IP News Eastern Europe: Patents
2023
- Slovak IPO Introduces Alternative to Provisional Patent Applications
- Georgia Amends Patent Law
- Kyrgyzstan Amends Patent Law
- UPC’s PPI Enters into Force in Slovenia
- Armenia and Tajikistan Start Accepting Applications with 3D Models
- Hungary Amends Patent and Utility Model Acts
- Uzbekistan Launches Online Filing of Open Patent License Applications
- Montenegro Amends Trademark and Patent Laws
- EAPO Expands Electronic Document Exchange, Starts Accepting Applications with 3D Models
2022
- Unitary Patent System Entry into Operation Delayed until June 1, 2023
- EPO Sets Start of Unitary Patent Transitional Measures to January 1, 2023
- Montenegro Joined EPO: What Does that Mean for Patent Holders?
- Hungary Reintroduces Patent Maintenance Fees for the First Three Years of Patent Duration
- Romania Implements SPC Manufacturing Waiver
- Montenegro to Join EPO on October 1, 2022
- Unitary Patent Package: What to Expect?
- Eurasian Patent Office to Increase Official Fees as of July 1
- EAPO Serves as ISA, IPEA under PCT Starting July 1, 2022
- Hungary Amends SPC Regulations
- Uzbekistan Introduces Monetary Fines for IPR Infringement
- Kosovo Adopts New Laws on Patents, Designs, Semiconductor Topographies
- UPC Provisional Application Protocol Enters into Force
- Hungary Amends Patent Act
- Montenegro Ratifies EPC, Amends Patent and Copyright Laws
- Serbia Amends Patent Law
2021
- Russia Bans Sale of 61 Samsung Smartphone Models over Patent Lawsuit
- Lithuania to Accept PCT Applications Online
- Slovenia Ratifies UPC Provisional Application Protocol
- Hungary Abolishes Patent Maintenance Fees for New Patents during COVID-19 Emergency
- Gender Gap in Patent Filing Narrows both Internationally and in Hungary
- Kazakh Patent Data Added to PATENTSCOPE
- Turkmenistan Accedes to Patent Law Treaty
- EAPO Amends Patent Regulations under the Eurasian Patent Convention
- Czech, Serbian and Slovak National Patent Data Added to PATENTSCOPE
- EAPO Launches Pharmaceutical Register
- Kazakh IPO Introduces Fast-Track Examination for COVID-19-Related Patents
- Russia to Expand Grounds for Granting Compulsory Licenses
2020
- Russian IPO Develops Fast-Track Examination for COVID-19-Related Patents
- Bulgaria Amends Patent Law
- Ukraine Amends Patent Law
- Ukraine to Introduce Research Exemption to Patent Law
- New Patent Act Enters into Force in Croatia
- Nouryon Defends Russian and Eurasian Patents from BASF’s Invalidation Actions
- UPC Future Uncertain Amid News from Germany and UK
2019
- Slovenian Court of Audit Reports on Patent Protection in Slovenia
- Serbia Introduces New Executive Order Regulating Patent Application Filing Process
- Moldovan Applicants Can Now File PCT Applications Online
- Serbian IPO Reduces Filing Fees for Electronic Applications
- Serbia Amends Patent Law
- WIPO to Discontinue Fax Services for PCT Applicants
- Latvian and Lithuanian National Patent Data Added to Patentscope
- 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
- Serbian Applicants Can Now File PCT Applications Online
- Ukrainian Parliament to Consider IP Legislation Amendments – Implications for Pharmaceutical Patents
- Belarus Introduces Additional Patent Fee Payment Option
- EU Considers Draft Regulation in Support of EU-Based Generics and Biosimilars Producers
- Slovenian Administrative Court Confirms IPO Should Accept SPC Recalculation Requests
2018
- Ukraine Drafts Amendments to Patent, Utility Model, Design and Trademark Legislation
- Bulgaria Ratifies UPC Provisional Application Protocol
- Kazakhstan Amends IP Legislation
- Estonia Joins Federated European Patent Register
- Belarus Amends Law on Patents for Inventions, Utility Models and Industrial Designs
- New Laws on Inventions and Industrial Designs in Turkmenistan
- Ukraine Drafts Amendments to Patent Legislation
- Kosovo IPO Launches Online Trademark and Patent Database
- Latvia Ratifies UPC Agreement
- CJEU Confirms SPC Term Can be Recalculated
- EPO Amends EPC Rule on Payment of Renewal Fees