Patent Attorney/Trademark Attorney/ Plant breeders’ rights Attorney in Kazakhstan

We assist our clients on registration of trademarks/patents/PBR in Kazakhstan. At the pre-filing stage, we study and propose the best filing strategy and/or analyse pre-existing rights. As the next step, we assist in filing and prosecuting trademark applications in Kazakhstan. If necessary, we represent clients on appeal and opposition procedures at the Kazakhstani  Appeal Board.  

After registering trademark at the Kazakhstani Patent and Trademark Office we provide sophisticated market watching services. Based on the results of analysis deriving from web surveillance and monitoring we propose the best strategy for use of trademark in Kazakhstan.

We also provided assistance with regard to many cases related to overcoming provisional refusals in Kazakhstan against international applications filed through the WIPO’s Madrid System as well as successfully represented our clients on cancellation procedures in Kazakhstan.

We have extensive experience in entering trademarks into the Kazakhstani Customs Register. Owners are entitled to enter their trademarks into the Customs Register upon an application to the customs authorities. This helps prevent counterfeits entering the country, as well as “parallel imports”. Thus, recording trademarks with the Kazakh Customs Register is a highly recommended step which ensures better protection of trademark owners’ rights.

We provide services to conduct regular monitoring of trademarks in Kazakhstan in order to discover attempts of registration of trademarks or designations similar to them by other persons. The regular monitoring includes on-line monitoring, sending cease and desist letters, out-of-court negotiations in Kazakhstan .

Trademarks fulfil their function of indicating the commercial origin of goods or services and symbols of the goodwill of their owner not only when they are actually used on or for goods or services, but also when they are used in advertising. The use of trademarks in advertising in Kazakhstan requires an understanding of trademark law and the nuances involved. Their misuse in advertising can lead to legal complications. We partner with our clients to ensure compliance with local laws and, when necessary, provide assistance to defend our clients’ rights.

We help our clients to conduct IP due diligence and audits in Kazakhstan. In particular, we can identify and assess existing or potential issues relating to the intellectual property which clients find to be extremely useful in accurately valuing the deal.

If you wish to protect your IP rights  in Kazakhstan and would like to get more information about IPR protection in this jurisdiction please get in touch with us.

Our IP expertise in Kazakhstan

–          Handling trademark portfolio of one the biggest Asian pharmaceutical producer and advising on maintenance and enforcement strategy;

–          Coordination with law enforcement authorities on proceedings taken against the infringers of clients’ intellectual property rights in Kazakhstan;

–          Drafting, registering and advising on trademark assignment agreements as well as other related issues.

General information

Area: 2,724,900 sq. km.
Population: 20,075,271.
Capital: Astana
Languages: Kazakh
Currency: Tenge