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The resolution approved the Procedure for the Issuance of Licenses for the Use of Intellectual Property Objects Owned by the State Represented by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and Other Authorities Responsible for the Management of Military Property, according to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. Under this framework licenses are available to Ukrainian and foreign legal entities as well as citizens of Ukraine, foreign nationals and stateless persons provided they are not subject to sanctions or linked to the aggressor state. The Procedure sets fee-paying licenses as the default while establishing a simplified path for free-of-charge non-exclusive licenses to support security and defense needs, state authorities, charitable organizations and scientific research activities.
At least 25 percent of funds received from license payments must be allocated as remuneration to the authors or inventors of the relevant developments, the Procedure states. Portions of the remaining revenue are designated for the development units where the intellectual property originated and for continued research, development and rights protection efforts. This remuneration guarantee forms part of a series of measures designed to incentivize innovation within state defense structures.
Exclusive and sole licenses may be issued only following a competitive selection process while non-exclusive licenses can be granted through selection or on equal terms to multiple parties without competition, according to the Cabinet document. Potential licensees gain the ability to examine the intellectual property object or associated technical documentation under a non-disclosure agreement before committing. The rules further permit applicants to produce prototype samples at their own expense and allow license agreements to include rights to grant sublicenses to subsidiaries or other entities within the agreed scope.
The July resolution builds directly on the intellectual property management policy in the defense industry that the Cabinet of Ministers approved through Resolution No. 342-r on April 10, 2026, the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations reported on its website. That earlier policy sought to safeguard rights to technologies developed by state-owned defense enterprises and to promote their transfer into practical application and serial production. Since the start of the full-scale invasion Ukrainian defense innovators have generated a growing portfolio of new technologies, prompting authorities to formalize commercialization pathways.
Failure to utilize a licensed intellectual property object within the timeframe stipulated in the agreement allows the state licensor to terminate the contract unilaterally, the Procedure specifies. Companies seeking to localize production, engage in joint defense projects or commercially exploit Ukrainian security-sector technologies now have a defined mechanism to secure usage rights. All such arrangements remain subject to separate requirements concerning state secrets, restricted-access information and export controls on military and dual-use goods.
The National Intellectual Property Office has described the updated rules as filling previous gaps in defense-sector intellectual property management identified through government reviews. Earlier assessments indicated that the Ministry of Defense lacked a dedicated structure for handling such assets, which the new licensing system and preceding policy now address. These steps form part of Ukraine’s wider drive to strengthen its defense technological base and support sustained innovation under current security conditions.
