The division of patent information services of the State Enterprise "Ukrainian Intellectual Property Institute" (Ukrpatent) continues to work. According to the Head of the division Lidiia Shumilova, in order to meet the needs of legal entities and individuals in services related to the acquisition and use of intellectual property rights, in the period from February 24, 2022 the division concluded more than 330 contracts for patent information services. The specialists of the division continue to provide general and reference consulting services. In total, since February 24, the division has received more than 300 inquiries by phone and email.
The most common consultations are provided daily:
- regarding the procedure for obtaining legal protection on IPO (preparation, filing and examination of applications) and payment of fees for actions related to the protection of IPO rights, mainly on trademarks;
- regarding the submission of applications for copyright registration or agreements relating to copyright;
- issues related to conducting patent information searches in online databases and information reference systems;
- regarding the ordering of the paid services from Ukrpatent.
Geography of the regions from which requests for consultations and services are received includes Kyiv, Lviv, Uzhhorod, Lutsk, Odesa, Dnipro, Melitopol (besieged city) and other cities.
In addition, clarifications are provided on the procedure of registration of intellectual property and provision of services by Ukrpatent in martial law in accordance with the Notice on the organization of the National Intellectual Property Authority in the field of protection of trademarks, industrial designs, inventions, utility models, geographical indications under martial law and with the Notice on the organization of work in Ukrpatent regarding the state registration of copyright and agreements relating to copyright in work, under martial law.
Also, the division continues to respond to inquiries from court-appointed managers and liquidators of bankrupt enterprises.
