SOME ISSUES ON PROTECTION OF NATIONAL INTERESTS CONCEMING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE PROCESS OF EURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRATION

Abstract

Some issues of protection of national interests concerning intellectual property in the process of Euro-Atlantic integration are considered, in particular features of protection of intellectual property in the implementation of international military-technical cooperationof Ukraine, depending on the specifics of this activity. The legislation of Ukraine regulating activities related to military-technical cooperation is analyzed. The importance of intellectual property protection at all stages of military-technical cooperation and the need to improve the legislation on the regulation of intellectual property protection in the defense sphere are outlined.The Constitution and major legislative acts of Ukraine in the field of national security and defense have clearly defined the strategic course for achieving NATO membership. However, to achieve this strategic goal requires persistence and political will, as well as an understanding of the various tactical issues that need to be resolved along the way.New members are being trained in the process of performing the NATO Membership Action Plan. On the long-term path of Euro-Atlantic integration, Ukraine has developed an annual NATO-Ukraine national program. Traditionally, the Annual National Program is structurally constructed by analogy with a typical Membership Action Plan andincludes almost all areas of reformation and modernization of Ukraine.In particular, great attention is paid to reforming and comprehensive support of Ukraine's security and defense sector. It includes a wide range of measures to maintain combat capabilities, modernize and upgrade weapons and military equipment, reform and develop the defense-industrial complex of Ukraine, implement the government qualityassurance system of defense products, revitalize the scientific and military-technical cooperation. Even measures to ensure gender equality in the security and defense sector of Ukraine are being envisaged.It is stated that defense and technical cooperation with NATO will be focused, in particular, on the use of the best modern world technologies. However, the issues of intellectual property protection of all entities and protection of national interests in this field are not considered at all, although almost all the envisaged measures cannot be implementedwithout the use of intellectual property rights.In our view, intellectual property issues should be decided in conjunction with other issues. However, in order to determine the position of the state and development of appropriate proposals and recommendations for securing national interests in intellectual property in the process of Euro-Atlantic integration, it is appropriate to consider these issuesin the following areas: legal cooperation between Ukraine and NATO;scientific cooperation; military-technical cooperation.