INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS in Ukraine
 

• ►What is required to file a design application?
• ►What is extent of examination of a design application?
• ►How long does it take for a design to be registered?
• ►What terms may be extended or reinstated?
• ►How long does a design patent protection last?
• ►When must annuities be paid?
• ►Can a patent be restored after its cessation?
• ►What main fees must be paid?

 

    - Title of the industrial design

    - Name and address of the designer(s)

    - Name and country of residence of the designer(s)

    -  Priority data (if any)

b) Representation of the design (photos or drawings) containing views of all sides

c) Description of essential features of design

d) Power of attorney simply signed by the applicant (original).

    May be submitted later, but date of execution of it must be not later than filing date of the application

e) Certified copy of the priority document (within 3 months after filing date).

Only for formalities.

When an application meets the requirements of the Law the design shall be registered, provided that grant fee, publication fee and the 1st annuity  have been paid within period of three months after receiving  the decision to grant a patent by the applicant’s attorney. Normally, the  term for registration of a design is 8 - 11 months.

Expedited registration procedure is possible when a design may be registered in 2 – 2,5 months.

In the table are indicated terms that may be extended before due date or reinstated after due date by filing corresponding requests and payment fees

Them of	Extended for __ months	Reinstated within __months
payment of filing fee	6	-
submitting additional materials on request of Office	6	6
response to preliminary refuse	6	6
payment of registration fee	6	6
payment of publication fee	6	6
handling an appeal by Appeal Board	2	-

Design patent protection becomes effective upon the registration. The term of protection starts on the application date and subject to payment of annuities can last for up to 15 years.

The first annuity must be paid within 3 months from the date of receiving by the applicant’s attorney the decision to grant a patent for the year in which the decision was received. Annuity for each next year must be paid within period of 2 months before due date which is next anniversary of the filing date. Renewal fee may be paid within 6 months after due date with a 50% fine.

No.

Fees are defined in hryvna - official currency of Ukraine (UAH). Only registration fee for non-residents is defined in USD. Main fees are presented in the table below. Reduced fees in amount 5% of indicated are paid when all applicants/patentees are desiners and in amount 10% when applicant/patentee is a non-profitable organization. Fees in USD presented in the column three of the table are defined approximately (excluding registration fee), at the rate: 1 USD = 8 UAH. Other official fees and our professional fees are presented in our Schedule of fees which we will send you on request to mog@innotec.ua

Item	UAH	USD
Filing a design application a) for one variant of design b) for each further variant of design from 2nd to 10th c) for 11th and each further variant of design	800 100 350	100 13 44
Grant of patent publication fee for each view of each variant of design additionally when the publication of a view is in colour Grant fee	150 100	19 13 100
Annuities   1st - 2nd year	100	13
3rd year	200	25
4th year	300	38
5th year	450	56
6th year	700	88
7th year	900	113
8th year	1200	150
9th year	1500	188
10th - 12th year	1800	225
13th - 15th year	3300	413