It is anticipated that the Eurasian Patent Office will start accepting design applications from 1st June 2021 following a recent announcement. Such rights will initially provide regional protection in five of the eight member states of the Eurasian Patent Organisation (EAPO) in which the Protocol has entered into force, namely Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. In the remaining three member states (Belarus, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan), the Protocol will enter into force 3...