Ukraine PTO to Serve as ISA, IPEA under PCT

On September 26, the State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) signed an agreement under which the State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine will serve as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

The agreement was signed at WIPO’s headquarters in Geneva. The implementation details are still being finalized and the start date will be announced soon.

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of the PCT applications in Ukraine. In 2012, the State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine received about 5,000 patent applications, 40 percent of which were filed under the PCT. The increase in numbers continued in 2013, confirming an active role of Ukraine in the sphere of international patenting.

Prepared by: Maya Kryvoshei

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Source: State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine