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Almost 37% fewer foreign trademarks were registered compared to 2021

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