Ukraine joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 1991 and implemented the mechanism of unified submitting foreign patent applications into the national phase.
The deadline to enter PCT national phase in Ukraine is 31 months from the priority date.
Ukrainian Patent Office (Ukrpatent) provides the option to reinstate missed time limit by sending a request with the state the grounds and the facts which caused a delay. In case of accepting a motion, the reinstatement fee is set.
Ukraine grants patents both for inventions and utility models.
Ukraine has not joined any regional patent systems, like EPO or EAPO. It means, that the only possibility to obtain patent protection on the territory of Ukraine is to file an application under direct national or PCT procedure. Read more