   
  
IP/N/1/UKR/12 , IP/N/1/UKR/C/8  
IP/N/1/UKR/T/4 , IP/N/1/UKR/G/4  
IP/N/1/UKR/D/4 , IP/N/1/UKR/P/7 
IP/N/1/UKR/O/2  
 
7 July 2022  
(22-5234)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UKRAINE : THE LAW OF UKRAINE NO 2174 -IX "ON THE PROTECTION OF INTERESTS OF PERSONS 
IN THE SPHERE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DURING THE MARTIAL LAW IN CONNECTION  
WITH THE MILITARY AGGRESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AGAINST UKRAINE " 
Notifying Member  UKRAINE  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Law of Ukraine No 2174 -IX "On the Protection of Interests of Persons in 
the Sphere of Intellectual Property during the Martial Law in connection with 
the Military Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine " 
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights; Trademarks; Geographical indications; 
Industrial designs; Patents (including plant variety protection); Other  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2022/IP/UKR/22_4549_00_e.pdf   
https://ip -documents.info/2022/IP/UKR/22_4549_00_x.pdf  
 
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/UKR/5, IP/N/1/UKR/G/2 ; IP/N/1/UKR/4, IP/N/1/UKR/C/4 ; 
IP/N/1/UKR/C/1 ; IP/N/1/UKR/P/1 ; IP/N/1/UKR/P/2 ; IP/N/1/UKR/1 ; 
IP/N/1/UKR/6, IP/N/1/UKR/L/2  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Law aims to protect the intellectual property interests of applicants and rightholders during the 
martial law regime, imposed due to the military aggression of the Russian Federation against 
Ukraine. The Law includes provisions relevant to maintaining the validity, use period and 
enforcement of intellectual property rights during and after the state of  the war. The Law also 
suspends deadlines for examination procedure of applications as well as for other actions related to 
granting of intellectual property rights during the martial law regime.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Ukrainian  
Entry into force  13 April 2022  
Other date   Adoption: 1 April 2022  IP/N/1/UKR/12 • IP/N/1/UKR/C/8 • IP/N/1/UKR/T/4 • IP/N/1/UKR/G/4 • IP/N/1/UKR/D/4 
IP/N/1/UKR/P/7 • IP/N/1/UKR/O/2  
 
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Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  5 July 2022  
Other information  Text of the Law in Ukrainian can be found at  
 
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2174 -20#Text  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
ep@me.gov.ua   
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  