July 2023

• More Patents and Fewer Trademarks Valid in Hungary in 2022

June 2023

• Hungarian IPO Tightens Criteria for Authorized IP Representatives

April 2023

• Hungary Amends Patent and Utility Model Acts

February 2023

• Hungary Amends Trademark Act

December 2022

• WIPO Decreases Individual Designation Fee Under Hague Agreement for Hungary

November 2022

• Holiday Recess for Hungarian IPO
• Hungarian Customs Detain Fake Apparel
• Hungarian Customs Detain Fake Accessories

October 2022

• Hungary Reintroduces Patent Maintenance Fees for the First Three Years of Patent Duration
• Hungarian Customs Detain Fake Accessories, Toys, Footwear

September 2022

• Hungarian Customs Detain Fake Apparel

July 2022

• Hungarian Customs Detain Fake Apparel, Accessories

June 2022

• More Design and Trademark Applications in Hungary in 2021

May 2022

• Hungarian Officials Detain Fake Electronic Devices with Unlicensed Software

April 2022

• Hungary Amends SPC Regulations
• Hungarian IPO Clarifies Deadline Extensions in Trademark Procedures
• PETOŠEVIĆ Highly Ranked by WTR 1000

March 2022

• Hungarian Officials Detain Fake Perfumes

February 2022

• Hungary Amends Patent Act

December 2021

• Hungarian Customs Detain EUR 2.3 Million Worth of Counterfeits

November 2021

• Hungarian Customs Detain Fake Perfumes, Electronics

October 2021

• Hungary Abolishes Patent Maintenance Fees for New Patents during COVID-19 Emergency

September 2021

• Gender Gap in Patent Filing Narrows both Internationally and in Hungary
• Hungarian Officials Detain Fakes during UEFA Euro 2021

July 2021

• Hungary Ratifies Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
• Hungarian Customs Detain EUR 24 Million Worth of Luxury Fakes

June 2021

• Hungarian Officials Detain Fake Electronics and Accessories
• Hungary Amends Copyright Law
• More National IPR Applications in Hungary in 2020

March 2021

• Hungarian Officials Detain Fake Electronic Devices
• Hungarian Officials Detain Fake Sneakers

January 2021

• Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Furniture

December 2020

• Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Apparel, Accessories

October 2020

• Hungarian Officials Seize EUR 5.5 Million Worth of Fake Goods from January-August 2020

September 2020

• Hungarian Officials Halt Home Production of Fake Apparel
• Hungarian Officials Shut Down Illegal Streaming Service

August 2020

• Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Apparel, Accessories
• Ten Cases, Ten Jurisdictions: Interesting Matters PETOŠEVIĆ Recently Handled

July 2020

• More Patent Validations and Utility Model Applications in Hungary in 2019

May 2020

• Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Chanel® Shoes
• Hungarian Officials Seize EUR 545,000 Worth of Fake Apparel, Accessories, Fabric

March 2020

• Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Apparel
• COVID-19: Update from Our Offices, PTOs, Courts
• Hungarian Officials Seize Nearly EUR 500,000 Worth of Fake Nike® Sneakers
• PETOŠEVIĆ Highly Ranked by WTR 1000 in 2020

January 2020

• Hungarian Officials Seize EUR 33,000 Worth of Fake Perfume

December 2019

• Hungarian Customs Seize EUR 364,000 Worth of Fake Accessories
• Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Car Parts and Devices with Unlicensed Software

November 2019

• Hungarian Customs Seize EUR 112,000 Worth of Fake Perfume
• 22 PETOŠEVIĆ People on INTA Committees for 2020-2021, Slobodan Petošević Chair of Copyright Policy Subcommittee, Ivan Matić Co-Chair of INTA Bulletin Subcommittee

October 2019

• Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Furniture

September 2019

• Hungarian Customs Seize EUR 1 Million Worth of Fake Goods

July 2019

• Hungarian Customs Seize EUR 417,000 Worth of Fake Perfume
• Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Accessories Worth Over EUR 460,000

May 2019

• Fewer National Applications, More Patent Validations in Hungary in 2018

March 2019

• Hungary Amends Trademark Legislation, Transposes Directive (EU) 2015/2436
• Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Perfumes Worth Over EUR 340,000

February 2019

• Hungary Amends Official Fee Structure and Amounts for Trademark-Related Services

October 2018

• Hungarian Officials Seize Counterfeit Electronic Devices with Unlicensed Software

September 2018

• Hungarian Customs Seize EUR 200,000 Worth of Fake Apparel

July 2018

• Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Alloy Wheels

May 2018

• Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Laundry Detergent
• Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Apparel

March 2018

• Hungarian Officials Seize EUR 93,000 Worth of Fake Sunglasses

February 2018

• Chili v. Paprika: Hungarian Media Companies in Trademark Clash

December 2017

• Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Hollóháza Porcelain

November 2017

• Hungarian Authorities Seize over EUR 500,000 Worth of Fake Drugs

September 2017

• Hungarian Officials Seize EUR 135,000 Worth of Fake Toys

July 2017

• Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Detergent

June 2017

• Hungarian Officials Seize 55,000 Fake Bottles of Perfume

April 2017

• Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Perfume

January 2017

• Hungary Adopts New Civil Procedure Code

November 2016

• Hungarian Officials Seize 4,000 Bottles of Fake Perfume

October 2016

• Hungarian Officials Seize Counterfeit Electronic Devices with Unlicensed Software

September 2016

• Hungarian Authorities Seize 75 Tons of Counterfeit Washing Detergent

August 2016

• Hungarian Authorities Arrest Motor Oil Counterfeiters
• Hungarian Customs Seize EUR 2,580,000 Worth of Counterfeit Dishes

June 2016

• Hungarian Customs Seize Counterfeit Apparel, Footwear

May 2016

• Hungarian Customs Seize EUR 50,000 Worth of Counterfeit Perfumes

December 2015

• Authorities Shut Down 999 Websites Selling Counterfeits
• Hungarian Authorities Seize Fake Chocolate, Watches

November 2015

• Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Brake System Components, Software, Toys

October 2015

• Hungarian PTO Launches Electronic Filing of Trademark Applications

September 2015

• Hungarian Officials Seize Fake Laundry Detergent

August 2015

• Changes in Individual Designation Fee Under Hague Agreement for Hungary

June 2015

• New Act of the Lisbon Agreement Adopted, Bosnia, Romania, Hungary among Signatories

March 2015

• Hungary Customs Seize Counterfeit Footwear, Apparel

February 2015

• Hungary Amends Pharmaceutical Law to Combat Counterfeit Medicine

December 2014

• Authorities Bust Drug Counterfeiters Operating in Austria, Hungary, Great Britain
• Hungarian Customs Seize EUR 71,000 Worth of Counterfeit Sweaters
• New Food Labeling Rules Enter into Force in EU

November 2014

• Budapest Police Seize Counterfeit Medicines
• Budapest Authorities Arrest Washing Detergent Counterfeiters

October 2014

• Hungarian Company Makes 600 Counterfeit Dictionaries
• EU to Introduce Stricter Prescription Drug Monitoring System
• Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Star Wars, Mickey Mouse Clothes

July 2014

• OHIM, National PTOs Adopt Common Communication on B&W Trademarks

December 2013

• PETOŠEVIĆ Hungary Moves to New Address

August 2013

• Amendments to Hungarian Patent Law Explained

July 2013

• Amendments to Hungarian Trademark Law Explained

April 2013

• Hungarian Customs Seize Fake Cigarette Machine

November 2012

• EU Court Dismisses Hungary’s Lawsuit against Slovakia’s Wine Registration

October 2012

• Hungarian and Korean IPOs Sign Patent Prosecution Highway Agreement

July 2012

• Hungarian Trademarks Added to TMview
• Hungary Signs New Treaty on Audiovisual Performances

April 2012

• HIPO and USPTO Make Patent Prosecution Highway Permanent

February 2012

• Hungary, Austria, Romania to Establish Danube Patent Institute

December 2011

• Budapest to Become Home to Patent Judge Training Center?
• Changes in Individual Fee Under Hague Agreement for Hungary

October 2011

• Authorities Bust Largest Hungarian Movie Piracy Group
• HIPO and USPTO Continue Patent Prosecution Highway

August 2011

• Hungary Amends Domain Name Regulations

July 2011

• EUR 1 Million Worth of Counterfeits Seized in Joint Customs Operation ‘Fireblade’

April 2011

• Hungarian IPO Expands Trademark Electronic Filing System

March 2011

• Hungary Toughens Regulations on Counterfeit Drugs

February 2011

• London Agreement Enters into Force in Hungary

January 2011

• Hungarian IPO Changes Name

December 2010

• Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Make Third of Hungary’s Black Market

November 2010

• Hungarian Supreme Court: Patent Revocation Decision Before Patent Infringement Proceedings
• Hungary Accedes to London Agreement

September 2010

• Hungarian Customs Seize Counterfeit Sneakers Worth EUR 1.8 M

July 2010

• Hungarian Police Seize 58 Computer Servers in Anti-Online-Piracy Raid
• USPTO Launches PPH with HPO on July 1, To Launch PPH with Rospatent on September 1

June 2010

• Adidas Loses Against Hungarian Inventor in Patent Infringement Suit

November 2009

• Hungary and Finland Launch Patent Prosecution Highway Program

October 2009

• Budapest to Host Regional Conference on Coexistence of Community and National Trademark Systems

July 2009

• Hungarian and Japanese PTO Sign Agreement to Facilitate Granting of Patents

July 2006

• Hungarian Patent Office Announces Changes in the Schedule of Fees