The decisions on declaration of ownership right to the intellectual property item (trademark, invention, utility model) and on recognition of the mark for goods and services as well-known ones shall be made by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine. When the ministry makes a negative decision on these issues, an appeal against the corresponding decision becomes relevant.
If an applicant, who is denied registration of intellectual property rights, does not want to change his/her item (recipe, logo) and intends to protect his/her rights, he/she has 2 options to appeal the decisions of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine (Ukrpatent): appeal to the court or appeal to the Appeal Commission at the State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine.