For Foreign Associates

Your Ukrainian Correspondent

We act as local agent for patent and trademark firms filing into Ukraine — a named registered attorney, fixed fees agreed before we start, and reporting in English at every step.

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Attorney register no. 373
Fixed fees
Pay after filing available

Why Firms Instruct Us

The things that actually matter when you are putting your client's file in someone else's hands

A Named Attorney of Record

Matters are handled by Inna Nizova, Ukrainian patent attorney, register no. 373 — verifiable in the public register before you instruct, not a name on a letterhead.
Correspondent Only

We act for your firm, not around it. We do not approach your client directly, and we do not solicit work that reaches us through you.
Fixed Fees, Agreed First

A written engagement, fixed sums and staged payments. No unexpected charges mid-prosecution — a point our clients keep making in writing.
Answered in English, Within 24 Hours

Instructions, reporting and office action analysis in English. Urgent deadline enquiries are handled outside office hours.

What We Need to Open a File

Send what you have. If something on this list is missing we will tell you what is genuinely required and what can follow.

Trademark (national)
- Representation of the mark (JPEG/PDF)
- Applicant name, address and legal form
- Goods and services with Nice classes
- Priority document, if claiming Convention priority
PCT national phase
- PCT publication number
- Applicant and inventor details
- Any Article 19 or 34 amendments to be carried in
- Priority document, where not available via WIPO
Patent / utility model
- Specification, claims, abstract and drawings
- Applicant and inventor details
- Priority document, if claiming priority
- Any related national prosecution history worth knowing
Industrial design
- Representations of the design
- Applicant details and the product indication
- Priority document, if claiming priority
- Whether multiple designs go in one application

The first question everyone asks

Power of Attorney

A missing power of attorney should never be the reason a Ukrainian deadline is lost. We file on time and complete the formalities afterwards.

Request the PoA Form

A power of attorney in favour of our attorney of record — we send you the form
For PCT entries, a missing PoA does not cost you the 31-month date: the Office invites it within 2 months
File first, complete formalities after — we do not hold a filing back waiting for paperwork
Exact signature and form requirements confirmed for your applicant when you instruct

Key Ukrainian Deadlines

The dates worth having in your docketing system

Deadline	Period	Runs from
PCT national phase entry	31 months	From the earliest priority date
Convention priority — patents and utility models	12 months	From the first filing
Convention priority — trademarks and designs	6 months	From the first filing
Opposition to a published trademark	3 months	From publication in the Official Bulletin
Trademark renewal	Every 10 years	Renewable indefinitely
Vulnerability to non-use revocation	5 years	Of continuous non-use — raised from 3 years in 2020
Patent term	20 years	From the filing date
Industrial design term	5 years	Renewable in 5-year periods, to a maximum of 25 years

Costs

Official fees are set by the Ukrainian office and are the same whoever files. Our professional fees are fixed per matter and agreed before we begin, with staged payments — and for PCT national phase entry, payment after filing is available to qualified firms.

We keep a standing correspondent tariff for firms that instruct us regularly. Ask and we will send it.

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Official Fees

Trademark filing, per class — electronic: UAH 3,600 ~$86
Trademark filing, per class — paper: UAH 4,000 ~$95
Colour mark surcharge: UAH 1,000 ~$24
Two or more applicants: +30% on the filing fee
Publication of the certificate, per class: UAH 600 ~$14
Certificate issue — legal entity: UAH 170 ~$4
Trademark renewal, first class: UAH 12,000 ~$285
Trademark renewal, each further class: UAH 1,200 ~$29
Patent — filing fee (online): UAH 1,280 ~$30
Patent — examination fee: UAH 6,000 ~$143
Patent — each independent claim over one: +UAH 6,000 ~$143
Patent — publication of the grant: UAH 400 ~$10
Patent — grant fee: — $100

Official fees are set in hryvnia by the Ukrainian office and are subject to change. USD figures are indicative only and move with the exchange rate — we confirm the exact amount when quoting. Reductions apply where the applicant is the inventor, and for non-profit and veteran-owned applicants.

Questions from Associates

The ones we are asked most often before a first instruction

Do foreign applicants have to use a local representative?

Yes. A foreign applicant must be represented before the Ukrainian office by a registered Ukrainian patent or trademark attorney. That is the role we perform for your firm.

What language do applications have to be in?

Applications are filed in Ukrainian. We handle translation of the specification, claims, abstract and any supporting documents, and the translation cost is quoted up front rather than billed as an extra afterwards.

Can we pay after filing?

For qualified firms, yes — for PCT national phase entry we offer filing first and invoicing after the application is on file with the Ukrainian office. Terms are agreed in the engagement.

Will you contact our client directly?

No. Where you instruct us, your firm is our client and all correspondence goes through you. We do not approach the underlying applicant, and we do not use work referred by you as a route to a direct relationship.

Is Ukraine a member of the Madrid Protocol?

Yes. You can designate Ukraine through a Madrid application, and we act on provisional refusals issued against those designations — a large part of our trademark practice is exactly that work.

How do you report on a matter?

You get the filing receipt and application number as soon as the office issues them, then reporting at each substantive step — publication, office actions with our analysis and a recommendation, and grant or registration with the certificate.

What happens if the office issues a provisional refusal?

We send you the refusal with a translation, an assessment of the grounds and a recommended response strategy with a fixed fee, before doing the work. Overcoming refusals is a core part of our practice — see the case studies for how those arguments have run.