ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Annual_Report-2025-eng.pdf
ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Annual_Report-2025-eng.pdf
The main types of information activities in the field of industrial designs include: support of examination of industrial designs applications, the in-house database updating for the use in the examination body, publication of official information on registered industrial designs in the Official Electronic Bulletin «Industrial Property», creation and improvement of information and reference systems (hereinafter referred to as - IRS) for information support of a wide range of users via the Internet.
The industrial design applications prosecution is carried out by means of an automated system that has full functionality of the text processing and record keeping at all stages, from application filing to maintenance of the State Register of Ukraine for Industrial Designs.
An automated workstation of the Editorial Department was used to form the information arrays, which are included into the publications in the Official Electronic Bulletin «Industrial Property».
BULLETIN: https://nipo.gov.ua/
The International Classification of Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification), Fifteenth Edition (LOC (15)) translated into Ukrainian was used for industrial designs classifying.
LOC: https://base.nipo.gov.ua/locarno/.
Applications filed:
in 2024 – 1,059, in 2025 – 1,029, decreased by 4.8 %, as compared to the previous year.
In 2024 – 964 applications were filed by national applicants, in 2025 – 941, decreased by 2.4 %, as compared to the previous year.
In 2024 – 95 applications were filed by foreign applicants, in 2025 – 88, decreased by 7.4 %, as compared to the previous year.
In 2025, a total of 950 applications for industrial designs were filed using the electronic application filing system (92.3 % of the total amount of the industrial design applications filed), decreased by 0.7 %, as compared to 2024 (957 applications).
Registered Certificates:
in 2024 – 911, in 2025 – 1,099, increased by 20.6 % as compared to the previous year.
In 2025 in comparison with the previous year, the following areas experienced rapid changes: «Construction» (+147.8%), «Textiles and accessories» (+81.7%), «Transportation» (+40.5%), «Packaging» (+35.5%).
STATISTICS: https://nipo.gov.ua/statystyka-zvity/
ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Annual_Report-2025-eng.pdf
NEWS: https://nipo.gov.ua/blog/
STATISTICS: https://nipo.gov.ua/en/statistics-reports/
Information for users on various procedures and sources of information on industrial designs, in particular, information on the legislation in the sphere of designs, Office’s services and activities related to the information on designs, statistical information, etc. are published on the website of the Office.
website of the Office: https://nipo.gov.ua/
Applicants can file industrial design applications within the Office via paper-based media, as well as via electronic filing means.
Electronic filing of industrial design applications can be carried out using the Electronic Applications Filing System (EAFS-2). Applicant's personal account is implemented in the system providing access to all documents generated in the process of interaction between the Office and applicants in the course of prosecution of industrial design applications.
In addition, the electronic filing of applications for industrial designs and the electronic exchange of information between the Office and applicants may be carried out through the electronic interaction system (EIS EI).
Clarifications regarding the work with systems, rules of drafting an application, user manuals and regulatory documents are available on the Office website.
website of the Office: https://nipo.gov.ua/
Electronic Applications Filing System:https://nipo.gov.ua/podaty-zaiavku-na-opiv/ELECTRONIC INTERACTION SYSTEM: https://sev.nipo.gov.ua/
EXAMPLES OF FILLING OUT APPLICATIONS: https://nipo.gov.ua/formy-zaiavok-opv/
All application materials for industrial designs (both primary and secondary), irrespective of the way they are filed to the Office (through the electronic filing system, on paper carriers, by email, fax or other telecommunication networks), are uploaded and stored in the electronic document archive automatically or after being scanned. In order to use the application materials in the course of prosecution of applications, the technological automated systems have been integrated with the electronic archive of documents.
The International Classification of Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification), Fifteenth Edition (LOC (15)) translated into Ukrainian was used for the classifying industrial designs.
The IRS for the LOC (15), translated into Ukrainian, the form and content of which fully corresponds to the official publication of the Locarno Classification on the WIPO website, is accessible for free on the website of the Office.
The «International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification)» Information and Reference System (IRS) now provides access to the complete collection of LOC materials translated into Ukrainian for editions LOC (9) through LOC (14).
LOC: https://base.nipo.gov.ua/locarno/
Information about industrial designs was provided through publication in electronic publications of the Office, free information and search internet resources of the Office - the IRS and the Special Information System (hereinafter referred to as SIS):
In 2025, 53 issues of the bulletin were published.
BULLETIN: https://nipo.gov.ua/.
IRS «International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification)» - this link contains the current edition of the the Locarno Classification translated into Ukrainian and all previous versions which have expired but are available for informational purposes;
LOC: https://base.nipo.gov.ua/locarno/;
SIS provides access to information on any industrial/intellectual property right (hereinafter referred to as IPR/IP) via the Internet in the mode as close to real-time as possible. The search engine of the system, which has a universal search interface, provides open and authorized access to any document of the electronic dossier. Two search engines are implemented in the SIS - simple and advanced. The advanced search has additional search tools, which can be used to limit the search by type of IPR and by legal status. Depending on the selected type and legal status, any search parameter can be selected.
SIS: https://sis.nipo.gov.ua/en/search/simple/
In the Notices section of the Official Electronic Bulletin «Industrial Property», with the periodicity of its release, announcements are published in respect of industrial designs (to the extent provided by the respective applicable Law of Ukraine) which include information on changes in the data entered into the State Register of Patents of Ukraine for Industrial Designs, information on issue of duplicates of patents of Ukraine for industrial designs, information on modifications due to the correction of errors and other information relating to the state registration of industrial designs.
BULLETIN: https://nipo.gov.ua/
Examiners considering applications for the state registration of industrial designs use the Comprehensive Automated Record Keeping System for Applications for Designations and Industrial Designs (CARKS ADID).
CARKS ADID provides:
The database (DB) of the CARKS ADID contains cases related to the processing of applications for registration of industrial designs and the processing of the State Register of Certificates of Ukraine for Industrial Designs.
The CARKS ADID is integrated into the Information Technology Environment (ITE) of the Office which allows receiving documents related to applications and the State Register of Ukraine for Industrial Designs. The incoming documents may be in paper or electronic form. Paper documents are digitized, after which the document metadata is stored in the DB and the document files are stored in the file storage.
SIS: https://sis.nipo.gov.ua/en/search/simple/
ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Annual_Report-2025-eng.pdf – free access;
SIS: https://sis.nipo.gov.ua/en/search/simple/ – free access;
BULLETIN: https://nipo.gov.ua/ – free access
Information concerning the legal status of registered industrial designs to the extent provided for by the relevant Law of Ukraine is published in the «Notices» section of the Official Electronic Bulletin «Industrial Property».
BULLETIN: https://nipo.gov.ua/
In addition, such information is provided in the SIS.
SIS: https://sis.nipo.gov.ua/en/search/simple/
To process applications for industrial designs registration, the Comprehensive Automated Record Keeping System for Applications for Designations and Industrial Designs «CARKS ADID» is used.
The main purpose of the CARKS ADID is to automate procedures and functions in the information technology processes of processing applications for registration of:
and for automatization of procedures and functions in the information technology processes of maintaining the respective State Registers.
CARKS ADID provides data entry for applications, full functionality for reviewing application materials, state registers, an archive and a system for generating statistical reports.
CARKS ADID has a distributed structure with special automated workstations (AWS) with a single interface for accessing all functions.
CARKS ADID provides a complete electronic workflow of incoming, outgoing and internal documents using barcoding technology.
CARKS ADID is integrated with the following technological automated systems of UANIPIO:
List of the main software modules comprising CARKS ADID:
The server part is based on x86 platform servers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) (HPE Synergy 480 Gen10, DL380Gen10, DL380Gen8).
Information storage models are:
– HPE (3Par StoreServ 8400, 3Par StoreServ 7200, MSA2050, MSA2040).
The Storage Area Network (SAN) is based on HPE SN3000B switches.
The general network infrastructure is based on:
The local computer network includes a set of HPE Aruba 8320, HPE Aruba 2930M, HPE Aruba 2540-48, HP 2530-48, HP 2510-48 switches and is divided into fifty virtual networks (Vlan).
The server infrastructure is fully virtualized. The physical servers run Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 and VMware ESXi, which allow to create and operate the productive virtual servers. The virtualization servers are grouped into Hyper-V clusters, which allow for high availability of productive servers running Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2012R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2 and CentOS 7.
The database management systems used are MS SQL Server 2017, MS SQL Server 2016, MS SQL Server 2014, MS SQL 2008R2, MS SQL 2005, PostgreeSQL, MySQL.
The Active Directory (AD) domain structure is designed to allow the centralized management of all information resources, including users’, computers, files, peripherals, access to services, network resources, websites, databases, etc.
Several domain controllers are used to organize the fault tolerance of the domain structure.
The WSUS server provides updates to the operating systems of servers and client computers.
The ESET Antivirus Server provides centralized management of all anti-virus programs on users’ computers, updates antivirus databases, and generates reports on database updates and existing threats.
Data is backed up using Veeam's Veeam Backup & Replication software product, which provides continuous data protection for reliable recovery of Windows servers. There is a disaster recovery plan for all servers and services.
Other Microsoft System Center 2019 products are also used, namely: Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) for virtualization management, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2012R2 for operating system installation and software configuration.
The measures taken to develop the IT infrastructure in the current period were aimed at building the fail-safe core of the computer network, increasing its bandwidth, security and manageability, replacing outdated hardware components of the infrastructure, consolidating and virtualizing servers. Virtualization servers are clustered to ensure high availability of all systems.
In total, the corporate network consists of 690 personal computers, 25 physical and 165 virtual servers, 6 data storages and various switching equipment.
The data from a number of sources (internal and external) are used while carrying out examination of applications for industrial designs:
The in-house databases are updated in the course of processing applications and within maintenance of the respective State Register.
The CARKS ADID is used to process applications for registration and maintain the State Register of Ukraine for Industrial Designs.
According to the national legislation of Ukraine, the procedure for consideration of applications for registration of an industrial design involves only formal examination. However, the CARKS ADID has a search capability that meets the requirements for examination and maintenance of the State Register of Ukraine for Industrial Designs.
As of December 31, 2025, 48,151 industrial designs were registered in the CARKS ADID database.
The CARKS ADID is the source of data for the SIS during data publication, which is performed on a weekly basis.
Information concerning international registrations of industrial designs is downloaded in bulk once a day from the WIPO website and stored in the database for international registrations of industrial designs. CARKS ADID is populated and updated in the course of examination, prosecution of agreements on the transfer of rights, issuance of licenses and maintenance of the state register. The whole cycle of the formation, approval, signing, transmission and registration of documents is carried out on the basis of the electronic technology. The integrated search engine enables to search for similar industrial designs in the arrays of national and international applications and registrations, etc.
The administrative management functions are implemented in Designations AS using separate software subsystems and modules.
Thus, to maintain the registers and legal status of titles of protection for industrial designs, multifunction subsystems are operative within the AS. The information from this system is forwarded to relevant databases for publication and generation of statistic reports.
The Indicators AS is characterized by the ability to generate multiple reports with a mechanism of calculation of indicators by objects that have multiple details for all IP rights. The Indicators AS is built on a modular basis and provides automation of data loading, preparation of data sets, and generating statistic reports.
The website of the Office provides free access to information on industrial designs published in monthly reports, Annual Reports, Annual Technical Reports of the Industrial Designs Information Activities, quarterly issues of the online publication «Industrial Property in Figures» (statistical information).
SIS: https://sis.nipo.gov.ua/en/search/simple/
ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Annual_Report-2025-eng.pdf
ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORTS: https://nipo.gov.ua/statystyka-zvity/
BULLETIN: https://nipo.gov.ua/
INFORMATION DASHBOARD: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IP_ofis_dashboard_2025-web.pdf
The WIPO Depository Library has been operating in Ukraine, providing free-of-charge access to its documents
In the current conditions, the needs of the Ukrainian public for information necessary for the study and analysis of IPRs during their establishment, legal protection, and use are met through remote access.
To ensure that the general public has access to documentation and literature regarding the creation, legal protection, and use of IPRs, the following updates were made quarterly in 2025:
The Office`s website provides free access to information on industrial designs published in the Annual Reports, Annual Technical Reports of the Office, quarterly issues of the booklet «Intellectual Property in Figures» (statistical information).
ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Annual_Report-2025-eng.pdf
BOOKLET: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IP-in-Figures-2025-ua-web.pdf
INFORMATION DASHBOARD: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IP_ofis_dashboard_2025-web.pdf
The Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) is an international project to support inventions, innovations and start-up projects launched by WIPO, implemented in Ukraine by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Office.
Regional TISCs are established through the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation and an Agreement on the establishment and further functioning of the TISCs.
In 2025, the TISC UANIPIO Head Office provided 38 consultations to offer informational and advisory support to representatives of the TISC network in Ukraine on issues related to the protection of intellectual property rights and the implementation of innovative activities.
A concept for establishing joint Diia.Business-TISC centers was developed, with a key focus on expanding access to consultations for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In June 2025, a new “Intellectual Property” category was launched in the consultation section of the Diia.Business portal, through which 21 online consultations were provided during the reporting period.
An adapted information guide on WIPO IP Diagnostics — an online tool for the initial self-assessment of intellectual property within an organization — was prepared and published.
Information and advisory support was provided on intellectual property and innovation, support for innovation projects, and working meetings on supporting innovation actors and with stakeholders regarding the implementation of joint projects, specifically:
Educational events, training sessions, webinars, and workshops (organization, co-organization, participation as speakers): 55 events in the field of intellectual property and innovation were organized, more than 2,500 participants gained the opportunity to apply the knowledge they acquired on intellectual property rights protection, the development of the innovation ecosystem and innovation infrastructure, the commercialization of intellectual property, and technology transfer in their practical work, including:
As part of performing its functions, UANIPIO provides methodological, expert, and informational-analytical support for the development of the innovation infrastructure of industrial parks, and also promotes the integration of intellectual property and innovative solutions into the activities of industrial park residents. Particular attention is paid to fostering effective cooperation between the government, the business community, scientific and educational institutions, and investors.
As part of implementing these approaches, 26 consultative events and working meetings were held on the development of innovation activities in industrial parks and regional economic development.
Based on the results of these working meetings and fruitful cooperation with representatives of the Department of industrial parks and investment support at the Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine, a draft Roadmap for the Development of Innovative Activities in industrial parks has been developed.
Throughout 2025, the following events were also organized and held:
Consultations on industrial designs were provided to 16 visitors.
TISC: https://nipo.gov.ua/tisc-page/.
In 2025, the following activities were carried out to support users in accessing and effectively utilizing information on industrial designs:
a lecture on intellectual property law in the fashion industry was organized at the request of the Ukrainian Fashion Education Group;
a seminar-lecture was held for business representatives on respecting copyright in business activities;
a presentation was given on the protection of intellectual property rights in the field of folk arts and crafts as part of the «Origins. Future» conference, which took place in Ivano-Frankivsk;
a workshop was organized and held for representatives of the fashion industry on the management of intellectual property rights in the fashion sector as part of the IP Let 2025 forum;
a seminar was held on the protection of industrial designs in the fashion industry at the request of the Ukrainian Fashion Education Group.
ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Annual_Report-2025-eng.pdf
Throughout 2025, promotional activities were conducted to assist users in accessing information about industrial designs and using them effectively.
In particular, educational articles were prepared and published on the following topics:
Information and advisory support was provided to interested parties in implementing measures related to the management of intellectual property rights, in particular technology transfer, specifically within the framework of the 23rd International Industrial Forum. This assistance was provided in response to requests from 74 applicants, including holders of property rights to the relevant IPRs.
The international exchange of patent documentation with foreign Offices is carried out as the Center for International Exchange of Publications in accordance with the Convention on the International Exchange of Publications, adopted on December 03, 1958 by the UN General Conference on Education, Science and Culture.
ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Annual_Report-2025-eng.pdf
In 2025, international cooperation in the field of intellectual property with WIPO, EPO, and intellectual property offices of other countries continued.
Representatives of the Office participated in WIPO Task Forces meetings (including online), preparation of relevant proposals and information on Ukraine (if necessary) at sessions and meetings of WIPO Committees and Working Groups (online), in particular, in the work of the Task Forces (TF) of the Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS) on the development of new WIPO standards, their updating, as well as other CWS projects, in particular:
In addition, representatives of the Office participated in the following international seminars, training courses, and e-learning modules on information activities in the field of industrial designs:
WIPO Academy - [DL] Distance Learning Program:
WIPO Hague System Webinars:
ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Annual_Report-2025-eng.pdf
Note: For each Standard listed below, please enter one of the following values:
"Fully implemented"
The WIPO Standard has been implemented in a manner compliant or compatible with the Standard.
"Partially implemented"
The WIPO Standard has been implemented in part. The Office practice aligns with some, but not all, requirements of the Standard.
"On implementation phase"
The decision to implement the WIPO Standard has been made and it is currently being deployed, configured, or integrated into systems and workflows.
"Planning to implement"
The decision to implement the WIPO Standard has been made; planning activities (resource allocation, timeline development, technical design) are underway before actual implementation begins.
"On assessment phase"
The WIPO Standard is under active evaluation to determine its feasibility, technical requirements, costs, benefits, and alignment with organizational needs before making an implementation decision.
"No plan to implement"
The WIPO Standard has been reviewed and there is currently no intention or plan to implement it.
WIPO Standard ST.2: Standard manner for designating calendar dates by using the Gregorian calendar
Fully implemented
WIPO Standard ST.3: Recommended standard on two-letter codes for the representation of states, other entities and intergovernmental organizations
Fully implemented
WIPO Standard ST.13: Recommendation for the numbering of applications for industrial property rights (IPRs)
Fully implemented
WIPO Standard ST.80: Recommendation concerning bibliographic data relating to industrial designs
Fully implemented
WIPO Standard ST.81: Recommendation concerning the content and layout of industrial design gazettes
Fully implemented
WIPO Standard ST.86: Recommendation for the processing of industrial design information using XML (extensible markup language)
No plan to implement
Since JSON is currently the most widely used and modern format for representing information, it is more appropriate to implement ST.97, which covers all types of industrial property
WIPO Standard ST.87: Recommendation for the exchange of industrial design legal status data
No plan to implement
ST.87 covers only ID statuses, whereas ST.97 covers all IPRs (including all data, such as trademark statuses); therefore, the implementation of ST.87 is not advisable
WIPO Standard ST.88: Recommendations for electronic representation of industrial designs
No plan to implement
WIPO Standard ST.90: Recommendation for processing and communicating intellectual property data using web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces)
Planning to implement
WIPO Standard ST.91: Recommendations on digital three-dimensional (3D) models and 3D images
No plan to implement
Currently, the submission of digital three-dimensional (3D) models and 3D images is not being considered.
WIPO Standard ST.92: Recommendations on the data package format for the electronic exchange of priority documents
Planning to implement
WIPO Standard ST.96: Recommendation for the processing of intellectual property information using XML (extensible markup language)
No plan to implement
Since JSON is currently the most widely used and modern format for representing information, it is more appropriate to implement ST.97
WIPO Standard ST.97: Recommendation for processing of intellectual property data using JSON
Planning to implement
Since JSON is currently the most widely used and modern format for representing information, this standard is more preferable for data exchange
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