Uzbekistan joined Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and offers the option to obtain a patent based on an international patent application. Entry into the national phase in Uzbekistan is possible within 31 months from the priority date. Uzbekistan Patent Office accepts…
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…
From January 1, 2022, in connection with the increase in the size of the minimum level of subsistence for able-bodied persons, the amount of the court fee in Ukraine also increased. So, rates increased by 9% – the minimum wage…
Samsung, trying to lift the ban on the sale in Russia of its smartphones that use Samsung Pay technology, applied to the Chamber of Patent Disputes of Rospatent to cancel the patent of Sqwin SA for the invention of the…