State Enterprise "Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property" (Ukrpatent) is an institutional component of the state system of legal protection of intellectual property in Ukraine.
According to the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated October 13, 2020 No. 1267-r "About National Authority intellectual property "Ukrpatent performs the functions of the National Intellectual Property Body.
From October 15, 2020 in accordance with the Law of Ukraine" On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Establishment of a National Intellectual Property Body "dated June 16, 2020 No. 703-IX (hereinafter - the Law on NIV), which defines the powers of the National Intellectual Property Body and which came into force on October 14, 2020, Ukrpatent exercises the following powers:
- accepting applications, conducting their examination, making decisions on them (industrial property);
- accepting and considering applications for state registration of the author's rights to works of science, literature and art, as well as for the registration of contracts concerning the rights of authors to works, registration of them;
- implementation of state registration of industrial designs and issuance of certificates;
- implementation of state registration of geographical indications;
- implementation of state registration of inventions and utility models, issuance of patents for inventions and utility models;
- implementation of state registration of trade stamps, issuance of certificates for trademarks;
- implementation of state registration of layouts, issuance of certificates for layout, etc.
Official website: https://ukrpatent.org/uk
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