During the working visit to Chisinau (Moldova), the management of the Ukrainian IP Office visited the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, the State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI), and met with students of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (ASEM).
The Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations in Moldova was represented by Olena Orliuk, Director of the IP Office (UANIPIO), and Bogdan Paduchak, First Deputy Director of the IP Office.
At the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
During the visit to the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Olena Orliuk noted Moldova’s progressive experience in implementing European regulations in the IP sphere and how confidently Ukraine is moving towards the full membership in the EU:
“This is hard work, our countries are making both great individual and joint efforts that will bring significant results for our people, for the European future. Given the prospect of EU membership, our countries should have rules and standards in place that will allow innovators and creators, IP-based businesses to effectively protect the results of intellectual and creative activities, protect and commercialize them, distribute them, and thus promote themselves and their country” , – Olena Orliuk is convinced.
At the Moldovan IP office
The Ukrainian delegation, together with colleagues from the EU and Georgia, also visited the State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova, where they got acquainted with the current functioning of the Moldovan IP office, challenges and main priorities of its activities.
During the meeting between the EUIPO and AGEPI, the Working Plan for 2024-2025 was signed. It is worth mentioning that the Working Plan for 2024 and 2025 between the Ukrainian IP Office and EUIPO was signed in October 2023.
During the meeting at AGEPI, Olena Orliuk noted that participation in the EU4IP project would allow to attract supporting tools at many levels, which go far beyond the registration and administration of intellectual property rights. As a result, this will help mitigate the negative impact of the war.
“This will help bring closer the vision of Ukraine as a country where innovation is the basis of the economy and the foundation of national security. Today we face many challenges. And the issue of implementing the EU acquis into national legislation is one of them. In this matter, we will rely on the experience of our partners and experts. After all, it is important for us not only to do our homework on the implementation of European legislation, but also to develop a comprehensive vision of a sustainable, transparent and effective system for applying these norms. This is the basis for innovative development and economic recovery. Moreover, we are ready to contribute to the development of the European intellectual property system with our experience and expertise, which can also be useful to European institutions and businesses. And I really hope that as part of this project, Ukraine will be able to host experts in peacetime not only in Kyiv or Lviv, but also in Ukrainian Yalta», – said the Director of the IP Office.
At the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova
Along with the official events, representatives of the delegation delivered a speech to the students of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova. Olena Orliuk emphasized that students should not take peace for granted, should not waste their opportunities, and should not delay.
“Ukrainian students study, dream and act in accordance with their beliefs even in the most difficult conditions of war. I was planning the future with my graduates in 2022, when Russian troops were very close to the capital», – the Director of the Ukrainian IP office shared her experience.
Olena Orliuk is convinced that the future belongs to intellectual property, and she cited specific statistical facts to prove it:
“In 2017-2019, IP-dependent industries in Europe accounted for 29.7% of employment. This figure is growing every year. Currently, more than 40% of EU GDP is generated by industries based on the utilization of intellectual property.”
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The working visit to Moldova took place within the framework of the official launch of the EU4IP – a cooperation project between EUIPO and national intellectual property offices – UANIPIO (Ukrainian IP Office), Sakpatenti (Georgia) and AGEPI (Moldova) – to strengthen intellectual property rights in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova with the support of the EU, and lasted from March 25 to 26, 2024.
The visit was attended by EUIPO Executive Director João Negrão, high-level representatives of the beneficiary countries, the EU Delegation to Moldova and the heads of the European national intellectual property offices of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania within the framework of the Team Europe initiative.
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