptin, protected by patents for inventions owned by the American company.…
On January 1, 2023, the updated Law on Copyright and Related Rights, adopted by the Parliament of Ukraine, entered into force. A number of related laws entered into force and amended, in particular the Civil Code, the Economic Code, the…
On December 1, 2022, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted special legislation defining the specifics of preparation for registration, use and protection of geographical indications for agricultural products (agricultural goods), food products, wines, flavored wine products, and spirits. The adopted law…