Current issues of legal protection intellectual property in Ukraine in the conditions of sustainable development

Abstract

The article emphasizes the importance of protecting the sphere of intellectual property of Ukraine, in particular, taking into account the national system of Sustainable Development Goals. It was emphasized that the importance of protecting the country's intellectual property sphere and the need to protect the rights of citizens to the results of their creative activity are reinforced by the relevant constitutional provisions of Ukraine. At the same time, not all creative activity can be accompanied by results that form the results of intellectual property, which are under the criminal law protection of the state. The legal nature of intellectual property as an object of legal protection and protection by criminal legal means is analyzed. It has been established that granting Ukraine the status of an EU candidate determines certain future trends in the development of legislation in the field of intellectual property. In this context, the emphasis is on positive developments in the direction of strengthening the protection of the sphere of intellectual property of Ukraine, namely the adoption of the Law of Ukraine "On Copyright and Related Rights" in the new version. A review of the provisions of the national civil and criminal legislation regarding the protection of the sphere of intellectual property was carried out and certain inconsistencies in the application of the terminology of the specified legislation were established. The range of debatable issues of criminal protection of intellectual property is outlined separately, and a number of scientific sources devoted to this issue are researched. Recommendations on strengthening the institute of criminal legal protection of intellectual property in Ukraine were provided. The need to strengthen the policy of raising the legal culture and awareness of citizens in the field of intellectual property in Ukraine with the aim of forming respect for copyright and a conscious attitude of consumers to intellectual property is substantiated.