On November 24, 2023, the order of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine On approval of the Procedure for state registration of copyright and agreements relating to property rights to a work entered into force. This allowed the IP office…
The Supreme Court of Ukraine and the World Intellectual Property Organization signed a Memorandum on the WIPO Lex-Judgments Database. Ukrainian court decisions will be available in the international intellectual property database. The WIPO Lex-Judgments initiative was created by WIPO in…
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine fined DKP PHARMACEUTICAL FABRYKA LLC for improperly using the design of the packaging of the drug “KORVALAZID”, similar to the design of the packaging of the drug “KORVALOL” of another Ukrainian pharmaceutical company FARMAK JSC.…
By resolution of October 10, 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a mechanism for protecting the personal non-property rights of the author regarding works that have passed into the public domain, in the absence of heirs. This procedure…
The National Center of Intellectual Property of Georgia (Sakpatenti) became aware that the protected Georgian geographical indication, cheese “Sulguni” was used illegally on the territory of Germany. In particular, cheese was sold in several German trade chains. Sakpatenti in coordination…
The meeting of representatives of the National IP Office of Ukraine and the management of the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) took place on October 23, 2023, in Kyiv. Among the priorities of the meeting was the determination of short-term…
The Mediation Center of the IP Office has developed and published documents for the possibility of conducting mediation regarding intellectual property objects in Ukraine. In particular, the following were prepared: Rules for conducting mediation in the field of intellectual property.…
From September 4, 2023, the National Patent Information Center (NPIC) of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan introduced an additional fee for the trademark registration procedure. From now on, the applicant must pay an…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted the resolution “On approval of the Procedure for issuing or refusing to issue, reissuing, canceling confirmation of import into Ukraine and export from Ukraine of samples of seeds and planting material of plant…
On August 10, 2023, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted two draft laws on digital content and digital services. The laws introduce the term “digital thing” and describe the peculiarities of the circulation of digital content as a type of digital…