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Kazakhstan

  • Application language

The application and annexed documents shall be written in the Kazakh or Russian language.

 

  • Application requirements

The following information should be indicated in a trademark application in order that the filing date could be established by the Office:

- request to register a trademark;

- information about the applicant and the applicant’s representative;

- reproduction of the mark;

- list of goods and/or services;

- payment of the filing fee.

 

  • Multiple-Class applications

A trademark application can be filed in multiple Classes.

 

  • Priority of an application

The priority claim (based on a previous trademark application filed in another country) can be filed, if applicable. In case the priority is claimed, a certified copy of the priority document must be submitted within 3 months from the date of filing an application. A Kazakh trademark application claiming the conventional priority can be filed within 6 months form the date of filing the prior application.

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  • Official filing fee

The state fee for filing an application is 91 000 KZT for up to three Classes and +25 500 KZT for each additional Class over three.

  • Power of Attorney for a representative

Foreign applicants must be represented by a trademark attorney of Kazakhstan. The signed and stamped/ sealed Power of Attorney can be filed within two months from the date of filing the application. If no stamp/ seal is available, the Power of Attorney must be notarized.

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  • Examination procedure

A trademark application undergoes the formal and substantive examination stages. The opposition against pending trademark application can be filed based on absolute or relative grounds within one month from the date of publication of the application.

The examination procedure takes up approximately 8-12 months.

 

  • Validity term and renewal

A trademark is valid for 10 years from the filing date and can be renewed for another 10-year periods. A trademark renewal can be requested as early as 6 months before the expiration date. The legislation also stipulates the possibility of trademark renewal during the grace period of 6 months after expiration upon payment of the additional fee for reinstatement of the lapsed term.

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  • Use requirements

If a trademark has not been used in Kazakhstan within 3 consecutive years from the registration date or any later date, any interested party has a right to file a cancellation claim to the court.

 

  • Useful links

Trademark Search Databases: Official Bulletin of Kazakh trademarks,  International Trademarks.

If you’d like more information, please get in touch

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