LEGAL BASIS

• Law of Ukraine on the Protection of Rights to Inventions and Utility Models, in force since July 1, 1994, last amended on October 16, 2012.

MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

• Paris Convention, as of December 25, 1991.
• Patent Cooperation Treaty, as of December 25, 1991.
• (Not a member of Eurasian Patent Convention).

FILING REQUIREMENTS

• Power of Attorney (no legalization);
• Specification, claims and abstract (to be translated into Ukrainian; if filed in another language, the translation must be submitted within two months from the filing date);
• Drawings (3 sets);
• Priority document, if any (to be filed within three months from the filing date).

REMARKS

National Phase of PCT: under Chapter I: 31 months; under Chapter II: 31 months.
Validity: issued after formal and full examination – valid for 20 years from the filing date; declaratory patent (formal examination) – valid six years as of the filing date.
Annuities: accumulated and due after the grant of the patent; subsequent annuities are payable after the anniversary of the filing date.
Opposition: possible, before court only.

LEGAL BASIS

• Law of Ukraine on the Protection of Rights to Trademarks and Service Marks, in force since July 1, 1994, last amended on April 9, 2015.

MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

• Paris Convention, as of December 25, 1991.
• Madrid Agreement, as of December 25, 1991.
• Madrid Protocol, as of December 29, 2000.

FILING REQUIREMENTS

• Power of Attorney, not legalized;
• Representation of the sign to be protected (size 8 x 8 cm); in case of a label, max. size 14 x 14 cm;
• 5 black & white prints if claimed in b&w; 10 prints in color if colors are claimed;
• List of goods and services;
• Priority document (if the priority is claimed, to be filed within three months from the filing date).

REMARKS

Kinds of protection: trade and service marks (word marks, design marks, three-dimensional and other distinctive combinations thereof, in color or color combinations). Sounds, light signals and colors may be protected. Besides the original version, filing of word mark applications in the Cyrillic alphabet is highly recommended.
Classification: International.
Obligation to use the registered mark: compulsory. Non-use during any three-year period after the registration date may lead to cancellation; nominal use (advertising, publications) is accepted in absence of actual use.
Duration - renewals: 10-year period after the filing date or last renewal date (note: marks re-registered on the basis of the former Soviet Union registrations are due for renewal 10 years after the Ukrainian filing date, or the last renewal date in the former Soviet Union).
Opposition: possible, before court only.

LEGAL BASIS

• Law of Ukraine on the Protection of Rights to Industrial Designs, in force since July 1, 1994, last amended on October 16, 2012.

MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

• Paris Convention, as of December 25, 1991.
• Hague Agreement, as of August 28, 2002, Geneva Act, as of December 23, 2003.

FILING REQUIREMENTS

• Power of Attorney, not legalized;
• General view of the article (picture) and other views - 2 sets;
• Specification of the design - 1 set;
• Priority document, if any (to be filed within three months from the filing date).

REMARKS

Duration – renewals: after formal and novelty examination: 10 years from the filing date, renewable for one additional period of 5 years.
Opposition: possible, before court only.

LEGAL BASIS

• There is no specific legislation. The delegation of domain names in the country code top-level domain is regulated by the “Rules of the .UA domain” and Rules in the domain zone .УКР (Cyrillic).

FILING

• ccTLD: .ua
• Applicant: individuals and legal entities.
• Local presence: not required.

REMARKS

Duration – renewals: one year, renewable yearly.
Uniform dispute resolution procedure: none.