On July 13, 2024, the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, signed the law “On Accession to the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention of September 9, 1994.” The protocol on the protection of industrial…
From July 1, 2024, the National Institute of Intellectual Property of Kazakhstan changed the prices for services related to the registration of trademarks, service marks, geographical indications, and names of places of origin of goods. The amount of the fee…
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine recognized the actions of METR-PLUS LLC as a violation of the legislation on protection against unfair competition. The committee considered the case on the basis of the application of the companies “LEGO JURIS A/S”, “LEGO…
On June 18, 2024, the personal composition of the Appeals Chamber of the IP Office approved by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine was approved. The Appeals Chamber included 40 specialists in the field of intellectual property law. After that,…
Azerbaijan continued to implement measures by the Intellectual Property Agency in the field of ensuring transparency and accessibility. After the information on patents on invention and utility models became publicly available via the Register of Industrial Property Objects (“Open Register”),…
On May 30, 2024, the Parliament of Moldova adopted the draft Law for the ratification of the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications The purpose of the Geneva Act is to widen the…
Infringement of intellectual property rights and unauthorized use of the brand will be subject to stricter penalties in Kyrgyzstan. Such a bill was adopted by the parliament. According to the bill, if the brand is used illegally several times and…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a resolution on the promotion of Ukrainian-made goods. The image of the trademark “Made in Ukraine” was approved in the following form: The government instructed the Ministry of Economy to develop and approve…
In April 2024, a case of customs rules violation by a Ukrainian enterprise was revealed at the Ustylug customs post. During the importation of cosmetics and clothes from well-known brands, false information regarding the sender, recipient, name, and quantity of…
In 2023, the number of applications for trademarks under the national procedure increased by 55.4% in Ukraine. First of all, such results are due to the increase in the activity of national applicants, who applied by 31.7% more compared to…