SE UKRPATENT WILL CEASE ALL ACTIVITIES AS A NATIONAL IP OFFICE FROM 00:00 OF NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Due to changes in the state intellectual property system, SE Ukrpatent will cease all activities as a National IP office from 00:00 of November 8, 2022.

On November 8, 2022, the ordinance of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated October 28, 2022, No. 943-r “Some issues of the National Intellectual Property Authority”, will enter into force, by which the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO) is designated as an entity performing the functions of a National IP Authority, thereby terminating the performance of these functions by the State Enterprise “Ukrainian Intellectual Property Institute” (Ukrpatent).

The process of transferring National IP Authority functions from SE Ukrpatent to UANIPIO is underway. We will keep you informed on all further actions by placing up-to-date information on this resource.