Kazakhstan (KZ)

Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia with a land area of 2,724,900 square kilometres (1,052,100 sq. mi); it has borders with Russia in the north, China in the east, and Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in the south. The capital is Nur-Sultan, formerly known as Astana. It was moved from Almaty, the country’s largest city, in 1997. Kazakhstan is the world’s largest landlocked country, and the ninth-largest in the world. It has a population of 18.8 million, and one of the lowest population densities in the world, at fewer than 6 people per square kilometre (15 people per sq. mi).

Intellectual property protection in Kazakhstan

Intellectual property office National Institute of Intellectual Property
Website http://www.kazpatent.kz
Contact details Mangilik Yel ave., building 57A
010000, Nur-Sultan
(7) 7172 62 15 15

Patent

Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase PCT applications can only be nationalised via European route
Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application 12 months from the priority date
Language Russian and Kazakh
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Kazakh Patent Attorney
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney may be submitted at the time of filing or within two months

Trademark

Filing requirements
  • A request to register a mark
  • Name and address of the applicant(s)
  • Representation of the mark
  • List of good(s) and/or service(s)
Multiple-class applications Yes
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney can be filed within three months from the filing date
Opposition period Not defined
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Kazakh Trademark Attorney

Industrial Design

Filing requirements
  • A request to register a design
  • Name and address of the applicant(s)
  • Representation of the design
  • Description of the design
Multiple design applications Yes
Power of Attorney As imply signed Power of Attorney has to be filed
Examination Substantive examination
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a registered Kazakh Design Attorney

Source: WIPO and Wikipedia