Regulation for the provision of public services for registration of trademarks and service marks has been approved in Uzbekistan
The administrative regulation on the provision of the state service on registration of trademarks and service marks were approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. ПКМ-480 dated September 19, 2023
GRATA International spoke at the IP Dialogue Kazakhstan round table under the auspices of INTA
On September 26, 2023, the IP dialogue Kazakhstan round table on the issues of combating counterfeiting in Kazakhstan was held in a hybrid format.
Features and Legal Regulation of Franchising in GRATA International
We are pleased to present you a new brochure on "Features and Legal Regulation of Franchising in GRATA International ". Our colleagues from offices in Armenia, Belarus, Mongolia, Russia and Uzbekistan participated in the creation of this brochure.
Improvement of the regulation of the restrictions on exclusive rights to intellectual property
In January 2023, the Law allowing the parallel import of goods essential for the domestic market was adopted (https://pravo.by/document/?guid=12551&p0=H12300241). It allows suppliers to import these essential goods into Belarus without the consent of the rightsholder - a resident of the foreign country. The Law stipulates that the Belarusian Government must appoint state authorities responsible for the essential goods lists.
The rules for considering a patent holder's application for granting the right to an open license have been approved in Uzbekistan
The Order of the Minister of Justice “On approval of the rules for considering an application of a patent holder for granting the right to an open license and publication of information” No. 3418 dated February 7, 2023 (the “Order No. 3418”) approved the rules for filing, considering an application and publishing information about the application of patent holders on granting the right to an open license.
Suspension of access to the Beneficial Owners Register for the general public
The Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property announced yesterday that access to the Register of Beneficial Owners for the general public is suspended. This comes as a result of the landmark Judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEE) in joined cases C-37/20 and C-601/20, of November 22 2022.