2021 Company News

How Brexit Will Impact Your IP Rights
Sep 2020 —
After the Brexit transition period ends on December 31, 2020, the EU law will no longer apply in the UK. We prepared a quick guide on what to look out for starting from January 1, 2021:
Kazakhstan Ratifies Protocol on Eurasian Design Patents
Dec 2020 —
The Kazakh President signed the Law on Ratification of the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention on November 23, 2020. The law will enter into force in Kazakhstan on December 5, 2020.
Ukraine Amends Patent Law
Sep 2020 —
Amendments to the Ukrainian Law on Protection of Rights to Inventions and Utility Models entered into force on August 16, 2020. The most important changes are explained below.
Protocol on Eurasian Design Patents to Enter into Force in March 2021
Dec 2020 —
Azerbaijan and Armenia deposited their instruments of ratification of the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention on December 9 and December 17, 2020, respectively, becoming the second and third countries to do so, after
Russia to Expand Grounds for Granting Compulsory Licenses
Jan 2021 —
On December 15, 2020, the amendments to the Russian Civil Code expanding the list of grounds for granting compulsory licences were approved by the Russian State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly, in the first reading.