July 31

In 1790, the first U.S. patent was granted to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont for a process for making potash and pearl ashes. The patent was granted for a term of 14 years and signed by President George Washington, who had the previous month signed the first U.S. patent statute into law on 10 April 1790. Hopkins did not get Patent with a serial No.1 as thousands of patents were issued before the Patent Office began to number them.

Copyright Registration

The Romanenko Patent Agency offers services of copyright registration.

The main legislation concerning copyright and related rights in Ukraine is The Law of Ukraine On Copyright and Related Rights.

List of documents necessary for copyright registration:

a work copy in a material form e.g. musical work noted in music or presented in audio/video form; photos, pictures, maps, plans etc printed or presented as computer file; computer programs in their initial form
declaration of copyright registration with stated author and declarant, their place of residence or abode
power of attorney.

Operations	Official Fee for Legal Entity, hryvnas	Official Fee for Natural Entity, hryvnas
Preparation for state registration of copyright	161.50	55.25
Preparation for state registration of agreements concerning author's rights on the work	195.50	72.55
Issue of certificate of copyright registration	25.50	8.50