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Jan 14, 2021 (Newsletter Issue 1/21)
Ukraine
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New IPO Offices Established


On October 14, 2020, the Law No. 703-IX on the Creation of The National Intellectual Property Authority entered into force in Ukraine. The Law establishes the National Intellectual Property Authority (NIPA). It was expected that the NIPA would be a new state organization, absorbing the function of the State Enterprise Ukrainian Intellectual Property Institute (Ukrpatent) along with several functions of the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture (MDETA). However, the new status of the Ukrpatent and its newly assigned functions are not explicitly outlined.

The NIPA will be responsible for the following:
- examination of applications for IP registration;
- registration of IP and issuance of patents and certificates;
- invalidation of certain types of IP registrations (post-grant oppositions procedure);
- publication of official information, maintenance of IP rights registries, provision of excerpts and extracts, etc.

More information can be seen here and here

Source: www.ukrpatent.org; www.petosevic.com; www.bakerxchange.com