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PARTICIPATION IN THE ROUND TABLE "Counteracting the “Patent trolling" in Ukraine in the context of intellectual property protection"

November 25, 2016 - representatives of the NGO "IKMIV" took part in the "Counteracting the “Patent trolling" in Ukraine in the context of intellectual property protection" roundtable held by the Research Center of Forensic Expertise on Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and Patent law firm "Pakharenko and partners" together with the Research Institute of intellectual property of the National Academy of Law Sciences of Ukraine, Koretsky Institute of state and law of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv University of Law and "IPjurix" law firm at the Ministry of Justice.

The round table was attended by representatives of state authorities, preliminary investigation, judges, forensic experts, patent attorneys, lawyers and law firms, business associations and chambers of commerce and industry and representatives of civil society and the media.

Following the discussion of issues concerning patent trolling as threats to fair competition, economic security of our country, the existing law and court practice, the theoretical and methodological, legislative and enforcement approaches were formed, especially for judicial and legal practice, law enforcement and forensic expert to protect the intellectual property rights from the "patent trolling" in Ukraine; recommendations (resolutions) were adopted.