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Intellectual property audit: ensuring legal compliance and protection
Today, 26 April, we are celebrating the World Intellectual Property Day! This holiday emphasises the exceptional importance of protecting intellectual property (IP) rights, which are crucial for every business, as they provide a competitive advantage, prevent others from using or profiting from your innovations, and, moreover, allow you to monetise your intellectual assets through licensing or […]
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Cross-border unfair competition dispute questions Belarus trademark registration
The claimants, the creators of the hookah chain HOOKAH PLACE, filed unfair competition claims against the defendant with the EEC The EEC found that the defendant had violated the competition rules of the EAEU cross-border market The defendant, by registering the mark HOOKAHPLACE in Belarus, sought to take advantage of the reputation of the claimants’ HOOKAH […]
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Intellectual property highlights in Belarus
The end of 2023 was rather eventful for the Belarusian intellectual property (IP) landscape. The Sorainen IP team is pleased to share the most recent news with you. Below, some interesting changes in IP legislation, a cross-border unfair competition dispute and a Supreme Court decision on the similarity between two trade marks are presented for […]
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Intellectual property highlights in Belarus
The Sorainen Intellectual Property (IP) team in Belarus is pleased to share the first intellectual property news highlights of the autumn with you. Results of the work of the Judicial Board on IP cases at the Supreme Court and upcoming changes in IP legislation, as well as an update on parallel import legalization, are presented […]
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Belarus creates legal framework for parallel imports
Law No 241-z allows the parallel import of specific goods in certain circumstances The goods must be included in the list of goods that are essential for the domestic market The procedure for forming, determining and maintaining lists of goods that are essential for the domestic market was recently approved It seems that the legalisation […]