Despite the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian IP Office (Ukrpatent) continues to work. Still, the IP rights protection system faces restrictions in Ukraine. 1. Ukrpatent continues to accept new applications for trademarks, patents, and copyrights – both under…
On March 14, 2022, Ukraine became a full member of the Regional Group of the Central European and Baltic States (CEBS) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The CEBS regional group includes 20 countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,…
On February 3, 2022, Ukraine and Turkey signed a Free Trade Agreement. Negotiations between the two countries have been going on since 2006. During this time, Ukraine and Turkey were several steps closer to signing the agreement, but could not…
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…