February

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Establishment of the Interdepartmental Committee on Protection of Rights to Intellectual Property Objects"

February

The certificate of Ukraine for trademark and service mark No 15000 was issued

March

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the Law "On Distribution of Copies of Audiovisual Works and Phonograms"

April

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Establishment of the State Department of Intellectual Property” was signed

June

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the Law "On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On Protection of Rights to Inventions and Utility Models"

June

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the Laws "On Accession of Ukraine to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks” and “On Accession to the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks"

June

The Regulation on the State Department of Intellectual Property were approved

June

There were established the State Enterprises "Ukrainian Institute of Industrial Property” (on the basis of the State Patent Office of Ukraine and the State Enterprise “Institute of Industrial Property”) and “Ukrainian Agency on Copyright and Neighboring Rights" (on the basis of the Ukrainian State Agency on Copyright and Neighboring Rights) to be governed by the State Department of Intellectual Property

September

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the Laws "On Ratification of the Agreement on Measures to Prevent and Terminate the Use of False Trademarks and Geographical Indications", "On Ratification of the Agreement on Cooperation for Prevention of the Intellectual Property Rights Infringements"

November

The patent for invention No 30000 was issued

December

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the Law “On Amendment of Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the Legal Protection of Intellectual Property”