Copyright is a set of non-property and property rights of authors and their inheritors associated with the creation and use of works of science, literature and art.
Related law is the rights of performers, producers of phonograms and videograms and broadcasting organizations.
Unlike industrial property (TM, inventions, industrial designs) current law doesn`t require formalities for attesting their ownership (obtaining a certificate) for objects of copyright and related rights. However, registration of object of copyright and related property can be an important step for further disposal for the rights to results of creative activity of author. This will help to avoid any dispute over the authorship and misuse of the work and stop the unfair competitions of the infringers.
Copyright objects are:
- literary written works of fiction, publicistic, scientific, technical or other character;
- performances, lectures, speeches, sermons and other oral works;
- computer programs;
- databases;
- musical works with text and without text;
- dramatic, musical-dramatic works, pantomimes, choreographic and other works created for stage performance and their staging;
- audiovisual works;
- works of fine arts;
- works of architecture, town planning and landscape art;
- photographic works, including works performed in ways similar to photography;
- works of applied arts;
- illustrations, maps, plans, drawings, sketches, plastic works concerning to geography, geology, topography, engineering, architecture and other fields of activity;
- stage processing of works and processing of folklore, suitable for stage presentation;
- derivative works;
- collections of works and other composed works, provided that they are the result of creative selection work;
- translation texts for dubbing, sounding, etc .;
- other works.
Related rights objects are:
- performance of literary, dramatic, musical, musical-dramatic, choreographic, folklore and other works;
- phonograms, videograms;
- broadcasts (programs) of broadcasting organizations.
The competent specialists of our agency can help you to determine criteria of your object, make the detailed analysis and properly prepare all necessary documents to submit a new copyright application for registration in Ukraine. Having agreed the details with the client, we submit documents to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine.
The copyright registration takes about 2-3 months, after which state registration is certified by the Certificate of Ukraine.
Copyright registration is not necessary and is valid from the moment of work creation. However, for better protection of your achievements and for future upholding of your interests, we advise our clients to proceed with the registration. Each country dictates its own terms regarding the copyright registration. For example, in the USA there is a requirement of necessity of this procedure to enforce copyright.
You can find out more about the international copyright registration process by contacting us personally. Due to our affiliate program, we can make registration both in Ukraine and abroad. We are always pleased to help you with any of your questions.
