The State Enterprise "Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property" or Ukrainian Patent Office (Ukrpatent or SE "UIPV") was created under the order of the Ministry of the Science and Education of Ukraine on July 7, 2000. [1] Ukrpatent was the only institution in Ukraine authorized to deal with intellectual property (IP) matters (patents, trademarks, industrial designs, utility models, geographical indications, etc.) until the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations took over these functions on 8 November 2022. [2] [3]