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[https://pravo.ua/event/crime2020/] Counse link ABSOLUTE LAW AGENCY 2 Katerinoslavskiy Boulevard, TBC BOSFOR, Office 610,, Dnepr , 49044 , Ukraine 32/2, Moskovskaya Street, BC ЂSENATORї, 4th floor Kiev, 01010, Ukraine Phone: +380 44 569 1211 Fax: +380 56 732 3863 absolute@absolute.com.ua www.absolute.com.ua ANTIKA Law Firm 12, Khreshchatyk street, 2-nd floor, Kyiv , 01001 , Ukraine Phone: +38 (044) 390 09 20 Fax: +38 (044) 390 09 21 office@antikalaw.com.ua www.antikalaw.com.ua/en Arzinger Senator Business Center, 32/2 Moskovska street, 10th floor, Kyiv , 01010 , Ukraine Phone: +38 (044) 390 55 33 Fax: +38 (044) 390 55 40 mail@arzinger.ua www.arzinger.ua Asters Leonardo Business Center, 14th floor, 19-21 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St., Kyiv , 01030 , Ukraine Phone: +380 44 230 6000 Fax: +380 44 230 6001 info@asterslaw.com www.asterslaw.com DLF attorneys-at-law Torus Business Centre, 17d Hlybochytska Street, Kyiv , 04050 , Ukraine Phone: +380 44 384 24 54 Fax: +380 44 384 24 55 info@dlf.ua www.dlf.ua GOLAW 19B Instytutska Street, Office 29, Kyiv , 01021 , Ukraine Phone: +38 (044) 581 12 20 Phone: +38 (044) 581 12 21 Fax: +38 (044) 581 12 22 info@golaw.ua www.golaw.ua Ilyashev & Partners 11 Kudryavska Str, Kyiv , 04053 , Ukraine Phone: +38 (044) 494 19 19 Fax: +38 (044) 494 19 99 office@attorneys.ua www.attorneys.ua Inyurpolis law firm (ILF) 14-A †Skrypnyka Street, Kharkov , 61057 , Ukraine Phone: +38†(057)†728 00 00 Fax: +38†(057)†714 06 28 office@ilf-ua.com www.ilf-ua.com Konnov & Sozanovsky 23 Shota Rustaveli Street, Suite 3, Kiev , 01019 , Ukraine Phone: +380 (0) 44 490-5400 Fax: +380 (0) 44 490-5490 info@konnov.com www.konnov.com LCF Law Group 47 Volodymyrska street, Office 3, Kyiv , 01034 , Ukraine Phone: +38 (044) 455 88 87 Fax: +38 (044) 502 55 23 info@lcfgroup.com.ua www.lcfgroup.com.ua/en/ Sayenko Kharenko 10 Muzeyny Provulok, 7th floor, Kyiv , 01001 , Ukraine Phone: +380 44 499 6000 Fax: +380 44 499 6250 info@sk.ua www.sk.ua CURRENT ISSUE ( April 2020 ) In focus – Intellectual Property Reform of intellectual property rights protection in Ukraine and its enforcement has been fairly sluggish. Western countries, including the US, have been pressing Ukraine for years. Expert Opinion The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Ukraine Eduard Tregubov Ukraine has been going through major reforms recently covering various branches of law, ranging from the administration of justice and its system of law-enforcement authorities to tax legislation and customs regulations. The protection of intellectual property rights stands out vividly against this background, but rather than providing an example of successful reforms, it remains one of those areas that undeservedly receive little attention from legislators. In Re Intellectual Property Reform Dmytro Nikulesko Ukraine keeps on fulfilling its commitments to carry out intellectual property reform in accordance with the Association Agreement between Ukraine on the one part, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their member states on the other part (hereinafter Ч the Association Agreement). Utility Model and Patent Trolling: Window of Opportunities Seemingly Closed Anton Polikarpov, Anna Kolodenska Within the last year, Ukraine has taken a lot of measures to limit the possibility of abuse of law. Starting with changes to procedural codes and ending with legislation on intellectual property. As lawyers of big Ukrainian and international companies, we believe that such improvements benefit the conducting of fair business, which has a legal position and hopes to restore infringed rights as soon as possible. УJustice Delayed, is Justice DeniedФ William E. Gladstone Anton Kapitonenko, Khrystyna Nykerui The establishment of a specialised High Intellectual Property Court of Ukraine has often been viewed as an effective way of improving the IP enforcement system. It was received positively by Ukrainian legal professionals and by the academic community and is expected to become an effective and valuable tool for IP rights holders. News Deals AVELLUM Ч legal counsel to BSTDB Sayenko Kharenko advised EBRD on EUR 15 million financing to OTP Leasing Asters advised Regal Petroleum AVELLUM advised EBRD Cases Court ordered PrivatBank to pay out USD 200 million State Grain Corporation paid USD 4 million to Chinese company following court order High Court of England confirmed limited nature of payments on PrivatBank Eurobonds Draft Draft of new Labor Code to be finalized to comply with EU legislation Draft law on new land lease terms Improvements to some regulatory mechanisms connected to banking activities Law Digest EU simplifies rules for transporting goods between countries Coronavirus counteraction Biznews Oil & Gas Oil prices crash by 30% † Privatization Salt monopolist Artyomsol and State Food and Grain Corporation readied for sale † Coronavirus Travel industry could suffer losses of USD 1 trillion EU to allocate EUR 750 billion to overcome adverse effects of pandemic JPMorgan expects imminent global recession† Capitalization of global technological giants sinks † M&A Europe remains a magnet for international dealmakers † Stock Market US stock market experienced biggest crash since 1987 † Banking & Finance State Affordable Loans program at† 5-7-9% begins to operate † Cover Story Lively Discussion The protection of intellectual property rights has always been one of the pillars of credible and reliable jurisdiction. The ongoing reform of subsequent institutions in Ukraine and delays in establishing a special IP court are accompanied by the so-called Уturbo regimeФ in selective lawmaking. Victoria Sopilnyak , partner of Doubinsky & Osharova , explains why recent initiatives provoked such a lively discussion among stakeholders, and what the threats to proper patent protection in Ukraine are. Argument How should Investment Projects in Infrastructure be Prepared? Viktor Dovhan The Action Plan for implementing the Strategy of Infrastructure Project Lifecycle Management Reform in Ukraine for 2020-2024 envisages changes to the preparation of investment projects. At present there is no uniform approach at state level to prepare investment projects implemented out of various sources of financing, such as: own funds of enterprises, loans from international financial institutions and other loan resources, funds from the State Budget, state aid as well as private investors. Crux Legal Digest Over recent weeks the UJBL team has monitored the most important legislative initiatives, from the considerable recently adopted in the first reading Draft Law On Financial Leasing to the widely discussed and necessary Law On Support of Taxpayers for the Period of Measures to Prevent the Occurrence and Spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Other important initiatives include several drafts in the public procurement field, drafts that may finally regulate lobbying in Ukraine. WeТve invited legal experts to share their viewpoints in commentaries below. † Subscribe Subscribe to The Ukrainian Journal of Business Law right now and enjoy the most relevant issues on doing business in Ukraine on your device or in print. All this for just USD 9.99 a month. 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