From April 1, 2023, changes to the legislation of Ukraine regarding the possibility of conducting business activities as an electronic resident will enter into force. The status of e-resident can be obtained by foreigners who have turned 18 years old,…
From November 1, 2022, amendments and additions to the Patent Instructions to the Eurasian Patent Convention entered into force. The most significant innovation in the Patent Instruction is the possibility to submit digital three-dimensional models (3D models) for Eurasian invention…
The state enterprise “Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property” by its order suspended the possibility of ordering accelerated consideration of applications from October 3, 2022. The decision concerns the possibility for the applicant to pay an additional fee for the accelerated…
From October 1, 2022, Ukraine joined the Customs Conventions on Common Transit Procedure (new computerized transit system, NCTS). Ukraine became the 36th member state of the NCTS, which is used by European countries to control joint transit. From now on,…
On September 26, 2022, the Court of Appeal supported the position of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine in the case against “Pharmaceutical Company “Zdorovya” LLC regarding the copying of the packaging of a competitor’s product. In 2017, “Pharmaceutical Firm “Darnytsia”…
On September 6, 2022, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted the law On the peculiarities of the legal protection of geographical indications for agricultural products and food products, the protection of rights, and the application of quality schemes, including traditional guaranteed…
The Central Interregional Administration of the State Tax Service of Ukraine provided a detailed explanation of what exactly is considered “royalty” and the payment of the corresponding taxes on such payments. The tax department emphasized that royalty is any payment,…
On August 30, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ukraine upheld the decision of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine in the case regarding the Ukrainian wine producer NVP “Niva” LLC. The manufacturer placed on the counter-labels of three wines of its…
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine extended martial law in the country for another three months – until November 21, 2022. Thus, in accordance with the law “On the protection of the interests of persons in the field of intellectual property…
On July 28, 2022, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted a new version of the Law “On Medicinal Products”. The goal of the new law is the harmonization of Ukrainian legislation regulating relations in the field of medicinal products with the…