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Review of Draft Laws from 13/01/2025 – 20/01/2025

Registered 43 draft laws: 5344-d-P Draft Resolution on Cancellation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine's Decision to Adopt in the Second Reading and in Whole the Draft Law "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding Ensuring the Employment Rights of Persons with Disabilities" (Reg. No. 5344-d dated 18.11.2022) Initiating Subject: People's Deputy of Ukraine 12245-P6 Draft Resolution…

Review of the EU legislation for 13/01/2025 – 20/01/2025

1. Design Protection System Updates Applications must now be filed directly with EU IP Office Up to 50 designs allowed in single multiple application Only digital representations accepted, no physical specimens Product descriptions limited to 100 words Mandatory Locarno classification "Community design" replaced with "EU design" 2. Fisheries Closures Belgian vessels banned from plaice fishing…

Review of Ukrainian legislation for 13/01/2025 – 20/01/2025

Military Sphere and Defense: - Amendments have been made to the procedure for service in the State Guard Service - simplified appointment of sergeants to officer positions during martial law, expanded list of leaves, changed rules for temporary duty performance. - Established procedure for recruiting to military service for conditionally early released prisoners, including medical examination and…

Review of Ukrainian Supreme Court’s decisions for 20/01/2025

Case No. 404/1319/23 dated 09/01/2025 The cassation instance court found that the appellate court made significant procedural law violations, as it did not provide proper assessment of all arguments in the convict's appeal, did not substantiate the refusal to re-examine evidence, and did not consider objections to the first instance court's ruling on refusing to return…

Case No. 534/1241/22 dated 09/01/2025

The court took into account that after amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses dated 09.08.2024, the threshold value of property for qualifying theft as a criminal offense was increased. Since in most episodes the value of the stolen property did not exceed the established threshold, these actions are no longer considered criminal offenses. The…

Review of the EU legislation for 20/01/2025

The regulation introduces significant changes to the EU design protection system, modernizing the registration process and technical requirements. The key modifications include: Design applications must now be filed directly with the EU Intellectual Property Office, removing the previous option to submit through national offices Applications can include up to 50 designs in a single multiple application…
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