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IP/N/1/UKR/L/2  
 
12 December 2019  
(19-8571)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UKRAINE : LAW OF UKRAINE "ON AMENDMENTS TO CER TAIN LEGISLATIVE ACT S OF UKRAINE ON 
IMPROVING PROTECTION  OF RIGHTS TO TOPOGR APHIES OF SEMICONDUC TOR PRODUCTS " 
Notifying Member  UKRAINE  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on 
Improving Protection of Rights to Topographies of Semiconductor Products " 
Subject matter  Layout -designs (topographies) of integrated circuits  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2019/IP/UKR/19_7085_00_e.pdf  
https://ip -documents.info/2019/IP/UKR /19_7085_00_x.pdf  
 
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/UKR/L/1 ; IP/N/1/UKR/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Law:  
 
• establishes new definitions of the terms "topographies of semiconductor products", 
"semiconductor product";  
 
• specifies the conditions for granting legal protection of the topographies of the semiconductor 
product;  
 
• determines the requirements for the  application for registration;  
 
• improves the procedure of examination of applications;  
 
• determines the scope of the rights and obligations arising from the registration of the 
topographies of the semiconductor product.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Ukrainian  IP/N/1/UKR/6 • IP/N/1/UKR/L/2  
 
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  Entry into force  26 September 2019  
Other date   Adoption: 19 September 2019  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  11 December 2019  
Other information  https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/111 -20 
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine  
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
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