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IP News Eastern Europe Archives
December 2018
- Russia to Introduce Temporary Pre-Grant Protection for Industrial Designs
- UDRP Could Apply to .UA ccTLD in 2019
- New Mechanism for Piracy Prevention in Ukraine
- Russian Internet Providers and Media Companies Sign Anti-Piracy Memorandum
- Eurasian Economic Union Makes Progress With Customs Register, Eurasian Trademark
November 2018
October 2018
- Ukrainian Police Shut Down Fake Clothes Workshop, Seize Fake Apparel and Perfumes
- Hungarian Officials Seize Counterfeit Electronic Devices with Unlicensed Software
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Footwear, Perfume
- Ukrainian IPO Shortens Deadline for Publishing Information on Pending Trademark Applications
- Ukraine Drafts Amendments to Patent, Utility Model, Design and Trademark Legislation
September 2018
- Bulgaria Ratifies UPC Provisional Application Protocol
- Romania and Bulgaria Add Their Trademark Data to TMview’s Visual Search
- Hungarian Customs Seize EUR 200,000 Worth of Fake Apparel
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Perfumes, Fabric
- Macedonian Customs Seize Fake Hygiene Products, Pens
- Ukraine Increases Number of Judges in IP Court
- Kazakhstan Amends IP Legislation
- Grace Period from EU Association Agreement Directly Applicable in Ukraine
- Russia Introduces Three-Year Customs Watch Term
- Fake Apparel, Footwear, Accessories Destroyed in Montenegro
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Sneakers, Fabric
- Croatian Customs Seize Fake Accessories and Apparel
- Off the Special 301 Watch List? New Ukrainian Collective Management System in the Making
- Estonia Joins Federated European Patent Register
July 2018
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Footwear, Accessories, Perfumes
- Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Alloy Wheels
- 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
- New Law on Customs Measures Enters into Force in Kosovo
- Ukrainian Cyber Police Bust Massive Fake Sportswear Operation
- Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Apparel
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Accessories, Footwear and Perfume
- Slovenian Customs Detain Fewer but on Average More Valuable Counterfeits
- Ukrainian Police Discover Fake Clothes Workshops
- Uzbekistan Amends Medicine Registration Regulation
- Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Laundry Detergent
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Accessories, Footwear
April 2018
- Bosnian Officials Seize Fake Footwear
- Fake Phone Chargers and Perfumes Destroyed in Slovenia
- 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
- Take Five - New Grace Period for Non Use in Ukraine via Association Agreement?
March 2018
- Ukraine Amends Civil, Commercial and Administrative Procedure Codes
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Shoes, Perfume and Sweets
- 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
- Kosovo IPO Launches Online Trademark and Patent Database
- Ukraine Drafts Amendments to Copyright Legislation
February 2018
- WIPO Launches Madrid Monitor, Discontinues ROMARIN
- Romania Clarifies Maintenance and Registration Policy for .ro Domains
- Reorganized Ukrainian Supreme Court Starts Operating
- US Announces Partial GSP Suspension for Ukraine Due to Poor IPR Protection
- Romanian Customs Seize Fake Clothes, Footwear, Perfume
- EUIPO, Member States IPOs Clarify Representation of New Types of Trademarks
- Chili v. Paprika: Hungarian Media Companies in Trademark Clash
- Latvia Ratifies UPC Agreement
- CJEU Confirms SPC Term Can be Recalculated
- Serbian Customs Seize Fake Candy, Fabric, Apparel
- Russian Court Says Parallel Imports Do Not Constitute Trademark Infringement
- PETOŠEVIĆ Russia Assists in Fake Car Lamp Crackdown
- EPO Amends EPC Rule on Payment of Renewal Fees