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IP News Eastern Europe Archives
September 2018
- Off the Special 301 Watch List? New Ukrainian Collective Management System in the Making
- Macedonian Customs Seize Fake Hygiene Products, Pens
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Perfumes, Fabric
- Hungarian Customs Seize EUR 200,000 Worth of Fake Apparel
- Romania and Bulgaria Add Their Trademark Data to TMview’s Visual Search
- Bulgaria Ratifies UPC Provisional Application Protocol
- Ukraine Increases Number of Judges in IP Court
- Kazakhstan Amends IP Legislation
- Grace Period from EU Association Agreement Directly Applicable in Ukraine
July 2018
- Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Alloy Wheels
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Footwear, Accessories, Perfumes
- Montenegro Joins DesignView
- Albania Introduces New Trademark Regulation
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel
- Ukrainian Cyber Police Shut Down Movie Streaming Website
- New Croatian IP Legislation Abolishes Appeal Boards
- Belarus Amends Law on Patents for Inventions, Utility Models and Industrial Designs
May 2018
- Ukrainian Police Discover Fake Clothes Workshops
- Slovenian Customs Detain Fewer but on Average More Valuable Counterfeits
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Accessories, Footwear and Perfume
- Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Apparel
- Uzbekistan Amends Medicine Registration Regulation
- Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Laundry Detergent
- Ukrainian Cyber Police Bust Massive Fake Sportswear Operation
- New Law on Customs Measures Enters into Force in Kosovo
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Accessories, Footwear
April 2018
- Take Five - New Grace Period for Non Use in Ukraine via Association Agreement?
- Fake Phone Chargers and Perfumes Destroyed in Slovenia
- Bosnian Officials Seize Fake Footwear
- Bulgaria Amends Copyright Law to Implement EU Directive on Collective Management
- New Laws on Inventions and Industrial Designs in Turkmenistan
- Ukraine Drafts Amendments to Patent Legislation
- Montenegro Joins TMview
- Romania Drafts New Trademark Law
- Russian Constitutional Court Clarifies How to Tackle Parallel Imports
March 2018
- Romanian Customs Seize EUR 41,700 Worth of Fake Goods
- Hungarian Officials Seize EUR 93,000 Worth of Fake Sunglasses
- Ukraine Joins Global Container Control Program
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Shoes, Perfume and Sweets
- Ukraine Amends Civil, Commercial and Administrative Procedure Codes
- Ukraine Drafts Amendments to Copyright Legislation
- Kosovo IPO Launches Online Trademark and Patent Database
February 2018
- Romanian Customs Seize Fake Clothes, Footwear, Perfume
- US Announces Partial GSP Suspension for Ukraine Due to Poor IPR Protection
- Reorganized Ukrainian Supreme Court Starts Operating
- Romania Clarifies Maintenance and Registration Policy for .ro Domains
- WIPO Launches Madrid Monitor, Discontinues ROMARIN
- EUIPO, Member States IPOs Clarify Representation of New Types of Trademarks
- Chili v. Paprika: Hungarian Media Companies in Trademark Clash
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Candy, Fabric, Apparel
- CJEU Confirms SPC Term Can be Recalculated
- EPO Amends EPC Rule on Payment of Renewal Fees
- Russian Court Says Parallel Imports Do Not Constitute Trademark Infringement
- PETOŠEVIĆ Russia Assists in Fake Car Lamp Crackdown
- Latvia Ratifies UPC Agreement