July 19, 2019, in connection with the entry into force of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated June 12, 2019 No. 496 “On Amendments to Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1756 of December 27, 2001 and No. 1716 of December 23, 2004 » (further – Resolution) the amounts of official fees for actions related to the protection of rights to intellectual property objects were significantly increased.
However, on the basis of clause 6 of the Procedure for paying fees for actions related to the protection of rights to intellectual property objects, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated December 23, 2004 No. 1716, applicants who want to use the old fees, but do not have time prepare the necessary documents, have the right to pay the amount of the fee at the old rate to the current account of the examination institution until July 19, 2019, and submit the corresponding application for the object of intellectual property, petition, objection, etc., within one month from the date of entry into force of the new fee rate , that is, until August 19, 2019.
This Resolution introduces a number of interesting innovations. In particular, the amount of official fees for submitting applications for the registration of intellectual property objects in the form of an electronic document is reduced by 20% compared to the standard fees provided for by the new Resolution. This innovation is related to the promotion of the encouragement of applicants to submit applications for the registration of intellectual property objects in electronic form and the transition of the examination institution completely to electronic record-keeping in the future.
The general goal of the new Resolution is to strengthen the scientific, technical and economic development of Ukraine and ensure the functioning of the state system of legal protection of intellectual property, including by increasing the quality of services and at the same time reducing the terms of consideration of documents by authorized bodies, as well as reducing cases of patent trolling and squatter activities, that have recently been massively spreading in Ukraine.
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