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Sep 16, 2014 (Newsletter Issue 14/14)
Ukraine
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Re-Validation of IP Rights in Crimea


On 22 July 2014, the Russian Law regulating IP protection on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula entered into force.
According to the Ukrainian Law on Ensuring Protection of the Rights and Freedoms of Citizens and Legal Regime on the Temporarily Occupied Territory, which entered into force on 9 May 2014, the Crimean peninsula is still regarded as part of Ukraine, with a special legal status as an occupied territory.

Due to this conflict, it is recommended that owners of IP rights that are being executed in Crimea should apply for protection of their IP rights in both countries, Russia and Ukraine.

The deadline for revalidating Ukrainian IP rights (whether re-registering or re-filing) in Russia as well as resolving other IP-related issues is set for 1 January 2015.

For detailed information, please see the article on 'IP Protection in Ukraine and Russia in Light of Crimea Conflict' from our contributor PETOSEVIC here.

Source: www.petosevic.com