Law No 08/L-075 on Trademarks (‘the Trademark Law’) profoundly reformed the Kosovo trademark legislation in 2022, but also referred to the adoption of several sub-legal acts in order to complete its dispositions. In order to ensure the full implementation of the Trademark Law, the Ministry of Industry of Kosovo issued Administrative Instruction No 08/2023 “on…
For the first time, Kosovo has enacted an Anti-Doping Law, which is a positive development for the sports community of Kosovo as it establishes an agency that has been sorely needed. Through this law, the establishment, organization, and delineation of competences of the Anti-Doping Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Agency) are defined, along with…
Authors: Florin Lata and Ted Ginsburger Exhaustion principle Pursuant to the principle of exhaustion, a trademark owner cannot prohibit the further distribution of a product placed by itself on a geographically defined market. The principle of exhaustion of rights can apply internationally, regionally or nationally, depending on the country’s regulations. Kosovo’s new Law No 08/L-075…
Law no. 08/L-181 on Environmental Impact Assessment published on 06.01.2023 has entered into force. This law repeals Law no. 03/L-214 on Environmental Impact Assessment which has been in force since 2010. The new law is partially in line with Directive 2014/52EU of the European Parliament and Council dated 16.04.2014 which amends Directive 2011/92/EU on the…