INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NEWS 2020

2020

Mikhailyuk, Sorokolat and Partners team congratulates everyone on the upcoming holidays!
HAPPY NEW YEAR. read more >>

Mikhailyuk, Sorokolat & Partners is the Leader of the Legal Services Market in Ukraine
The results of the Lidery Rynku rating organized by the professional legal edition Yurydychna Gazeta have been published. Mikhailyuk, Sorokolat and Partners is represented in two nominations simultaneously.. read more >>

Mikhailyuk, Sorokolat and Partners is Represented in the Legal Awards 2020 International Rating
Mikhailyuk, Sorokolat and Partners is recognized as the company of the year in the field of intellectual property in Ukraine according to the Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2020 international rating.. read more >>

Eurasian Industrial Designs: Latest News
Several countries ratified the Protocol for the Protection of Industrial Designs, and Kyrgyzstan deposited an instrument of ratification with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).. read more >>

Change of Base Value in Belarus
From January 1, 2021, the base value in Belarus will increase from 27 to 29 Belarusian rubles. . read more >>

Belarus Approves Ratification of the Treaty of the Eurasian Economic Union
On December 10, the Parliament of the Republic of Belarus adopted the draft law On Ratification of the Treaty on Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Origin of Goods of the Eurasian Economic Union.. read more >>

The Law on Ratification of the Protocol on Protection of Eurasian Industrial Designs Enters into Force Simultaneously in Two States
The Law on Ratification of the Protocol on Protection of Eurasian Industrial Designs entered into force in Kazakhstan and Russia on December 5, 2020. . read more >>

Georgia reduces the Fees for Trademark Registration during the Pandemic Period
The Georgian Patent Office Sakpatenti announces a 50 % reduction of fees related with registration of trademarks. Previously the reduction of corresponding fees consisted 20 %. The reduction will remain in force for 6 months from December 7, 2020 to June 7, 2021.. read more >>

The Ukrainian Parliament Adopts the Law on the Prevention of COVID-19
On December 4, 2020 the Ukrainian Parliament adopted the Law No. 4314 on the prevention of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The aim of the Law is to secure access of the population of Ukraine to safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19.. read more >>

Simplification of the Requirements for Importation of Pesticides and Agrochemicals into Ukraine
The Parliament of Ukraine has adopted in the first reading a bill that improves certain legislative provisions of the Law "On Pesticides and Agrochemicals". . read more >>