Ukraine’s design data integrates into DesignView

On July 8, 2026, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), in cooperation with the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO), integrated industrial design data from Ukraine into DesignView, the world’s largest design database. With UANIPIO on board, DesignView now contains data from 78 participating intellectual property offices.

This milestone marks a significant step towards the integration of Ukraine, an EU candidate country, into the EU intellectual property system. The inclusion of Ukraine data into DesignView was implemented under the EU-funded EU4IP project, which supports Ukraine in aligning its intellectual property framework with EU IP law and standards. Among other actions, it focuses on creating tools, services, and common practices for IP professionals and rightsholders.

Thanks to UANIPIO’s integration into DesignView, Ukraine moves closer to the EU national IP offices within the EUIPN, as well as user groups and other IP organizations, improving the IP system in Europe. In parallel, Ukraine contributes to a unifying global platform that supports businesses, creators, and IP rights holders in managing and protecting their intellectual property across borders.

DesignView: an international database available to all

DesignView is one of the EUIPO’s flagship tools, providing free-of-charge access to industrial design data from participating offices worldwide. In total, DesignView contains more than 24.7 million industrial designs, including more than 98,300 designs from UANIPIO.

Since its launch on November 19, 2012, the tool has received more than 11.9 million searches by users worldwide, with the most frequent ones coming from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

The EUIPO has long supported the provision of free, high-quality intellectual property data to promote market openness and transparency. It continues to shape international cooperation by working with like-minded partner institutions to strengthen the global intellectual property landscape.

“The integration of Ukraine’s industrial designs into DesignView represents a key step forward in the country’s digital transformation and its alignment with the EU. By offering free, transparent, and comprehensive access to design data from around the world, DesignView supports creators and businesses to protect their intellectual property internationally. This milestone highlights the EUIPO’s ongoing dedication to supporting the Ukrainian IP community through the EU-funded EU4IP project, leveraging regional expertise across the EUIPN to strengthen international partnerships,” stated João Negrão, EUIPO’s Executive Director.

“For Ukrainian designers, entrepreneurs, and innovators, joining DesignView means becoming more visible to the world. Free access to reliable design information strengthens legal certainty, facilitates international business cooperation, and helps promote Ukrainian creativity in global markets. It also represents tangible progress towards Ukraine’s integration into the European intellectual property ecosystem. We are grateful to the EUIPO for its support and cooperation in making this important step possible,” added Olena Orliuk, Director of UANIPIO.

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