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IP News Eastern Europe Archives
June 2017
- Ukraine Passes Law Improving Online Copyright Protection
- Bosnian Officials Seize Fake Clothing, Perfume
- Hungarian Officials Seize 55,000 Fake Bottles of Perfume
- Serbian Customs Seize Clothing and Accessories Infringing Numerous Trademarks
- Bulgarian Customs Seize Fake Cartridges, Toys, Apparel, Sneakers, Handbags
- Macedonian Customs Raise Awareness about the Dangers of Counterfeits
- AIPPI Bulgaria Criticizes Draft Ordinance On Industrial Property Representatives
- Confusing Practice of Russian IP Court
April 2017
- Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Perfume
- Fake Clothes, Sneakers and Accessories Destroyed in Montenegro
- Albania Amends Industrial Property Law
- Latvian PTO Signs New Cooperation Plan with EPO
- Poland Joins Federated European Patent Register
- Ukrainian Cyber Police Shut Down Movie Streaming Websites
- Polish Court Decides to Extradite KickassTorrents Owner to US
- Bulgarian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Sneakers, Perfume
- Ukrainian Customs Seize EUR 124,000 Worth of Fake Textile Products
- Eurasian Economic Union Moves Forward with Customs Code, Eurasian Trademark
- Russia Amending Law on Information to Accelerate Proceedings Against Mirror Websites
- Slovenia Passes Law Introducing Plain Tobacco Packaging from 2020
- Russia Ratifies Geneva Act of Hague Agreement on Industrial Designs
- Romanian PTO Starts Publishing National Design and Utility Model Applications
- Romanian Domain Registry Postpones Implementation of Maintenance Fee for .Ro Domain Names
- Bulgarian PTO Publishes Draft Ordinance on Industrial Property Representatives
- Romanian Customs Seize EUR 131,000 Worth of Fake Toys
- Slovenia Loses EUR 5 Million Yearly Due to Counterfeit Pesticides
- Bulgarian Customs Seize Fake Chewing Gum, Sneakers, Apparel
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Footwear
February 2017
- PETOŠEVIĆ Successfully Represents Client in Serbian Lookalike Case
- Serbian Customs Seize Over Four Tons of Fake Apparel
- Slovak Customs Seize EUR 490,000 Worth of Counterfeit Bed Linen
- Macedonian Customs Office Organizes IP Rights Protection Courses
- Ukrainian Police Seize Counterfeit Household Chemicals
- The Challenges of Resolving Ukrainian Third-Level Domain Name Disputes
- Rospatent and EPO Launch Joint Patent Prosecution Highway
- Poland Joins Global Patent Prosecution Highway
- Russian IP Court Issues Interesting Decision Concerning Use of Third Party Trademarks
- Alibaba Group Sues Ukrainian Citizen for Trademark Infringement
- Major Brand Owners Urge European Commission to Tackle Counterfeiting