As of November 10, 2025, Uzbekistan will implement legislative amendments aimed at strengthening measures for the effective protection of intellectual property rights holders. The Criminal Code is supplemented with a provision establishing criminal liability for the unlawful use of trademarks,…
On August 14, 2025, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine adopted a decision recognizing the actions of Gledpharm Ltd. and Ilan Pharm Ltd. as violations of the Law of Ukraine “On Protection Against Unfair Competition” in the form of the dissemination…
According to the report of the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO), in the first half of 2025, it received 20% more patent applications for inventions compared to the same period in 2024. Eurasian applications for industrial designs showed an increase of…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has changed the procedure for labeling alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and liquids used in electronic cigarettes. From January 1, 2026, electronic stamps in the form of a DataMatrix graphic code will be used for…
Ukrainian director Andriy Pryimachenko said that he had concluded an agreement with the HBO channel, which used his video work without permission in the first episode of the mini-series “Chernobyl” in 2019. “The agreement with HBO has been concluded. As…
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…