BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

16/04/2009

Belarus Adopts New Regulation on Registration of License Agreements

SD PETOSEVIC

MINSK - The Belarusian Council of Ministers adopted a new regulation on the registration of license a, assignment, pledge on Industrial Property Rights, and Franchise Agreements on March 21, 2009.

According to SD PETOSEVIC, the regulation was drawn up in line with the state measures for Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Protection for the period between 2008 and 2010, adopted by the Council of Ministers on November 21, 2007.

The new regulation contains a list of additional agreements that need to be registered with the state patent institution such as useful patterns, industrial designs, sorts of plants, integrated circuit topographies, trademarks and service marks.

The regulation also applies to franchise agreements, and license agreements that grant usage rights to know-how, which pertain to a product or its production in any technical area.

It establishes deadlines for the registration of the aforementioned contracts and outlines a list of documents necessary for their registration setting forth provisions for the registration of a license and other kinds of agreements on the transfer of IPRs, in accordance with the Euro-Asian Patent Convention of September 9, 1994, the Madrid Agreement of April 14, 1891, and the Madrid Protocol of June 28, 1989.

The new regulation will replace the previous one, which was adopted on May 22, 2003, and is expected to enter into force after its official publication.

SD PETOSEVIC provides a full range of Intellectual Property services in Eastern Europe, including the Balkans and the Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR).

Source:

http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=7002&lang=en

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