IP News Eastern Europe Archives
April 2013
- Bosnian Customs Seize Counterfeit Adidas, Armani Labels
- EAPO Abolishes Accelerated Examination of Patent Applications
- Bulgarian Customs Seize Counterfeit Apparel
- Bosnia Accedes to Lisbon Agreement
- Bosnia Accedes to Lisbon Act and Additional Act of Stockholm
- Romania's Anti-Piracy Campaign Results in 313 Criminal Cases
- Draft Amendments to Macedonian Customs Law Foresee Donation of Seized Counterfeit Apparel
- Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Cigarette Machine
- Draft Law Amending Civil Code to Impact IP Regulations in Russia
- Number of Customs Detentions Increase in Slovenia in 2012
- Albania Improves Domain Name Procedures and Purchase Requirements
- Romanian Customs Seize EUR 1.2 M Worth of Counterfeits
- Tablet Computers Protected Under Design Patent in Ukraine
- Macedonian Customs Seize Fake Hairspray, Toothpaste
- Albanian Parliament Approves Draft Law on Accession to London Agreement
March 2013
- Polish Artists Protest against Copyright Law Amendments
- Turkmenistan to Establish State Service of Intellectual Property
- Macedonian Customs Seize Spare Motorcycle Parts, Apparel, Sneakers, Perfumes
- Romanian Customs Seize EUR 1 M Worth of Counterfeits
- Bulgarian Customs Seize Counterfeit Perfumes, Sneakers, Apparel
- Bulgarian PTO Rules in Favor of Serbian Chips Producer in Trademark Opposition Case against Macedonian Competitor
- McDonald's "Chicken Bacon" Trademark Rejected in Russia
- Japan Launches Patent Prosecution Highway with Poland, EAPO
- Ukraine Gets Cyrillic Domain
- Romanian PTO Joins Seniority Project
February 2013
- Azerbaijan Copyright Office Launches Online Application System
- Slovenia Court Issues Surprising Decision in Customs Infringement Case
- Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Task Force Established in Kosovo
- Croatian Accession to EU to Affect EU Trademarks, Designs
- BSA Files Charges against 22 Bosnian Companies Using Unlicensed Software
- Serbia Amends Trademark Law, Parallel Import Prohibited
- Microsoft Ukraine Sues Ukrainian Companies for Using Pirated Software
- Lithuania Amends Trademark Law
- New Law on Courts Enters into Force in Kosovo
- French Wine Producer Cannot Register 'Jelzin' Mark in Russia
- Russia Withdraws Reservations to Berne Convention Provisions
- Macedonian Customs Seize Counterfeit Makeup, Chocolates, Toys, Sneakers
- Latvian PTO Joins EuroClass Project
- Romanian Customs Seize Counterfeit Toys, Car Parts, Mobile Phones
- Latvia Joins New Database Designview
- Bulgaria Customs Seize EUR 1 M Worth of Counterfeit Perfumes
January 2013
- Fake Mobile Phones Destroyed in Russia
- Ukrainian Court Rules in Favor of eBay in Trademark Infringement Case
- Bulgarian Customs Seize Counterfeit Perfumes, Accessories, Pants
- Bulgarian PTO Rules in Favor of Hard Rock Café
- Macedonian Customs Seize and Destroy Counterfeit Apparel, Footwear
- Bulgarian PTO to Abolish ‘Class Heading Covers All’ Approach
- Moldova Ratifies Agreement with EU on Protection of GIs
- Amendments to Belarus Trademark Law Enter into Force
- Azerbaijan Makes Slight Progress in IPR Protection in 2012
- Draft Agreement on Unitary Trademark within Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia
- Azerbaijan Records Growth in Domain Name Registrations
- Moldovan PTO Launches Online Application System
- Azerbaijan Approves Rules for Entrance of IPR into Customs Register
- Macedonia to Propose .мкд (.mkd) as Cyrillic Domain Extension
- LEGO Takes Czech Pirate Party to Court Over Copyright and Trademark Infringement
- US Brewer Anheuser-Busch Wins Right to Use “Bud” Trademark Throughout EU