Mykhailo Ponomarenko

POSITION: Senior Lecturer at the Department of International and Private Law at Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

EDUCATION:

2014–2018 — Bachelor’s programme in Law at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute;

2018–2020 — Master’s programme in Intellectual Property at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;

2022–2025 — Master’s programme in Global Management at American University Kyiv (English C1 programme), diploma with honours;

2023–2024 — Master’s programme in Leadership and Management at Arizona State University, USA (English C2 programme), diploma with honours;

2020–2024 — postgraduate studies at Kyiv University of Law of the NAS of Ukraine.

ACADEMIC DEGREE, CODE, AND SPECIALTY: Doctor of Philosophy, 081 Law.

DISSERTATION: “Civil-Law Protection of Intellectual Property in the Software Sector”.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

8 October 2015 – 27 August 2016 — employee of the Education and Innovative Development Department of the Pechersk District State Administration in Kyiv (primary employment);

13 November 2020–1 April 2023 — attorney at Serotiuk, Skakun and Partners Attorneys’ Association (primary employment);

Since 7 April 2021 — founder and manager of the Pravozno educational online platform;

Since 1 April 2023 — attorney at Serotiuk, Skakun and Partners Attorneys’ Association (concurrent employment);

12 February–18 October 2021 — Director at House-Building Company No. 7 LLC (concurrent employment);

13 August 2024 – 12 June 2025 — Specialist at Unibuild LLC (concurrent employment);

29 May–9 September 2025 — Legal Counsel at Curator.UA LLC (primary employment);

11–30 September 2025 — Senior Lecturer at the Department of International and Private Law of Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (primary employment);

Since 1 October 2025 — Senior Lecturer at the Department of International and Private Law of Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (primary employment).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (LAST FIVE YEARS)

Rivne Institute of Kyiv University of Law of the NAS of Ukraine, 12th All-Ukrainian Research and Practice Conference “Current Issues of Law-Making in Contemporary Ukraine”, 19 May 2022, Rivne; 6-hour certificate.

PUBLICATIONS IN PERIODICAL ACADEMIC JOURNALS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS OF UKRAINE AND IN BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES, INCLUDING SCOPUS AND WEB OF SCIENCE CORE COLLECTION (LAST FIVE YEARS)

1. Ponomarenko M. V. Intellectual Property in the Software Sector. Journal of Kyiv University of Law. 2021. No. 1. P. 218–221.
2. Ponomarenko M. V. Standards for Protecting Software Intellectual Property in the United Kingdom. Journal of Kyiv University of Law. 2022. No. 1. P. 173–178.
3. Ponomarenko M. V. Legal Regulation of Software Intellectual Property in Ukraine: Current State and Trends. Journal of Kyiv University of Law. 2023. P. 119–122.
4. Ponomarenko M. V. Ukraine’s Intellectual Property Policy in the Context of Data Exchange in Interagency Communication. Journal of Kyiv University of Law. 2023. P. 148–152.
5. Ponomarenko (2021). Theory and Practice of Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Software. Law Review of Kyiv University of Law, 228.
6. Ponomarenko M. V., Zabrudska O. V. Overview of Intellectual Property in the Czech Republic: Organisational and Legal Aspects. Journal of Kyiv University of Law. 2023. P. 190–193.

CONFERENCE AND OTHER RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (LAST FIVE YEARS)

1. Ponomarenko M. V. On the Need to Introduce a Sui Generis Right for Software as a Complex Intellectual Property Object into Ukrainian Legislation. Journal of Kyiv University of Law. 2025. P. 122–126.
2. Ponomarenko M. V. Ukraine’s State Policy on the Legislative Regulation of Data Exchange and the Role of Application Programming Interfaces in Interagency Communication. The Constitution of Ukraine: Current State, Prospects, and Implementation Mechanisms: Proceedings of the All-Ukrainian Research and Practice Conference (Kyiv, 27 June 2023). Kyiv University of Law of the NAS of Ukraine. Vinnytsia: TVORY LLC, 2023. P. 241–248.
3. Ponomarenko M. V. Particularities of Martial Law and Principles of Army Operation Based on Israel’s Experience: A Comparative Legal Analysis. Current Issues of Law-Making in Contemporary Ukraine: Proceedings of the 12th All-Ukrainian Research and Practice Conference (Rivne, 19 May 2022).
4. Ponomarenko M. V. European Standards for Protecting Inventors’ Rights to Technological Intellectual Property: Reality and Trends. Current Issues of Modern Legal Scholarship and Practice: Roundtable Proceedings (Kyiv, 7 October 2021). Kyiv: Lira-K, 2022. P. 125–134.
5. Ponomarenko M. V. Licensing the Use of Software. Current Issues of Legal Scholarship and Practice under Martial Law. Issue 3, Roundtable Proceedings (Kyiv, 6 October 2022). Kyiv: Lira-K, 2022. P. 258–263.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Legal protection of intellectual property in the software sector; civil-law mechanisms for protecting intangible assets in the digital environment; improving the commercialisation of creative outputs; legal aspects of economic digitalisation and online-platform operation; civil law, private international law, commercial and civil procedure, commercial law, family law, international law, international economics and investment, educational rights, and organisation of the educational process.

PROFILES:

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7509-5516

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WbeXzHAAAAAJ&hl=en

COURSES TAUGHT IN THE 2025–2026 ACADEMIC YEAR:

• Commercial Law;
• International Economic and Investment Law: Global Institutions and Arbitration Practice;
• Municipal Law.

TEXTBOOKS AND STUDY GUIDES (LAST FIVE YEARS)

Ponomarenko M. V., Chernov L. O. PravoZNO: Study Guide. Law and General Academic Legal Competence Test. European Court of Human Rights Cases. Updated Criminal Code of Ukraine. Kharkiv: Pravo, 2021. 328 p.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL AND/OR CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS

Attorney, National Bar Association of Ukraine Certificate No. 11102/10 dated 22 May 2023.