January 2026

• Kazakhstan Updates Official IP Fees
• Romania Launches Electronic Trade Mark Certificates
• Kazakhstan Amends Several Key IP Acts
• Kazakhstan Adopts its First AI Law

November 2025

• Ukraine Joins TMview

October 2025

• Bulgaria: Blue and Red Zone Marks Lose Their Trade Mark Status

September 2025

• Uzbekistan Adopts New IP Law Amending Certain Legislative Acts
• New Trade Mark and Patent Laws Enter into Force in Albania

July 2025

• Bosnia Updates IP Legislation
• Ukraine: Suspended Limitation Periods to be Reinstated on 4 September 2025
• Hungary IPO Issues 2024 Annual Report
• Key IP Developments in Slovenia in 2024

May 2025

• Hungary Amends Official Fees

February 2025

• Bulgarian IPO Updates Trade Mark Examination Guidelines

January 2025

• Georgia: IPO Invites Trade Mark Owners to Amend Lists of Goods and Services, Official Fees Lifted until 7 March 2025

March 2024

• Georgia Amends Trademark Law

February 2024

• Kazakhstan Introduces Expedited Examination of Trademark Applications

January 2024

• North Macedonia Stops Registering INNs as Trademarks

October 2023

• BOIP Improves Trademark Holder Privacy in Online Register

June 2023

• Montenegro Accedes to Singapore Treaty

March 2023

• Montenegro Amends Trademark and Patent Laws
• Ukrainian Supreme Court Upholds Antimonopoly Committee Decision in Unfair Competition Case

February 2023

• Hungary Amends Trademark Act

December 2022

• Romania Amends Trademark Law

November 2022

• Changes to Madrid System Regulations Enter into Force
• New Implementing Regulations of the Trademark Law Enter into Force in Romania

April 2022

• Hungarian IPO Clarifies Deadline Extensions in Trademark Procedures

March 2022

• Uzbekistan Introduces Monetary Fines for IPR Infringement

February 2022

• Ukraine Launches Madrid e-Filing

December 2021

• Albania Amends Industrial Property Law

November 2021

• Uzbekistan Amends Trademark and Copyright Laws

July 2021

• Google Sues Kyiv Real Estate Developer over NEST® Trademark

June 2021

• CIS Members Sign New Agreement on Cooperation in Prevention and Repression of the Use of False Trademarks and GIs

May 2021

• EAEU Trademark Agreement Enters into Force
• Replacement Procedure Under the Madrid Protocol in the Post-Brexit Era, Rule 21 of the Regulations Amended

January 2021

• Belarus Ratifies EAEU Trademark Agreement
• Ukrainian Drug Manufacturer Fined for Unfair Competition

December 2020

• Ukrainian Beverage Manufacturer Fined for Unfair Competition
• Romanian IPO Improves Electronic Filing Services for Trademarks
• Russia Ratifies EAEU Trademark Agreement

September 2020

• Ukrainian Hosiery Manufacturer Fined for Unfair Competition
• Ukraine Amends Trademark Law
• Owners of Romanian TMs and IRs Designating Romania Invited to Specify the Scope of Goods and Services by September 30

August 2020

• Romania: New Trademark Law Brings Important Changes
• Russia Elaborates Procedure for Informal Observations Regarding Company and Trade Names
• Russian Trademark FAQ: 2020 Cheat Sheet

July 2020

• How to Register a Trademark in Russia – a Quick Guide

May 2020

• Eurasian Economic Union Members Sign EAEU Trademark Agreement

March 2020

• Cake Wars in Ukraine: Confectioner Roshen Sues Ice Cream Maker Khladoprom over “Kyiv Cake” Trademark
• Coronavirus-Related Applications Reported by Several Countries
• New Trademark Law in Serbia Brings Significant Changes

January 2020

• Serbia Adopts New Trademark Law, Introduces Opposition System
• Slovenia: Plain Tobacco Packaging Obligatory as of January 1, 2020
• Ukraine Increases Criminal Penalties for Production and Distribution of Fake Drugs
• Uzbekistan to Introduce Reference Pricing System for Pharmaceuticals

December 2019

• Bulgaria: New Law on Trademarks and GIs Brings Important Changes
• Ukraine Amends GI Law
• Serbian IPO Reduces Filing Fees for Electronic Applications

October 2019

• New Trademark Law in Turkmenistan Introduces Important Changes
• Mattel Inc. Overcomes Obstacle to Barbie® Trademark Registration in Ukraine

September 2019

• Mattel Inc. Cannot Register Barbie® Trademark in Certain Classes in Ukraine
• New Food Labeling Law Enters into Force in Ukraine

July 2019

• Uzbekistan Introduces Criteria for Determining Well-Known Trademarks, Transfers IPO Appeal Board to Ministry of Justice
• Croatia Adds Trademark Data to TMview’s Visual Search
• Ukraine Increases Official Fees for IPR-Related Services as of July 19, 2019
• Ukraine Regulates Organic Food Production and Labeling

May 2019

• Serbian Supreme Court Issues Important Decision on Goods in Transit
• Tajikistan Amends Trademark Law, Pending Applications Now Published
• Ukrainian Language Law: Ukrainian Official Language for Product Labeling and Advertising
• Significant Amendments to Estonian Trademark Legislation Enter into Force

March 2019

• Belarus Will Not Consider Division or Merger Requests for International Trademark Registrations
• Hungary Amends Trademark Legislation, Transposes Directive (EU) 2015/2436
• New Trademark Law Enters into Force in Croatia

February 2019

• Hungary Amends Official Fee Structure and Amounts for Trademark-Related Services
• Albania Accedes to Locarno and Vienna Agreements
• Macedonia Joins Global Brand and Global Design Databases

December 2018

• Eurasian Economic Union Makes Progress With Customs Register, Eurasian Trademark

November 2018

• In Kazakhstan, Pending Trademark Applications Now Available Online

October 2018

• Ukraine Drafts Amendments to Patent, Utility Model, Design and Trademark Legislation
• Ukrainian IPO Shortens Deadline for Publishing Information on Pending Trademark Applications

September 2018

• Grace Period from EU Association Agreement Directly Applicable in Ukraine
• Kazakhstan Amends IP Legislation
• Romania and Bulgaria Add Their Trademark Data to TMview’s Visual Search

July 2018

• Albania Introduces New Trademark Regulation

April 2018

• Take Five - New Grace Period for Non Use in Ukraine via Association Agreement?
• Russian Constitutional Court Clarifies How to Tackle Parallel Imports
• Romania Drafts New Trademark Law
• Montenegro Joins TMview

March 2018

• Kosovo IPO Launches Online Trademark and Patent Database

February 2018

• Russian Court Says Parallel Imports Do Not Constitute Trademark Infringement
• Chili v. Paprika: Hungarian Media Companies in Trademark Clash
• EUIPO, Member States IPOs Clarify Representation of New Types of Trademarks
• WIPO Launches Madrid Monitor, Discontinues ROMARIN