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Eurasia and IP

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

It was created in 2015. The procedure for registration is simpler, faster and cheaper. Examination results of national offices are sent to the receiving authority which accepts the registration. Introduction The Eurasian Economic Union is an economic union of states located in Central and Northern Asia and Eastern Europe.

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Africa IP Highlights #2: The trademarks arena

The IPKat

However, the Court ruled that since the Defendants were incorporated before the registration of the Plaintiff’s trademarks, they were not barred from using their names. Notably the applicant had a right to be notified of the pending removal and extinction of the related rights in the trademark.