Swiftly developing technology has always been an integral part
of a growing economy. As one of the main engines of progress,
innovation deserves to be legally protected. By the said protection
further technology progress is encouraged. Such protection is
secured by patents, which constitute a fundamental part of the
intellectual property (IP) domain in most countries. Ukraine is no
exception.
In terms of patent protection Ukraine joined a number of
international treaties, including the Paris Convention for the
Protection of Industrial Property (1883), Patent
Cooperation Treaty (1970), Patent Law Treaty (2000),
Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent
Classification (1971), Agreement on Trade Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights (1994), Budapest Treaty on
the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for
the Purposes of Patent Procedure (1977). In turn, the
Civil Code of Ukraine, On Protection of Inventions and
Utility
