New Patent Office Regulations

On April 14, 2003, come into force: the Rules of filing and consideration of the application for registration and assignment of the right of use of an origin of goods and the application for registration and assignment of the right of use of a registered origin of goods; the Rules of filing and consideration of the application on registration of the trademark and service mark; the Rules of decision making about the early cancellation of validity of the certificate of the right of use of an origin of goods after the liquidation of the company - owner of the certificate; the Rules of decision making about the early cancellation of validity of the legal protection of the trademark and the service mark in a case of the liquidation of the company - owner of an exclusive right on the trademark or termination of business activity of the person - owner of an exclusive right on the trademark.