Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University is one of the leaders in inventive activity in Ukraine. Inventive activity has a good tradition at the University, which dates back to the 70s of the last century.

Now the university has 175 patents of the USA, Germany, France, Canada, China and other countries, as well as more than 2300 patents of Ukraine for inventions and utility models.

A significant contribution to the inventive activity was made by: Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine Prof. Holubenko O.L., Honored Inventors of Ukraine Doctor of Technical Sciences Horbunov M.I. and Candidate of Technical Sciences Mohyla V.I., Doctor of Technical Sciences Smyrnyi M.F., Doctor of Technical Sciences Brahin B.F. and other scientists.

According to Ukrpatent 2021, the university is among the ten educational institutions subordinated to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine with the highest inventive activity.

The University took part in the All-Ukrainian competition “Invention of the Year” and won in various nominations, both at the All-Ukrainian level and at the regional level.


2014 year

  • The nomination “The best invention of the year in the field of new substances and materials” was won by “Method for obtaining pyrimido[4,3-b][1,3,5] selenadiazine derivatives” (patent for invention No. 100738); authors: S.G. Krivokolysko, K.O. Frolov;
  • The nomination “The best invention of the year in Luhansk region” was won by “Composition for obtaining foam” (utility model patent No. 62919); authors: Milotskyi V.V., Milotskyi R.V.

2015 year

  • The nomination “The best invention of the year in Luhansk region” was won by “Method of locomotive braking and system for its implementation” (utility model patent No. 109064); authors: Gorbunov M.I., Kravchenko K.O., Prosvirova O.V., Slyusareva L.O.

2016 year

  • The nomination “The best invention of the year in Luhansk region” was won by “Method of controlling the process of neutralization of nitric acid in the production of ammonium nitrate” (utility model patent No. 110520); authors: Stenzel Y.I., Prokaza O.I., Litvinov K.A

2020 year

  • Diploma winner of the competition “Invention of the Year 2020”, patent for invention No. 116287 “Shoe brake”, authors: Boyko G.A., Boyko T.V., Zbitnev P.

Top inventors of the university by the number of patents of Ukraine for inventions and utility models

  1. Mohyla V.I. – Holder of 187 patents
  2. Kovtanets M.V. – Holder of 120 patents
  3. Sokolov V.I. – Holder of 62 patents
  4. Boiko H.O. – Holder of 59 patents
  5. Serhiienko O.V. – Holder of 47 patents
  6. Biloshytskyi M.V. – Holder of 41 patents
  7. Marchenko D.M. – Holder of 39 patents
  8. Altukhov V.M. – Holder of 33 patents
  9. Porkuian O.V. – Holder of 23 patents
  10. Mikhailov E.V – Holder of 15 patents

List of Patents of Ukraine for inventions and utility models

Owner: Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University

For consultations on the acquisition of intellectual property rights, please contact the Information and Analytical Department, Information and Patent Support Group – Specialist Nina Surikova

Samples of documents required for obtaining security documents:

  • State Enterprise “Ukrainian Intellectual Property Institute”. Address: 1 Glazunova St., Kyiv-42, 01601
  • State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine. Address: 45 Urytskoho St., Kyiv-35, SME, 03680, Ukraine.
  • Ukrainian Center of Innovation and Patent Information Services. Address: bldg. L.Ukrainka, 26, Kyiv, 01133
  • Law of Ukraine “On Protection of Rights to Inventions and Utility Models”
  • Rules for drafting and filing an invention and utility model application
  • Rules for Examination of Invention and Utility Model Applications
  • Patent search. List of databases of industrial property rights to which free access is provided on the Internet