IP UKRAINE NOW 2025: Legislative Changes on the Path to the EU
LA Law Firm partner Vitalii Savchuk spoke at the annual IP UKRAINE NOW 2025 conference. The event focused on the transformation of Ukraine's intellectual property sector on its path toward European integration.
During the session entitled "Trademark and Invention Rights – Legislative Changes on the Path to the EU," Vitalii shared his insights on the most anticipated legislative changes and emerging market trends.
This year saw a revolution in Ukraine's patent sphere, Vitalii notes, even one and a half. The key development is the law on introducing the Bolar Exception, which has been drafted, enacted, and already tested in practice. For the first time at the forum, we discussed not the urgency of its implementation, but its initial results. Questions remain regarding future decisions in disputes initiated before, but no new disputes have arisen since the law came into force. Now, as in European countries, it is possible to register a generic medicine in Ukraine (though not to commercialize it) before the expiry of the original patent.
Secondly, the legislator has finally resolved the controversial situation regarding the extension of rights during martial law. Both laws are already benefiting businesses and consumers, and I am honored to have contributed to drafting them alongside with my colleagues, the speaker said.
The conference program, organized by the Ukrainian Bar Association, focused on major changes linked to harmonizing Ukrainian legislation with EU standards, the updating of copyright regulations, and the protection of trademarks, patents, and digital assets.
LA Law Firm intellectual property lawyers Oleksandr Tsurkan and Maryna Melianchuk also participated in the conference.
We extend our thanks to the organizers for the invitation, and to the speakers and participants for the meaningful discussion.
