LEGAL REGULATION OF PATENT ATTORNEY ATTESTATION PROCEDURE IN UKRAINE

In this article is conduct research legal regulation of the procedure of attestation of patent attorneys in Ukraine. An analysis of the by-law regulatory act adopted in July 2019 regulates the procedure of attestation of representatives in intellectual property (patent attorneys) and maintaining a state register of representatives in intellectual property (patent attorneys). The scientific article reveals a system of bodies, their officials, which carry out the procedure of testing the knowledge and practical skills of persons wishing to obtain the status of patent attorney in Ukraine. The authors of the article have identified several stages of attestation of patent attorneys in Ukraine: the stage of submission of documents, the stage of passing qualifying examinations, the stage of challenging the results with a detailed analysis of each. The study identified some of the gaps that have been left unaddressed by the lawmakers regarding patent attestation and suggested ways to remedy them.