For Whom and About What?
The training course «Intellectual Property Rights to Objects Created in Connection with the Performance of Employment Contracts at Higher Education and Research Institutions» is organized by the Department «Academy of Intellectual Property» of the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO).
The course aims to provide participants with up-to-date knowledge and practical skills regarding the legal protection regime for intellectual and creative results created under employment contracts in vocational, pre-higher, and higher education institutions.
The Course Will Help You Understand:
- who owns the rights to intellectual property objects created under employment contracts;
- how property rights are distributed between the employee (author) and the employer;
- why it is important to understand the registration procedure for works and other intellectual property results;
- the importance and methods of commercializing your intellectual property creations;
- how to evaluate and account for intangible assets in educational and research institutions.
What Will Participants Receive?
Within the course, participants will gain:
- access to 8 recorded video lectures available at a convenient time;
- an opportunity to improve their hard skills through practical tasks;
- a selection of recommended literature for self-study;
- the chance to join a final online Q&A session on November 26, 2025;
- the opportunity to assess their progress through final testing.
Course Speakers
The speakers of the training course are experts from the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO):
- Yuliia Borko, PhD in Economics, Head of the Financial and Economic Activity Department, Chief Accountant of UANIPIO;
- Olha Kronda, PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Head of the Innovation Development Department, UANIPIO;
- Oleksii Ardanov, Deputy Head of Department – Head of the Copyright and Related Rights Division, Department for the Development of Copyright and Related Rights, UANIPIO;
- Anna Stelmashchuk, Deputy Head of Department – Head of the Division for Maintaining State Registers in the Field of Copyright and Related Rights, UANIPIO;
- Dmytro Doroshenko, Head of the Creative Economy Development Division, UANIPIO;
- Liudmyla Pidgurska, Deputy Head of the Division for Maintaining State Registers in the Field of Copyright and Related Rights, UANIPIO;
- Anastasiia Tolkachova, Leading IP Specialist, Copyright and Related Rights Division, UANIPIO;
- Bohdan Maliy, Leading IP Specialist, Sector for Promoting the Implementation of Copyright and Related Rights, UANIPIO;
- Yuliana Zukh-Kypriyanova, Innovation Specialist, Department for the Development of the Network of Technology and Innovation Support Centers, UANIPIO;
- Olha Sytnyk, Category I IP Specialist, Division for Maintaining State Registers in the Field of Copyright and Related Rights, UANIPIO;
- Yehor Drohin, Category I IP Specialist, Copyright and Related Rights Division, UANIPIO;
- Anna Tkachuk, Category I IP Specialist, Department of Training, Retraining, and Professional Development, Department «Academy of Intellectual Property», UANIPIO;
- Yevheniia Nechvoloda, Category II IP Specialist, Division for Monitoring the Activities of Collective Management Organizations, UANIPIO.
How to Join the Course?
The course is fee-based.
All details regarding the cost and participation are provided in the registration form.
Register HERE.
Participants who complete the course and successfully pass the final test will receive a certificate of completion.More details about the training course are available HERE.