The year 2025 was a period of significant changes and tangible achievements for the intellectual property field. Despite challenging circumstances, the national IP system continued its systematic development.
Throughout the year, international cooperation expanded; work within the framework of European integration continued; legislation was improved; digital solutions and services were introduced; support for business, inventors, and the creative industries was strengthened; innovative infrastructure was developed; and public awareness of intellectual property was raised.
In addition, the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO/IP Office), together with its partners, launched and implemented a number of IP projects aimed at promoting intellectual property among Ukrainian businesses, creators, and innovators, and organised key events in the IP field.
These steps have not only strengthened the institutional capacity of the intellectual property sphere, but also established intellectual property as one of the drivers of Ukraine’s economic development.
Four draft laws were developed and reviewed with the EU side:
These draft laws implement European standards and will significantly improve the conditions for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights for Ukrainian businesses.
The implementation of the European trademark registration system will significantly reduce registration times (to three months).
In 2025, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted laws that:
In 2025, UANIPIO completed 31,452 examinations of applications for industrial property objects and registered:
(including 20,281 under the national procedure and 5,126 under the Madrid System);
Also registered:
Within the framework of the project “34 Poles of Creativity,” 10 educational events were held, in particular, for representatives of the architectural and translation communities, for composers in the field of academic music, and for employees of scientific libraries in Ukraine. To commercialize IP rights, draft agreements on the disposal of property rights to copyrighted works were developed for architects and translators.
The following software has been developed and implemented at UANIPIO for industrial operation:
The “UANIPIO Web Portal” software has been developed and put into pilot operation (information and reference data is being added):
UANIPIO, in cooperation with the Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office, has launched a new phase of support for entrepreneurs, startups, and innovators. On the “Diia.Business” portal:
To promote Ukrainian businesses that demonstrate a responsible attitude toward intellectual property, the project “Ukraine Inspires the World” has been initiated and launched.
Kyiv Regional Military Administration (KRMA), with the support of UANIPIO, implemented a program to reimburse the costs of registering IP objects for SMEs. This initiative was also introduced by the Lviv City Council with the assistance of the IP Office.
UANIPIO and the NGO UACRR have launched a joint educational project for authors called “United for IP.”
The IP Office, together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation and WINWIN AI Center of Excellence, is participating in joint efforts to develop a National Large Language Model (LLM).
UANIPIO, together with its partners, organized key events in the IP sphere:
In 2025, for the first time since 2017, the UANIPIO Attestation Commission successfully certified 76 IP representatives, including the following specializations:
Also, in May 2025, the UANIPIO Appeals Commission began its work, considering 6 complaints (3 complaints against the actions of patent attorneys were rejected, and 3 complaints against the decisions of the Attestation Commission were upheld).
In 2025, the National IP&Innovations Hub:
In 2025, the Supreme Court issued key decisions in the IP sphere, forming, in particular, the following legal conclusions:
In 2025, the courts opened proceedings on 67 claims against the NIPA. In total (as of January 1, 2026), the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Department is working on 157 cases concerning the protection of intellectual property rights with the participation of the UANIPIO.
In addition, the IP Rights Enforcement Department reviewed 884 requests, including:
In 2025, the Appeals Chamber considered and adopted 108 intellectual property cases, including:
In 2025, only two decisions of the Appeals Chamber were appealed in court, which indicates the high quality of the decisions, the level of trust between the parties, and their legal stability.
Key aspects of the Appeals Chamber’s activity in 2025:
UANIPIO’s Intellectual Property Rights Infringement Monitoring Center in 2025:
Music piracy issues were identified, IP specialists and musicians were brought together, and key messages were communicated to a wide audience via digital platforms.
“TRUST THE ORIGINAL” (together with OLX.UA)
Consumer and business awareness of counterfeit goods on marketplaces has been raised, understanding of IP rights protection has been strengthened, and filtering of suspicious announcements on marketplaces has been improved.
As well as the Pilot project “IP Education: Protection.”
The topics of intellectual property rights protection have been integrated into the educational process of the lyceum, students’ legal awareness has been increased, and the effectiveness of the approach has been confirmed by practical testing.
In addition, Memoranda were signed with the Supreme Court and the REACT Anti-Counterfeiting Network, and participation was taken in more than 20 working meetings with rights holders and state bodies, as well as events for the exchange of international experience.
13 analytical documents were prepared:
In 2025, the Mediation Center:
In addition, three memoranda of cooperation were signed with: SET University, NGO APERIO, and Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
Two representatives of UANIPIO were also included in the Interdepartmental Coordination Council for the Development of Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
IP Academy is a National Intellectual Property Training Center in Ukraine and implements educational projects with the support of the WIPO Academy.
In 2025, the Ukrainian IP Academy conducted:
International educational projects in cooperation with the WIPO Academy:
In total:
The IP Academy website was also developed and presented.
National businesses continue to register trade marks featuring Ukraine’s state symbols.
In 2025, the Commission for granting permission to use the official name and international letter code of the State of Ukraine in a trademark and/or to include an imitation of the small State Emblem of Ukraine in the trade mark image (the “Ukraine” Commission) considered 102 applications for the use of state symbols in trademarks.
54 decisions were made to grant permission for:
11 decisions were made to refuse permission.
During 2025, UANIPIO processed 61 decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine with corresponding lists of sanctioned persons (a total of 4,486 persons: 1,745 legal entities, 2,029 individuals, and 712 vessels).
In accordance with the decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, acts of the President of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, as well as EU decisions: sanctions were imposed on 61 persons and 287 IP objects were blocked.
In 2025, 95 notifications were sent to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and the Ministry of Economy regarding the restrictions (sanctions) imposed by UANIPIO.
The IP Office systematically develops its internal anti-corruption infrastructure in accordance with the UANIPIO Strategic Development Plan for 2024–2028.
In September 2025, UANIPIO successfully passed its first supervisory audit for compliance with the international standard ISO 37001:2016 “Anti-bribery management systems – Requirements with guidance for use” and DSTU ISO 37001:2018 (ISO 37001:2016, IDT) “Anti-bribery management systems. Requirements and guidance for use.”
In November 2025, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention held an online educational seminar entitled “Key Aspects of Anti-Corruption Legislation,” which was attended by over 400 UANIPIO employees.
As part of the implementation of measure 2.6.1.4.3 of the State Anti-Corruption Program for 2023-2025, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 220 dated March 4, 2023 (as amended), UANIPIO participated, together with the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the State Space Agency of Ukraine, JSC “Ukrainian Defense Industry” and the state scientific institution “Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information”, in the development of a draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Approval of the Intellectual Property Management Policy in the Defense-Industrial Complex of Ukraine”.
The draft resolution provides for the creation of a unified information database of research and development work, results of intellectual activity and technologies for military, special and dual use, design documentation for military products in cooperation with design documentation registries.
In December 2025, the draft resolution was submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for consideration.

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