On 17 October 2012 the Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine quashed the Decree of the Ministry of Education and Science No.1175 dated 22 December 2008 "On Approval of Procedure for Selection of Collective Management Organizations Authorized to Collect and Distribute Compensation (Royalties) for Use of Phonograms and Videograms Published with a Commercial Purpose, and the Amendments to the Procedure of Registration of Collective Management Organizations and Supervision of their Activity" ("Decr

With effect from 19 August 2016, the National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU") abolished the requirement for Ukrainian residents to obtain a price evaluation act – an approval from State Enterprise "State Research and Information Centre for International Commodity Markets Monitoring" ("Derzhzovnishinform") – for cross-border payments for purchases of IP rights from foreign residents for the value exceeding EUR 50,000.

Sayenko Kharenko's IP team successfully represented interests of Porsche Ukraine with respect to protection of VW, AUDI, SEAT brands in Ukraine.

With effect from 19 August 2016, the National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU") abolished the requirement for Ukrainian residents to obtain a price evaluation act – an approval from State Enterprise "State Research and Information Centre for Monitoring International Commodity Markets" (Derzhzovnishinform) – to make cross-border payments for the purchase of services and IP rights from foreign residents in the amount exceeding EUR 50,000.

On 15 May 2018 the parliament of Ukraine adopted at its second reading Bill No. № 7466 "On effective management of intellectual property rights of copyright holders in the field of copyright...

On 23 March 2017, the Parliament of Ukraine has overridden the President's veto and repeatedly adopted the Law of Ukraine "On State Support of Cinematography in Ukraine".

The most recent court practice in disputes with bad faith owners of design patents is not setting in favor of the latter.

Brands remain heavily attacked by counterfeit and sometimes you find yourself thinking that counterfeit is one of the main competitors which activity seems too expensive to tolerate.

On 14 May 2015, draft law No. 2840 (Draft Law) on establishing the criminal liability for smuggling of excise and counterfeit goods was registered with the Ukrainian Parliament.

This month we look at the practice of administrative courts as to which intellectual property the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine can refuse to record with the Customs Registry...

On 23 August 2016, the Ukrainian Government (the " Government") green lighted the winding up procedure by the State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine...

On 28 January 2015, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine amended the Regulation Regarding the Procedure for Issuance, Extension and Revocation of the Permit to Use Labour of Foreigners and Individuals without Citizenship.

On 12 June 2019, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 496 on changing the fees for actions related to the protection of intellectual property rights.

On 12 November 2019, the President of Ukraine signed Law № 202-IX "On Amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine on protection of intellectual property rights.

On 26 April 2017 amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Copyright and Related Rights" and a number of other normative acts adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 23 March 2017 and aimed at combating piracy on the Internet entered into force.

On April 19, 2012 the President of Ukraine signed the new Customs Code of Ukraine, which shall soon enter into force.

On 12 June, the EU Delegation to Ukraine released a statement to express disappointment by Ukraine's slow progress in reforming laws on intellectual property rights. "18 months after the EU-Ukraine...

Although such practice is still rare, the recent decision of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine confirms the opportunity to succeed in protection of rights in the trade dress of a product...

A year has passed since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian armed forces. During these unprecedented times of martial law, effective in Ukraine as of 24 February 2022...

Quite often, the negative consequences of the presence of counterfeit products on the market are commonly perceived through the losses suffered by the IP rights holders and the original product manufacturers or through the damage caused to consumers.