2021 Company News

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
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.
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.
Ukraine Amends Trademark Law
Sep 2020 —
Amendments to the Ukrainian trademark law entered into force on August 16, 2020, as part of a set of laws intended to implement the requirements set out in the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, synchronize local legislation with that of the EU and ensure legal and linguistic consistency of legal
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.