Inventions & Utility Models

Basic provisions of the law on the protection of rights in inventions and utility models
The relationships deriving from the acquisition and exploitation of property rights in inventions and utility models in Ukraine are governed by the Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Rights in Inventions and Utility Models”.
Nationals of foreign countries, foreign legal entities and other persons having their place of residence or permanent stay outside Ukraine exercise their rights before the State Patent Office of Ukraine through intellectual property representatives (patent agents). Filing requirements
An  application means the set of documents required for granting a patent. An application must contain: a request for grant of a Ukrainian patent for an invention (utility model), a description of the invention (utility model), one or more claims, drawings (if referred to in the description), an abstract.
An application must be drawn up in compliance with the “Rules for Drawing up and Filing an Application for Invention (Utility Model)”. An application must be drafted in the Ukrainian language and relate to one invention (utility model) only.