Counterfeit and pirated products pose a threat to the economic security of the state, consumer and environmental safety, and to Ukraine’s status as an EU candidate country.
These challenges require us to take a comprehensive approach to strengthening intellectual property protection in Ukraine by researching the problem, sharing knowledge, providing tools to combat infringements, and raising the value of IP rights awareness among the public.
The Intellectual Property Rights Infringement Monitoring Center (hereinafter referred to as the IPRs Infringement Monitoring Center) is a specialized platform that will bring together a wide range of stakeholders – experts, governmental, law enforcement and customs authorities, business, and NGOs – to implement such a comprehensive approach.
Main activities:
- international cooperation – experience exchange, training s for representatives of law enforcement and customs authorities;
- expert networking – creation of working and expert groups by categories of issues, in particular, a working group on violations in the digital world, public informing, law enforcement and customs authorities, analysis of legislation and court practice;
- awareness raising activities – preparation of awareness raising events and materials for youth, business, law enforcement and customs authorities;
- research activities – quantitative assessment of intellectual property rights infringements, analysis of the intellectual property rights infringements consequences for the economy, health and safety, research of the IP public perception.
About the Unified Ukrainian IP Portal
Also, one of the tools for digitalization and enhancing transparency in the combating of IP rights infringement will be the creation of the Unified Ukrainian IP portal on the basis of the IPRs infringement Monitoring Center, which is currently drafting (Unified Ukrainian IP portal).
The main functionality of the portal will include information on the importance of IP and the consequences of infringements, research and recommendations of the Center, registers of right holders, expert institutions, and organizations for the destruction of counterfeits.
What has already been done by the IPRs Monitoring Center (as of 06.02.2024)
- Participation in the meetings of the South Caucasus and Eastern Europe Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights (Republic of Moldova).
- Participation in the Workshop on IP Rights Protection (Republic of Moldova).
- Experience exchange and training in the field of IP rights protection within invitation of the IP Office of the Republic of Lithuania jointly with EUIPO.
It was agreed to sign memorandums of understanding with such organizations:
- Office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
- Anti-counterfeiting network REACT.
- State Agency of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI).
- Alliance Against Counterfeit Spirits (AACS).
For cooperation and other issues within the jurisdiction of the IPRs Infringement Monitoring Center, please contact Oleksandra Kosenko.
Contacts:
Oleksandra Kosenko
Head of the Intellectual Property Rights Infringement Monitoring Center,
+380 (44) 494 06 94,
oleksandra.kosenko@nipo.gov.ua
06 February 2024