Updated 1 December 2022: Online filing is again possible as it was re-launched on 28 November 2022, and no further filing delays are expected.
The state Intellectual Property Institute in Ukraine is currently under re-organization. Below we have listed some of the key changes.
All previously submitted powers of attorney should be accepted by the new organization, and therefore no new powers of attorney will be needed from customers.
The re-organization is part of the IP law reform started already in 2016.
For any further information, kindly contact our Riikka Palmos.
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