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Eurasian Industrial Design System Expected to Launch on June 1, 2021
May 2021 —
On April 14, 2021, the Eurasian Patent Office announced that it will start accepting Eurasian industrial design applications on June 1, 2021, when the Eurasian design protection system under the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention is expected to beco
CIS Members Sign New Agreement on Cooperation in Prevention and Repression of the Use of False Trademarks and GIs
Jun 2021 —
On May 28, 2021, the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) signed the Agreement on Cooperation in Prevention and Repression of the Use of False Trademarks and Geographical Indicati
Russia Amends Legislation Affecting Foreign Champagne and Cognac Producers
Jul 2021 —
Amendments to the Russian law on state regulation of production and turnover of alcoholic products and the law on wine trade were published and immediately entered into force on July 6, 2021, significantly affecting the interests of champagne and cognac producers exporting their products to Russi
Russia Introduces Measures against Discriminatory Internet Censorship
Mar 2021 —
Amendments to the Russian Law on Measures against Persons Associated with Human Rights Violations entered into force on January 10, 2021, granting the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) the authority to block the Internet resour
Russian v. Eurasian Design Systems: Procedure and Fee Comparison
Jun 2021 —
The Eurasian Patent Office started accepting Eurasian industrial design applications on June 1, 2021, when the Eurasian design protection system under the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Co