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.
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 licenses were approved by the Russian State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly, in the first reading.
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
Uzbekistan’s Competition Watchdog Launches Register of IPR Infringers
Oct 2020 —
On September 22, 2020, the Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (ACRU) launched a