Ukrpatent Continues Normal Operations Despite Russian Aggression

By Donald Zuhn –- On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property (Ukrpatent) issued a statement declaring "that during this extremely difficult time for the country, during the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which became the reason for the imposition of martial law . . . the State Enterprise ‘Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property’ (Ukrpatent) continues to operate on a full-time basis providing all the necessary functions and continuous operation of the state system of legal protection of intellectual property." The statement by Ukrpatent Director General Andrew Kudin noted that Ukrpatent’s continued operations were due in large…