Training Course «IP Law: National Practice and European Approaches»
17 march - 7 may, 14:00 - 17:00
The course is fee of charge. The fee is UAH 11,100 (VAT included)
The training course covers the following thematic modules:
- Intellectual property of Ukraine in the European integration dimension: system, international cooperation, professional standards.
- Copyright and related rights in the European integration vector: rules, agreements, practice.
- Implementation and registration of copyright: modern trends and development prospects.
- Patent information and international classifications: system, structure, analytical capabilities.
- Patent research: databases, tools, and practical approaches.
- Intellectual property portfolio management: record-keeping, maintenance, and strategic planning.
- Legal protection of trademarks: national practice and European integration changes.
- EU procedures at EUIPO: filing EUTM and RCD applications, oppositions, and electronic tools.
- Legal protection of industrial designs: European integration changes and national practice.
- Legal protection of inventions and utility models: European integration changes and national practice.
- Legal protection of geographical indications: European approaches and national practice.
- Representation due to international patent procedures: EPO and PCT.
- Legal regimes for the protection of intellectual property objects as information: national approaches and European integration changes.
- State registers of industrial property objects.
- Disposal of property rights in the field of industrial property: legal mechanisms and application practice.
- Activities of the UANIPIO Appeals Chamber and the «Ukraine» Commission: powers, procedures, and case-review practice.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- navigate the national and international intellectual property protection systems (Ukraine, WIPO, EUIPO) and understand the mechanisms of their interaction;
- professionally and ethically perform the activities of a representative in intellectual property matters, taking into account legal status and standards of responsibility;
- apply copyright and related rights provisions in the context of harmonizing Ukrainian legislation with EU law, understanding the key directions of change;
- select and structure contractual models for the disposal of property rights and use modern licensing approaches (including EULA and public licenses);
- prepare documents for state registration of copyright and relevant agreements, understand the practical consequences of registration, and avoid common mistakes;
- work with patent information and international classifications (IPC, Locarno Classification, Nice Classification, Vienna Classification), applying WIPO standards for data analysis and comparison;
- conduct patent research and basic patent searches, as well as support trademark protection in Ukraine taking into account European integration changes (filing, examination, grounds for refusal, oppositions).
Participants will have the opportunity to:
- join 16 online sessions delivered by expert speakers with practical experience;
- ask questions to UANIPIO experts during Q&A sessions;
- gain practical skills through interactive sessions and workshops;
- receive access to video recordings and course materials (until December 31, 2026 inclusive);
- obtain a certificate upon completion of the course and successful passing of the final test.
Course speakers
Doctor of Law, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Director of UANIPIO
PhD in Law, First Deputy Director of UANIPIO, Chair of the «Ukraine» Commission
Deputy Director of UANIPIO, Head of the Appeals Chamber
PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of UANIPIO, Head of the Appeals Commission
Doctor of Law, Deputy Director of UANIPIO
начальник департаменту забезпечення роботи Апеляційної палати УКРНОІВІ
Head of the Information and Documentation Support Department of UANIPIO
Head of the Department for the Development of Industrial Property at UANIPIO
Head of the Department for the Development of Copyright and Related Rights at UANIPIO
Deputy Head of the Department for Ensuring State Registrations of Industrial Property at UANIPIO
Deputy Head of Department – Head of the Division for Maintaining State Registers in the Field of Copyright and Related Rights, Department for the Development of Copyright and Related Rights, UANIPIO
Head of the Division for Supporting Collegial Bodies at UANIPIO
Head of the Patent Law Division, Department for the Development of Industrial Property, UANIPIO
Head of the Information Support Division for the Intellectual Property Field, Information and Documentation Support Department, UANIPIO
Head of the Industrial Designs Division, Department for the Development of Industrial Property, UANIPIO
Leading Intellectual Property Professional, Sector for Supporting the Implementation of Copyright and Related Rights, Department for the Development of Copyright and Related Rights, UANIPIO
Leading Intellectual Property Professional, Copyright and Related Rights Division, Department for the Development of Copyright and Related Rights, UANIPIO
PhD in Engineering, Ukrainian Patent Attorney, Partner and Representative of Patent Bureau «Dr. Emil Benatov & Partners» in Ukraine (invited speaker, subject to confirmation)
Managing Partner of the law firm «Borovyk & Partners», Ukrainian Patent Attorney, Member of the National Association of Patent Attorneys of Ukraine (invited speaker, subject to confirmation)
PhD in Engineering, Director of the Association «Informatio-Consortium», Ukrainian Patent Attorney (invited speaker, subject to confirmation)
Ukrainian Patent Attorney, Chair of the Board of the National Association of Patent Attorneys of Ukraine, Managing Partner of the patent and law firm «IPK» (invited speaker, subject to confirmation)
Doctor of Law, Professor, Director of the Research Institute of Intellectual Property of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine (invited speaker, subject to confirmation)
Ukrainian Patent Attorney, Attorney-at-law, National Expert of the EU project IPRSA, Member of the Board of the National Association of Patent Attorneys of Ukraine (invited speaker, subject to confirmation)
Director for Legal Affairs at JSC «Farmak» (invited speaker, subject to confirmation)
Course speakers
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