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Ukraine Amends Trademark Law
Sep 2020 —
Amendments to the Ukrainian trademark law entered into force on August 16, 2020, as part of a set of laws intended to implement the requirements set out in the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, synchronize local legislation with that of the EU and ensure legal and linguistic consistency of legal
Protocol on Eurasian Design Patents to Enter into Force in March 2021
Dec 2020 —
Azerbaijan and Armenia deposited their instruments of ratification of the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention on December 9 and December 17, 2020, respectively, becoming the second and third countries to do so, after
Russia Ratifies EAEU Trademark Agreement
Dec 2020 —
The Russian President signed the Law on Ratification of the Agreement on the Eurasian Economic Union Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Origin on November 9, 2020.
Russia and Kazakhstan Ratify Protocol on Eurasian Industrial Designs
Jan 2021 —
Russia deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention on January 11, 2021 and Kazakhstan followed one day later, on January 12, 2021.
Ukraine Amends Patent Law
Sep 2020 —
Amendments to the Ukrainian Law on Protection of Rights to Inventions and Utility Models entered into force on August 16, 2020. The most important changes are explained below.