October

• Kazakhstan Introduces Stricter Examination of Trade Mark Specifications
• Ukraine's AMCU Fines Cosmetics Manufacturer for Copying Swiss SUN SCRIPTION Branding
• Ukraine Authorities Dismantle Counterfeit Coffee, Luxury Goods, Alcohol Networks

September

• Ukraine’s New Draft Trade Mark Law: A Shift Toward the EU Model
• Albania Accedes to Singapore and Nairobi Treaties
• EAPO Joins the Hague System
• Georgia Accedes to Riyadh Design Law Treaty
• Serbia Accedes to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement

July

• Uzbekistan Adopts Six New Administrative Regulations Digitalising Patent Procedures
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Enacts New Trade Mark Law with Targeted Procedural Reforms
• Kazakhstan Elevates IP Protection to Constitutional Level
• Slovenia Opens Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre

June

• Uzbekistan Updates Intellectual Property Framework
• Moldova Joins EPO as 40th Member State

May

• Slovenian Customs Detain EUR 1.5 million Worth of Counterfeits in 2025
• Serbia Adopts 13th Edition of Nice Classification
• Bulgaria Accedes to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
• Azerbaijan Relaunches Attestation for Trade Mark and Patent Attorneys
• Kazakhstan Adopts New Rules for Recognition of Well-Known Trade Marks

January

• Kazakhstan Adopts its First AI Law
• Kazakhstan Amends Several Key IP Acts
• Montenegro Introduces Patent Law Amendments, Signs Search Cooperation Agreement with EPO
• Serbia: New Seed Law Enters into Force
• Ukrainian Authorities Seize Counterfeit Sportswear
• Romania Launches Electronic Trade Mark Certificates
• Kazakhstan Updates Official IP Fees