On February 27, 2024, the Order of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine dated December 20, 2023, No. 19944 “On Approval of the Regulation on the Commission for granting permission to use the official name and international alphabetical code of the State of Ukraine and/or to include an imitation of the Small State Emblem of Ukraine in a trademark”, registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on February 6, 2024, No. 188/41533, came into force.
The order can be found here.
This order creates legal conditions for the activities of the Commission “Ukraine”, which will help protect national symbols and ensure compliance with the use of official state symbols for commercial purposes.
The Ministry continues to work on improving the regulatory framework for the functioning of the state system of intellectual property rights protection in Ukraine. This was emphasized by Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Vitaliy Kindrativ:
“The novelty of the Order is that not only citizens, but also legal entities established in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Ukraine will now be able to exercise their right to use the official name and international letter code of the state of Ukraine in trademarks and/or to include an imitation of the small State Emblem of Ukraine in the trademark image. For the first time, applicants have the opportunity to obtain permission to include an imitation of the small State Emblem of Ukraine in the trademark image by applying to this Commission.”
The launch of the Commission “Ukraine” is an important and long-awaited step, which was preceded by a long rule-making work of the specialists of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the IP Office. This was emphasized by IP Office’s (UANIPIO) Director Olena Orliuk:
“Approval of the bylaw that will regulate the activities of the Commission “Ukraine” is important for preserving the identity of the state, protecting national symbols on trademarks and preventing their unauthorized use by businesses.”
As Olena Orliuk pointed out, the IP Office will now carry out organizational and legal measures to form the personnel of the Commission “Ukraine”. After the composition is agreed upon and approved by the UANIPIO order, the functioning of the Commission “Ukraine” will be resumed.
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