February

There was issued the certificate for trademark and service mark No 30000

March

There was started the establishment of the Register of Software Manufacturers and Distributors

March

The jubilee patent for invention No 55000 was issued

May

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

July

The jubilee document of title under No 100 000 was issued

July

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine published the Decree as of June 16, 2003 , №901 “On Introduction of Modifications to the Regulations on Approval of the Procedure of Fee Payment for Actions Related to Protection of Intellectual Property Rights”

July

The State Committee on Business Undertakings of Ukraine and Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine by the general order ratified “Order of License Conditions Observance Control for Undertaking Economic Activity on Laser Pickup System Disc Production” as of February 2, 2003 , №12/93. The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine as of March 17, 2003 , №211/7532, also registered it

July

Institute of Intellectual Property and Law was accredited by the State Accreditation Commission’s decision (the Protocol of July 15, 2003 , №46). It was conferred the highest fourth level of accreditation (speciality “Intellectual property”)

July

Labelling copies of computer programs, videograms and databases by checkmarks with special hologram protection was introduced by the Law of Ukraine "On Introduction of Modifications to the Law of Ukraine "On Disseminating Copies of Audiovisual Products and Phonograms” (signed by the President of Ukraine on 07.08.03)

August

The first court case initiated on the basis of the protocol of the State Department’s intellectual property right inspector was examined

September

Jubilee 60000th declarative patent was issued to a Zhitomyr-based “Iceberg” company for invention of the block of solid elements of a heat-and-mass transfer device

September

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approving the Order of Using The Computer Programs At Government Executive Bodies" as of September 10, 2003 , №1433 was passed

September

The Chairman of the State Department of Intellectual Property Mykola Paladiy and The Director of Ukrpatent Alla Krasovska were rewarded with the Certificate of Merit and decorated with a memorable sign. (The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as of September 22, 2003, №1489)

September

The technology of shaping electronic information arrays, which then are sent to the European Patent Office databases "INPADOC" and Esp@cenet was introduced (Ukrpatent)

September

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as of September 15, 2003 , №622, approved regulations of the Chamber of Appeals of the State Department of Intellectual Property. The document was registered by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine as of September 30, 2003

October

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine issued the Order "On Approving the Rules of Co-ordination of the Questions on Entering Indications Containing the Official Name of the State "Ukraine" to Marks for Goods and Services” as of October 7, 2003, №677

October

A popular edition “The ABC of Intellectual Property” under the general editorship of the State Department of Intellectual Property Chairman Mykola Paladiy came off the press

October

The Decree of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine “On Approving the Regulations of the Commission for Co-ordination of the Questions on Entering Indications Containing the Official Name of the State "Ukraine" to Marks for Goods and Services” as of October 7, 2003, №677 was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine

November

The UN held a training seminar for judges, public prosecutors, representatives of law-enforcement bodies, customs officials, state inspectors and lawyers of Ukraine who work in the sphere of intellectual property. The main topic of the seminar was “Intellectual Property Rights Protection”

November

The Decree of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine as of October 22, 2003 , №704 “On Introduction of Modifications to the Instruction on Filing, Examination, Publication and Entering into the Register the Information on Transfer of Rights for Integrated Circuit Topographies and Licensing the Utilisation of Integrated Circuit Topographies” was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine

December

The WIPO Academy distance learning course program “General Course on Intellectual Property” was designed according to the Instruction of the State Department of Intellectual property as of December 29, 2002, №180 and to the Agreement between Institute of Intellectual Property and Law and SE “Ukrainian Industrial Property Institute ” (Ukrpatent) as of December 29, 2002, №103/ 2002-I

December

The technology of preparation to publication of the official information "On International Registration of Marks Legally Protected in Ukraine " (Ukrpatent) was introduced