2021 Company News

Bulgaria Amends Patent Law
Dec 2020 —
The amendments to the Bulgarian Law on Patents and Utility Model Registration entered into force on October 30, 2020.
EAPO Launches Pharmaceutical Register
Mar 2021 —
On March 1, 2021, the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) launched the EAPO Pharmaceutical Register, a free, open access database containing information on Eurasian patents related to active pharmaceutical ingredients that have been
EAEU Trademark Agreement Enters into Force
May 2021 —
The Agreement on the Eurasian Economic Union Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Origin, signed on February 3, 2020 by all five EAEU member countries –Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia, entered into f
Eurasian Industrial Design System Expected to Launch on June 1, 2021
May 2021 —
On April 14, 2021, the Eurasian Patent Office announced that it will start accepting Eurasian industrial design applications on June 1, 2021, when the Eurasian design protection system under the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention is expected to beco
Russian v. Eurasian Design Systems: Procedure and Fee Comparison
Jun 2021 —
The Eurasian Patent Office started accepting Eurasian industrial design applications on June 1, 2021, when the Eurasian design protection system under the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Co