Main points
- A trademark gives the owner a certain monopoly on its use and is a condition for registering a domain in the UA zone.
- The cost depends on the number of classes selected, and also includes payment of state duty and publication fee.
How to register a trademark in Ukraine / Photo Pexels (illustrative)
If you or your company wants to stand out in the market, it is worth registering a trademark. These can be your own names, letters and numbers, slogans, images, colors, packaging, etc., as long as they allow you to distinguish your goods or services from others.
What is worth knowing about the trademark?
The owner of a trademark can be either an individual or a legal entity, or several of them at the same time. Details were told in Diya.Business.
A registered TM (®) gives the owner the exclusive right to use it, including the ability to prohibit competitors from using it for relevant goods or services. In addition, it opens the way to selling a franchise and receiving regular income, and is also a condition for registering a domain in the UA zone.
In Ukraine, as in other countries, you can register one or more TMs and use them in your commercial activities.
Registration is carried out in selected classes of the International Classification of Goods and Services, which has 45 categories. TM can be registered in one or several classes, but it is advisable to choose only those that truly correspond to your activity.
Important! The registration procedure takes approximately 18-24 months from the date of application. Therefore, it is worth taking care of this in advance – before entering the broad market and investing significant funds in promoting goods or services under a certain TM.
How to register a trademark in Ukraine?
- Step #1 – Choosing MKTP classes
Please note that the number of classes selected affects the total cost of the procedure. For example, for submitting an electronic application for registration of a black and white TM in one class and per applicant, you will have to pay 3 thousand hryvnias, and each additional class will cost an additional 3 thousand hryvnias to the total amount.
In addition, the state duty for issuing a certificate for an applicant-resident of Ukraine is 85 hryvnias, and the fee for publishing this information is 600 hryvnias.
- Step #2 – TM check (search)
Also, before submitting documents, it is worth checking the brand for uniqueness, which will be helped by the Special Information System of the Ukrainian National Office of Intellectual Property and Innovations, as well as the Global Brand Database of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
- Step #3 – Preparation and submission of documents
The applicant can submit an application for the service in person or through a legal representative, sending documents by mail (registered letter) or online through the SEV ZES system.
It is necessary to provide information about the applicant, an image and a brief description, a list of MKTP classes, and also attach confirmation of payment of the state fee.
- Step #4 – Application review
After that, UKRNOIVI will conduct a formal and qualification examination, checking the compliance of the TM with the conditions for granting legal protection.
- Step #5 – TM registration and obtaining a certificate
In case of a successful outcome, you will need to pay the state fee for issuing a certificate of TM registration, as well as a fee for publishing this information.
Interestingly! Earlier, the media reported that in 2025, the Ukrainian president registered two more trademarks – “Zelensky” and “Zelenskyy”, which can be used for a wide range of goods and services, such as accessories, food products, etc.
In addition, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the owner of more than 60 similar brands, including “Servant of the People”, “Country U”, “Quarter 95”, “League of Laughter”, “Make the Comedian Laugh”, “Kyiv Vechirnyi” and others.