The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO) have successfully collaborated to make UANIPIO’s trade mark data available in TMview.
In the margins of the Liaison Meeting on Cooperation, EUIPO and UANIPIO, together with EU National IP Offices, announced the go-live of UANIPIO’s trade mark data in TMview as of 22 October 2025. On this occasion, Mr João Negrão, the Executive Director of the EUIPO welcomed Ms Olena Orliuk, Director of UANIPIO, for her first official visit to the EUIPO headquarters.
This milestone marks a significant step in Ukraine’s integration into the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN), strengthening international cooperation by enhancing market transparency and accessibility of trade mark information of Ukraine.
By joining TMview, Ukraine contributes to a more unified global platform, enabling users worldwide to search and access its trade mark data more efficiently. This supports businesses and rights holders in managing and protecting their intellectual property (IP) across borders. The integration of nearly 600,000 trade marks from UANIPIO expands TMview’s database, now comprising over 134 million trade marks from 80 participating IP offices globally.
UANIPIO’s inclusion in TMview has been completed under the aegis of the EU-funded EU4IP project, which supports Ukraine in aligning its intellectual property framework with EU standards. Through this collaboration, the EUIPO promotes transparency, accessibility, and digital cooperation in the region.
‘The integration of Ukraine’s trade marks into TMview is a landmark in the country’s IP digital transformation and an important step in its path towards EU integration. TMview provides free, transparent and reliable access to trade mark data across jurisdictions worldwide. By joining this platform, Ukraine not only enhances the visibility of its innovation and creativity but also supports businesses, entrepreneurs and SMEs in protecting their rights across borders. This achievement reflects the EUIPO’s commitment, through the EU4IP project, to mobilising expertise across the EUIPN and to reinforcing international cooperation in support of Ukraine’s IP community,’ noted João Negrão.
‘Ukraine’s data integration into TMview demonstrates the country’s consistent progress towards achieving EU intellectual property standards. Making nearly 600,000 Ukrainian trade marks available through this platform strengthens market transparency, awareness and support for right holders, and underscores Ukraine’s role as a committed and reliable partner in shaping Europe’s innovative and competitive economy. We appreciate the support of the EUIPO and EU IP offices and view this step as a shared investment in Europe’s digital agenda,’ added Olena Orliuk.
The partnership is further reinforced by the EUIPO’s Flagship Tools IP Alliance, an initiative aimed at raising awareness and improving the use of digital IP tools worldwide. A key focus is supporting businesses, particularly SMEs, through enhanced services that help them register, manage, and enforce IP rights. This collaboration fosters innovation, economic growth, and Ukraine’s integration into the broader EU IP framework.
TMview, one of the EUIPO’s flagship tools, offers free access to trade mark data and underscores the EUIPO’s commitment to global IP digitalisation and market transparency. Since its launch on 13 April 2010, users have performed over 148 million searches, with frequent visitors from Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United States.
The EUIPO supports the Ukrainian IP community through a comprehensive cooperation framework. This includes enforcing EU sanctions against Russia in collaboration with EU institutions and implementing the 2024-2025 Work Plan under the Memorandum of Understanding. In addition, the EUIPO manages the EU-funded EU4IP project to support Ukrainian IP authorities in the EU accession process and the expansion of the SME fund to support Ukrainian SMEs.
The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is one of the largest decentralised agencies of the European Union, based in Alicante, Spain. The EUIPO has managed the registration of EU trade marks since 1994 and designs since 2003; both are intellectual property rights that cover the 27 Member States of the European Union. The agency added another IP right, craft and industrial geographical indications, to its portfolio in 2023. The EUIPO also carries out cooperation activities at EU and international level to create a level playing field in the world of IP and hosts the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights. In 2024, the EUIPO was ranked as the most innovative IP office in the world for the fifth time.
In 2022, Ukraine completed the institutional reform of the IP sphere and the implementation of the relevant legislation. The result of the reform was the establishment of the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO). The UANIPIO operates under the governance of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, which formulates and implements state IP policy and state innovation policy in the real sector of the economy. The UANIPIO functions as client-oriented state services, grounded on the principles of transparency, professionalism, decency and support. It serves as a system for registering and protecting IP rights and innovations, supporting the innovation and creative sectors, which, in turn, act as an investment magnet. Several key projects function within the UANIPIO, including the National IP & Innovations Hub, TISC, the Mediation Center, the National IP Training Center, the IPR Infringement Monitoring Center and a number of collegial bodies, such as the Appeal Chamber, the Attestation Commission, which examines candidates for patent attorneys, and the Commission for Granting Permission to Use National Symbols in Trademarks. The Ministry of Economy and UANIPIO actively promote the IP sphere through international cooperation, giving a key role to digitalisation and European integration.
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