National strategy for the development and protection of intellectual property

In recent years, Ukraine has received not only new legislation, a new regulator, but also a new national intellectual property body. On the initiative of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1267-р dated 13.10.2020, to implement Item 7.1 of Section II “Final and Transitional Provisions” of the Law of Ukraine No. 703-IX “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Creation of a National Intellectual Property Body” dated 16.06.2020 determined that the State Enterprise “Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property” performs the functions of the National Intellectual Property Body. Given that the state structures considered six options for the formation of a new national body, the temporary designation of the Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property as the National Intellectual Property Body was, on the one hand, the optimal solution, and on the other hand, the system of intellectual property protection with amendments to some laws of Ukraine regarding the creation of a national intellectual property body, underwent substantial changes that could not affect the entire system of intellectual property protection in the country. Based on the relevance of the topic, the purpose of this paper was to figure out and analyse the state of Ukraine’s performance of international obligations in the field of intellectual property, as well as the adoption of a national strategy to develop the specified area and find effective methods for its practical implementation. The leading methods for investigating this issue were as follows: functional approach (considers the management system of the enterprise in the form of a set of functions, i.e., actions united by a common content, properties, and nature of activity), the method of logical analysis (which is based on logical premises and conclusions), the method of synthesis (the content of which is to combine previously dissected parts of the subject into a single whole), the method of deduction (the method of transition from knowledge of general laws to its separate manifestation), etc. This paper determined that the National Strategy for the Development of Intellectual Property in Ukraine for 2020–2025 is not a panacea for current issues. It was also found out that the basis for the unity and integrated nature of national policy is the adoption of national strategies for the development of intellectual property. Furthermore, the state should implement a plan for the practical implementation of the strategy since practice confirms the ineffectiveness of the implementation of such documents after adoption. Therefore, it is necessary to organize the efforts of all branches of government as much as possible to focus on the performance and implementation of the introduced reform. An essential step in this area is the completion of judicial reform. This strategy should reflect the adaptation of the Institute of Intellectual Property to general global trends and successful European practices, contain the purpose and ways of its practical implementation. The successful adoption of the strategy determines the further development of judicial and legal reform in Ukraine, within the framework of which the Supreme Court on Intellectual Property Issues has already been established, but without the unity of legislation, its strategic coherence, it is impossible to practically implement the initiated reform, and, accordingly, perform international obligations. The materials of this paper are of practical value for further research on the development of judicial and legal reform in Ukraine.