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Partners of Doubinsky & Osharova Michael Doubinsky, Tetyana Shpakovich and Victoria Sopilnyak took part in a discussion organized by the National Association of Patent Attorneys of Ukraine that was focused on the practical application of the new Rules of Procedure of the National Intellectual Property Authority’s Appeals Chamber that were introduced in May.

Summing up his impressions of the VIII International Forum on Intellectual Property, which took place on June 23, managing partner of Doubinsky & Osharova, Michael Doubinsky, emphasized:“In the context of the reform taking place in the sphere of intellectual property and the institutional changes that it carries, such widescale events for expert discussion of the most crucial issues are of particular importance.

BUSINESS PROTECTION 2021 - A2B FORUM, organized by the Ukrainian Advocates’ Association, was held On May 28, 2021. One of the tasks of the event was to discuss the most pressing issues and pitfalls of business protection: internal and external threats, features of business protection in certain areas.

Ukrainian professional society has long been waiting for a comprehensive reform of the intellectual property sphere. Last year in October the Government adopted an order On the National Intellectual Property Agency.

Recently the Ukrainian jeweler Valeria Guzema, owner of the jewelry brand Guzema Fine Jewelry, officially accused the jewelry company "Golden Age" of violating her intellectual property rights, namely of copying her first collection of 2016.

The use of an individual's name by other persons in works of art has a direct impact on people's lives. That is why the Civil Code of Ukraine provides certain restrictions.

On April 5, 2021, the National Association of Patent Attorneys of Ukraine discussed the draft order of the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine "On approval of the Rules of formation, submission of an application for a trademark, application for international registration of a trademark and examination of an application for a trademark, international registration of a trademark with extension to Ukraine".

Among the variety of legislative changes in the field of intellectual property in 2020, there are those aimed to fighting patent trolls.

Based on our experience, the well-known trademark status is a fairly effective tool in protecting trademark rights.