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Almost 37% fewer foreign trademarks were registered compared to 2021

3 February , 2025  

2,573 applications for trademark registration were filed by foreigners in 2024, according to the Ukrainian National Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation (UKRIPO). More than 40% of them belong to companies from the US, Cyprus, and Switzerland. Most of them are engaged in medical/veterinary products and advertising and administration.

2.5 thousand applications for trademark registration were filed in Ukraine last year. This is 37% less than before the full-scale trademark reform, when more than 4 thousand applications were filed.

We keep track of companies ‘ trademarks in Opendatabot.

18.4% of all applications belong to companies from the United States, and another 12.5% – from Switzerland. The top three countries in terms of applications are Cyprus – 9.7%. Businesses from China, the United Kingdom, and Poland were also actively applying for registration.

The top 5 applicants include the following companies:

● Philip Morris Products S.A. – 91 applications;

● Mistral Capital Management Limited – 69;

UPL Mauritius Limited – 69;

British American Tobacco (Brands) Inc;

Farmak AG – 45.

The most frequently filed trademarks last year were those related to:

● medicinal products for medicine, veterinary medicine and hygiene – 711 applications or 27.6% of the total

● advertising, administration and office services – 472 or 18.3%,

Tobacco products, accessories and substitutes – 341 or 13.3%;

Scientific, electronic and optical instruments – 306 or 11.9%;

● cosmetics, care products and household chemicals – 282 or 11.0%.

FELIX TRADE PTE. Ltd. became the record holder, having filed for registration a trademark with 20 areas of activity.

https://opendatabot.ua/analytics/foreign-trademarks-2024