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…
On 13 February 2025, the State Agency of Intellectual Property and Innovation under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) announced, that it started to issue security documents for intellectual property objects and patent attorney certificates in electronic…
The Ukrainian National Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation (IP Office) has recognized as a well-known in Ukraine a three-dimensional (three-dimensional) trademark in the form of a minifigure belonging to the Danish company Lego Juris A/S (part of the LEGO…
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…