July

• EAEU Agreement on Collective Management of Copyright Enters into Force
• Ukrainian Authorities Seize Fake Medicines
• Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Accessories Worth Over EUR 460,000
• EU Loses EUR 60 Billion Each Year in Sales Due to Counterfeiting
• Ukraine Regulates Organic Food Production and Labeling
• Montenegrin IPO Loses Autonomy to Newly Founded Directorate for Internal Market and Competition
• EU Adopts Regulation in Support of EU-Based Generics and Biosimilars Producers
• Ukraine Increases Official Fees for IPR-Related Services as of July 19, 2019
• Croatia Drafts New Patent Act

May

• Fewer National Applications, More Patent Validations in Hungary in 2018
• Uzbekistan Introduces New Administrative Fines for IP Rights Infringement
• Slovenia Adopts Trade Secrets Act
• Russia to Introduce GI Protection
• Parallel Imports in Kosovo: Slight Improvement in Enforcement
• Significant Amendments to Estonian Trademark Legislation Enter into Force
• Ukrainian Language Law: Ukrainian Official Language for Product Labeling and Advertising
• Tajikistan Amends Trademark Law, Pending Applications Now Published
• Serbian Supreme Court Issues Important Decision on Goods in Transit

April

• Fewer National Applications, More Patent Validations and PCT Applications in Slovenia in 2018
• Serbian Applicants Can Now File PCT Applications Online
• EU Council Approves EU Copyright Directive

March

• Ukraine Adopts UA-DRP, Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy Similar to UDRP
• Ukrainian Officials Seize Fake Aerosol Cans, Shut Down Fake Olive Oil Production
• New Trademark Law Enters into Force in Croatia
• Slovenia Drafts Amendments to Industrial Property Act
• Hungary Amends Trademark Legislation, Transposes Directive (EU) 2015/2436
• Belarus Will Not Consider Division or Merger Requests for International Trademark Registrations
• New Uzbekistan Resolution Aims to Strengthen Enforcement Efforts
• Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Perfumes Worth Over EUR 340,000
• EU Considers Draft Regulation in Support of EU-Based Generics and Biosimilars Producers
• Belarus Introduces Additional Patent Fee Payment Option
• North Macedonia’s IP Delegation Visits Brussels as Part of EU Screening
• Slovenian Customs Detained EUR 51.7 Million Worth of Counterfeits in 2018
• Ukrainian Parliament to Consider IP Legislation Amendments – Implications for Pharmaceutical Patents

February

• Kosovo Appellate Court Confirms National Exhaustion of Rights Is Applicable
• Serbian Customs Seize Fake Apparel, Perfume, Labels
• Uzbekistan: New Labeling Requirements for 54 Types of Goods
• Macedonia Joins Global Brand and Global Design Databases
• Albania Accedes to Locarno and Vienna Agreements
• Slovenian Administrative Court Confirms IPO Should Accept SPC Recalculation Requests
• Hungary Amends Official Fee Structure and Amounts for Trademark-Related Services
• The Birth of North Macedonia