To the question reform of the state system of legal protection of intellectual property in Ukraine

Abstract

The article highlights the current state of intellectual property protection in Ukraine. It is emphasized that in accordance with the provisions of Art. 41 of the Constitution of Ukraine, everyone has the right to own, use and dispose of their property, the results of their intellectual and creative activities. Article 55 of the Constitution of Ukraine stipulates and guarantees everyone the use of all national types of legal protection, protection of rights and freedoms in court. According to the second part of Art. 124 of the Basic Law, the jurisdiction of the courts extends to any legal disputes and all legal relations arising in the state. In addition to the guaranteed constitutional right to judicial protection of intellectual property rights, the norms of special legislation in the field of intellectual property determine the legal basis for the protection of violated rights.

In connection with the reform of the state system of legal protection of intellectual property, the Concept of reforming the state system of legal protection of intellectual property in Ukraine, approved by the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated June 1, 2016 No. 402-r, was analyzed, which states that the state system of legal protection of intellectual property property implements the state system of legal protection of intellectual property, and also draws attention to the imperfect and inert system of state management of intellectual property, which has led to the absence of significant changes in the adaptation of the legislative framework to modern economic and political conditions (the fight against patent trolling, Internet piracy, satisfaction needs of the IT industry, military industry), as well as the National Strategy for the Development of Intellectual Property in Ukraine for the period until 2020, where a two-level structure of the state system has been created instead of a three-level structure. Separate provisions of the legislation, the norms of which guarantee the protection of intellectual property rights, as well as special laws and by-laws defining the reformation and functioning of the state system of legal protection of intellectual property, are considered. Attention is drawn to the fact that today the state system of intellectual property protection in Ukraine has an extensive system of state authorities that ensure the protection and protection of the violated subjective rights of copyright holders. The existing problematic issues of intellectual property protection are analyzed and the author’s proposals for improving the state of protection and protection of intellectual property rights in Ukraine are formulated.