INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NEWS

December 26, 2014

Reduction of the official fees in Georgia December 18, 2014

Lithuania changes LTL to EUR currency as of January 1, 2015 December 5, 2014

The Eurasian Economic Union – New Stage of the Regional Intellectual Property Integration November 12, 2014

Amendments to the official fees in Russian Federation October 29, 2014

Amendments to official fees in Uzbekistan October 28, 2014

Trademark and design online filing system has been launched by the Lithuanian Patent Office October 28, 2014

Change of criterion applied in respect of requests for restoration of the right of priority in the Russian and Estonian Patent Offices as Receiving Offices October 8, 2014

Substantial changes in the Russian IP Legislation September 29, 2014

Trademark online filing system at the Latvian Patent Office September 29, 2014

ePCT-Filing available at the Eurasian Patent Office September 24, 2014

Amendments in Belarusian legislation August 31, 2014

Amendments in the Civil Code of the Russian Federation due to the Crimea's annexation August 22, 2014

Amendments to the official trademark fees in Azerbaijan August 22, 2014

Approval of the national symbols associated with protected geographical indications, protected appellations of origin and guaranteed traditional products in Moldova July 22, 2014

The Estonian Patent Office has launched the official e-portal June 30, 2014

Sakpatenti is specified as a Searching Authority June 18, 2014

The Moldavian State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI) officially launched the web service ″Online Filing of Applications for Registration of Intellectual Property Objects″ May 28, 2014

″IP protection system in Russia″ Seminar in China May 28, 2014

″Mikhailyuk, Sorokolat and Partners″ presented its concept ″Light IP″ at the International Trademark Association (INTA) 136th annual meeting May 23, 2014

Government simplifies importation of plant protection products into the territory of Ukraine May 16, 2014

Lithuania closes its national route via PCT May 15, 2014

The plant varieties included into the State Register of Plant Varieties of Ukraine are included as the annex into the State Register of Selection Achievements of the Russian Federation May 14, 2014

New Law for pesticides in the Russian Federation May 1, 2014

The necessity of cancellation of quarantine permission for importation of seeds has been discussed in the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine April 29, 2014

FAO Office may be opened in Ukraine April 23, 2014

The procedure of obtainment of the quarantine certificate will be simplified in Ukraine April 18, 2014

The scope of accreditation of the Belarus Patent Office has been expanded March 31, 2014

Intellectual Property alteration due to the Civil Code amendments in Russian Federation March 14, 2014

Accession of the Republic of Belarus to the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks February 28, 2014

Uzbekistan cancellation of reservation to Berne Convention February 18, 2014

Changes and additions to the Law "On Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Origin" in Kyrgyzstan February 6, 2014

Amendments in the application form for state registration of pesticide in Ukraine January 31, 2014

New online registration system at Sakpatenti January 14, 2014

Official patent and trademark fees in Belarus have been amended as of January 1, 2014 January 2, 2014

The pilot program Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) between the Russian and Portuguese Patent Offices starts on January 2, 2014