Ukrainian residents and non-residents allowed to obtain patent protection by direct filing of its application. For full procedure non-residents require to name registered representative for communication with PTO.
Ukraine grants patent for inventions with substantive examination and patents for utility models without substantive examination. B&P IP has significant experience in patents especially in fields of biotechnology, medicine, pharmaceuticals and chemistry.
- Analysis of subject matter to determine proper subject matter(s) to be filed in patent.
- Preparation of invention disclosure materials – claims, figures, description and abstract.
- Searching of inventive subject matter to determine the patentability and/or infringement issues associated with invention. We search GLOBAL prior art because there is no local novelty criteria for determination patentability.
- Patentability and/or clearance/freedom to operate opinions.
- Preparation and filing of patent applications with PTO.
- Prosecution of patent applications with PTO.
- Foreign filings of patent applications in any selected foreign countries, either as an international patent applications or direct national filings in selected countries.
- Due diligence studies of patent portfolios owned by third parties during potential corporate acquisitions.
- Analysis of potential patent infringement actions by third parties.
- Enforcing patent rights through litigation in Court.
