We’re proud to share some exciting news from the Crane IP Law Firm team! Our Managing Partner, Olena Polosmak, has been honored with the prestigious title of Trademark Star 2025 by IP Stars (Managing IP) – a globally recognized guide…
On June 12, 2025, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine fined Delta Medical LLC UAH 9.5 million for disseminating false information about the properties of the dietary supplement “Lactofiltrum.” The company claimed the product could cleanse the body, restore microflora, and…
From August 1, 2025, Uzbekistan will increase by almost 10% the size of the Basic Estimated Amount, which is used to establish the amount of state fees, including for objects of intellectual property rights. Thus, the basic estimated amount increases…
On May 29, 2025, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine recognized that Aqua-Polyana LLC committed a violation stipulated by the Law “On Protection against Unfair Competition” in the form of spreading misleading information. The Committee established that Aqua-Polyana LLC distributed misleading…
On May 2, 2025, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine registered the order of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine “On approval of the Procedure for considering applications for additional protection of invention rights”. “The new rules are another step…
On May 15, 2025, the Law on Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine regarding the Implementation of the Bolar Provision was adopted. The law provides that registration of medicines can be carried out the day after the patent for the…
On April 29, 2025, the President of Ukraine signed legislation repealing the suspension of deadlines concerning intellectual property rights that had been in force during martial law. The provisions that have been effective since 2022 will cease to apply following…
The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court of Ukraine confirmed the conclusions of the court of appeals that a change of trademark owner does not affect the five-year period of continuous non-use of a trademark as a basis for early…
On March 18, 2025, the Parliament of Georgia supported the ratification of the “Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications”. As a result, the scope of protection of Georgian unique products has significantly expanded…
Based on the results of 2024, territorial bodies of the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan conducted 338 inspections and identified 297 violations under the article “illegal use of a trademark”. 283 cases were initiated, 267 persons were brought to administrative…