Apple Corporation has filed an opposition with the USPTO in filing a trademark application for Apple-Man in Class 9. The application was filed by Ukrainian director Vasyl Moskalenko. Under this title, he released and published on YouTube a satirical film…
On January 25, 2022, the parliament of Ukraine supported the amendments to the Customs and Tax Codes, which increased the limit on duty-free delivery of parcels from abroad, the invoice value of which was from 100 euros to 150 euros.…
The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus by a resolution supplemented the list of objects of mandatory conformity assessment of the National System of Conformity Assessment. From April 1, 2022, a requirement for mandatory certification is established for…
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine recognized the copying of the packaging design of competitors’ products and fined the private enterprise Divotsvit for violation of the legislation on protection against unfair competition for UAH 1.658 million. The committee found out that…
On December 7, 2021, during a meeting at Roskomnadzor (The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media), Internet companies and copyright holders signed a new version of the anti-piracy memorandum. From now on, not only links…
On December 14, 2021, the Ukrainian parliament adopted the Law on Amendments to the Tax Code on stimulating the development of the digital economy in Ukraine. This law became the second to regulate the activities of future residents of Diia…
On December 16, 2021, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted the bill “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Concerning Public Health from the Harmful Effects of Tobacco”. The document strengthens the protection of Ukrainians, especially children, and young people, from…
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine fined the telecommunications operator Lifecell LLC for violating the law “On Protection again Unfair Competition”, namely the dissemination of false and inaccurate information about the leadership in the provision of certain services. The Antimonopoly Committee…
On December 15, 2021, the parliament of Ukraine passed a bill to amend the law “On effective management of copyright holders’ rights and (or) related rights” to ensure the collection of revenue from the rights of collective management organizations. The…
On December 1, 2021, Roskomnadzor (The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media), based on the decision of the Oktyabrsky District Court of Tambov, blocked access to Etsy.com in Russia. The judgment was made back in…