In the context of the EU external action and its Neighbourhood policies, the EUIPO is committed to support the Ukrainian IP system in order to align it with EU standards, practices and tools.

In 2021 the EUIPO signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ukrainian Intellectual Property Institute (Ukrpatent), under the EUIPO’s bilateral technical cooperation. The key element of the joint cooperation is to develop stronger cooperation ties that can lead to building a strategic partnership, sharing experiences in IP administration, adopting common tools and practices developed under the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN) as well as supporting IP users in registration and enforcement in Ukraine.

Under this framework, the EUIPO held a technical workshop in Kiev in December 2021 with Ukrpatent and other IP Offices from the Eastern Partnership region. The workshop provided an opportunity to exchange views and define future milestones to be achieved together under the EUIPO Strategic Plan 2025 (SP2025). It facilitated the knowledge and experience exchange during technical and practical sessions for the adoption of EUIPN tools and practices by UKRPATENT according to their specific interests.

Source: EUIPO

02 February 2022