Ukraine IP: Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Domain Names

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev (Kyiv) is both the capital and the largest city of Ukraine.

General Information

Capital:

Kiev

Population:

46 Million

Languages:

Ukrainian

Government Type:

Unitary semi-presidential republic

Dialing Code:

+380

Monetary Unit:

Hryvnia (UAH)

More information:

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International Arrangements

WIPO Convention
Paris Convention (Industrial Property)
Berne Convention (Literary and Artistic Works)
PCT (Patents)
PLT (Patent Law Treaty)
Madrid Agreement (International Registration of Marks)
Madrid Protocol (International Registration of Marks)
Hague Agreement (International Deposit of Industrial Designs)
Nice Agreement (International Classification of Goods and Services)
Geneva Convention (Unauthorized Duplication of Phonograms)
Budapest Treaty (Deposit of Micro-organisms)
Nairobi Treaty (Olympic Symbol)
TLT (Trademarks)
WCT (WIPO Copyright Treaty)
WPPT (WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty)
WTO: Observer.
Member of BSEC
Member of UCC
Member of UPOV

Patents

Types of Patents:
- Patents of Invention
- Patents of PCT

Filing requirements:
- A simply singed power of attorney;
- Name and address of the applicant and the inventor(s);
- Specifications, claims, abstract and drawings;
- Inventors declaration;
- Deed of assignment;
- A priority document, if priority is to be claimed;

Granting:
- Twenty years from filing date;

Renewals:
- Information was not found;

Trademarks

Filing requirements:
- Simply signed power of attorney;
- The explanation or the meaning and the origin of the trademark;
- A priority document, if claimed;

Granting:
- Ten years from filing date

Renewals:
- For furthers periods ten year mark

Designs and Models

Filing requirements:
- Power of attorney;
- General view, photograph of the article;
- Specification of the design;
- Priority document, if any(to be filed within three months from the filing date);

Granting:
- Ten years from filing date;

Renewals:
- Once for a period of five years

Copyrights

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

As a member of the Berne Convention, it is possible to copyright protect creative works in this country, as well as all the other member nations automatically (more than 160 countries), with one single application.

For more information and to submit us your works for worldwide copyright protection, click here.

Domain Names

Domain extension:

.ua

Requirements:
- For .com.ua, .net.ua and .org.ua domain registration, there are no requirements.
-For .ua, domain authority request a trademark from Ukraine or a trademark registered under the Madrid agreement that covers Ukraine.

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Ukraine IP: Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Domain Names