November

• Montenegro Joined EPO: What Does that Mean for Patent Holders?
• Ukrainian IPO Reorganizes and Transitions to UKRNOIPI, Online Filing System Re-Launched
• New Implementing Regulations of the Trademark Law Enter into Force in Romania
• New Copyright Law Enters into Force in Moldova
• Ukraine Introduces TSG Protection
• Hungarian Customs Detain Fake Apparel
• Holiday Recess for Hungarian IPO
• Serbian Customs Detain Fake Apparel
• Changes to Madrid System Regulations Enter into Force
• Hungarian Customs Detain Fake Accessories
• EPO Sets Start of Unitary Patent Transitional Measures to January 1, 2023

October

• Hungarian Customs Detain Fake Accessories, Toys, Footwear
• EUIPO Extends Deadlines for Ukraine Parties
• Hungary Reintroduces Patent Maintenance Fees for the First Three Years of Patent Duration
• Kazakh IPO Amends Official Fees
• Romania Implements SPC Manufacturing Waiver

September

• Unitary Patent Package: What to Expect?
• Hungarian Customs Detain Fake Apparel
• Montenegro to Join EPO on October 1, 2022
• European Parliament Adopts Digital Services Package

July

• New Law on Trade Secrets Enters into Force in Kosovo
• Kazakhstan Amends Several IP Laws, Introduces GI Protection
• Hungarian Customs Detain Fake Apparel, Accessories
• Fake Apparel, Footwear, Accessories Destroyed in Montenegro
• New Trademark Law Enters into Force in Kosovo

June

• Eurasian Patent Office to Increase Official Fees as of July 1
• More Design and Trademark Applications in Hungary in 2021
• EAPO Serves as ISA, IPEA under PCT Starting July 1, 2022
• Czech Republic Accedes to Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement

May

• WIPO Temporarily Suspends UA-DRP Proceedings
• IP Protection Excluded from OFAC Sanctions
• Serbian Customs Detain Fake Watches
• Uzbekistan Adopts Resolution Aiming to Improve its IP Protection System
• Hungarian Officials Detain Fake Electronic Devices with Unlicensed Software
• Lithuania Transposes the DSM Directive

April

• Serbian Customs Detain Fake Apparel, Footwear, Accessories, Labels
• Hungarian IPO Clarifies Deadline Extensions in Trademark Procedures
• Kazakhstan Amends Official Language Legislation
• Hungary Amends SPC Regulations
• Uzbekistan Adopts Law on Geographical Indications
• IP Deadlines under Martial Law in Ukraine
• Important Notice Concerning Deadlines in IP Matters before the Ukrainian IPO

March

• Hungarian Officials Detain Fake Perfumes
• Serbian Customs Detain Fake Mobile Phones in Transit
• Romanian Customs Detain EUR 2.3 Million Worth of Fake Earphones
• Uzbekistan Introduces Monetary Fines for IPR Infringement
• Kosovo Adopts New Laws on Patents, Designs, Semiconductor Topographies

February

• Fake Apparel, Footwear, Accessories Destroyed In Montenegro
• Montenegro Ratifies EPC, Amends Patent and Copyright Laws
• Ukrainian Authorities Shut Down Sale of Fake Cancer Drugs
• Serbia Amends Patent Law
• Ukraine Launches Madrid e-Filing
• EAPO Enables WIPO DAS for Eurasian Design Applicants
• Russia Accedes to Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
• UPC Provisional Application Protocol Enters into Force
• Belarus Joins Eurasian Design System
• Serbian Customs Detain Fake Apparel and Accessories
• Hungary Amends Patent Act