Transformation of the System of Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Ukrainian and European Experience

Introduction: The article analyzes the legal, historical, and economic aspects of the formation of a unified system of protection of intellectual property rights of Ukraine and the countries of the European Union. Objectives: Objectives is transformation of the system of protection of intellectual property rights. It was established that the protection of intellectual property rights is one of the priority tasks of the state, the formation of the innovative economy of the country is impossible without the development and improvement of relations in this direction. Problems in the sphere of implementation and protection of intellectual property rights are outlined. The main stages of the formation of the system of protection of intellectual property rights in Ukraine were revealed, the analysis of the main documents that contributed to the transformation and improvement of the system of protection of intellectual property rights in Ukraine. It was found that currently in Ukraine there is a two-level structure of the state system of protection of intellectual property rights. Method: The methodological basis of this research is a system of methods, the totality of which is determined by the purpose and characteristics of the research. The features of the formation of a unified EU policy in the field of protection of intellectual property rights are analyzed. Results: It is theoretically justified that the policy in the field of protection of intellectual property rights is divided into two directions - internal and external. The priority directions of the unified European policy in the field of intellectual property for the future have been determined. The global goals of sustainable development require significant investment. The prospects for the development of relations between Ukraine and the European Union are outlined, and the features of the Twinning Project are revealed.