On commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities
Unofficial translation
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 31, 2015 No. 381-V
Unofficial translation
This Law regulates public relations in the field of commercialization of the results of
scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities as an integral part of the scientific sphere
aimed at the development of the economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Chapter 1: General provisions
Article 1. Basic concepts used in this Law
The following basic concepts are used in this Act:
1) result of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity - new knowledge or
decisions obtained in the course of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity and
recorded on any information carrier, implementation of scientific developments and
technologies in production, as well as models, models, models, samples of new products,
materials and substances;
2) introduction (use) of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity -
activity aimed at implementation of the final stage of the scientific and production cycle of
development of new products or introduction of new technology;
3) commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities
- activities related to the practical application of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and
technical activities, including the results of intellectual activity, in order to bring to the market
new or improved goods, processes and services aimed at generating income;
4) Centre (office) for commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and
technical activities - a legal entity, structural or separate subdivision of a scientific
organization, higher education institution, autonomous or other educational organization,
engaged in commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activities;
5) the result of intellectual activity in the field of commercialization of the results of
scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity (hereinafter referred to as the result of
intellectual activity) - inventions, utility models, industrial designs, breeding achievements,
topologies of integrated circuits, programs for electronic computers and databases and other
results of intellectual activity obtained as a result of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activity;
6) Grant for commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activity - budget and (or) extra-budgetary funds provided on a non-repayable and irrevocable
basis for the implementation of projects of commercialization of the results of scientific and (
or) scientific and technical activity within the priority sectors of the economy;
7) service company - a legal entity providing consulting, engineering, certification, patent
and other services necessary for commercialization of the results of scientific and (or)
s c i e n t i f i c a n d t e c h n i c a l a c t i v i t i e s ;
8) startup company - an individual entrepreneur or a legal entity registered on the territory of
the Republic of Kazakhstan, related to small or medium enterprises and meeting one of the
requirements:
established with the participation of organizations of higher and (or) postgraduate
education, scientific organizations whose activities are aimed at commercialization of the
results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities;
developing innovations.
Footnote. Article 1 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 174-"І
dated 04.07.2018 (shall be enforced dated upon expiration of ten calendar days after the day
of its first official publication).
Article 2. Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of commercialization of the
results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities
1. The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of commercialization of the
results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity shall be based on the Constitution
of the Republic of Kazakhstan and shall consist of this Law and other regulatory legal acts of
the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. The legal relations regulated by this Law with regard to the commercialization of the
results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities obtained within the framework
of scientific research carried out from grant and program-targeted funding shall not be subject
to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which establishes the requirements for the
procedure of procurement, including public procurement.
3. Assistance to the subjects of industrial-innovative activity in the commercialization of
technologies is carried out in accordance with the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
4. If an international treaty ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan establishes other rules
than those contained in this Law, the rules of the international treaty shall apply.
Article 3. Principles of state policy in the field of commercialization of the results of scientific
and (or) scientific and technical activities
The state policy in the field of commercialization of the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activity is based on the principles:
1) transparency in the interaction of all participants in the process;
2) Guaranteeing the rights and interests of persons involved in obtaining the results of
scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities, and generating income;
3) economic stimulation of commercialization of the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activity in priority sectors of the economy;
4) integration of education, science, production and innovation development institutions.
Article 4. Competence of the authorized body in the field of science
The competence of the authorized body in the field of science (hereinafter referred to as
the authorized body) includes:
1) implementation of the state policy in the field of commercialization of the results of
scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity;
2) implementation of inter-sectoral coordination in the field of commercialization of the
results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity;
3) planning and implementation of measures to stimulate the commercialization of the
results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities;
4) approval of the procedure for financing projects for commercialization of the results of
scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities;
5) submission to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan of information on the
effectiveness of measures to commercialize the results of scientific and (or) scientific and
technical activities;
6) approval of the procedure for the organization and conduct of expert examination of
projects for the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activities;
7) development, approval and implementation of a program for training, retraining and
professional development in the field of commercialization of the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activities;
8) monitoring the implementation of programs to promote the commercialization of the
results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities;
9) placement of consolidated analytical information on commercialization of the results of
scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in the public domain on the Internet
resources of the authorized body and in periodicals;
10) methodological support of commercialization of the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activities;
11) other powers stipulated by this Law, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of
the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
Article 5. Competence of sectoral authorized bodies
The competence of the sectoral authorized bodies includes:
1) implementation of the state policy in the field of commercialization of the results of
scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity in the respective branch;
2) Approval of reports on the implemented programs to promote the commercialization of
the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in the relevant industry,
funded from the budget;
3) provision of information on the implementation of measures to commercialize the
results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in the relevant industry to the
authorized body;
4) methodological support of commercialization of the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activities in the relevant industry;
5) implementation of other powers provided by this Law, other laws of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 6. Competence of local executive bodies of oblasts, cities of national importance and
the capital
The competence of local executive bodies of oblasts, cities of national importance and the
capital city includes
1) implementation of the state policy in the sphere of commercialization of the results of
scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in the respective territory;
2) assistance in attracting grants and investments of private businesses to finance projects
of commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities,
participation in their co-financing;
3) implementation of measures to ensure the interaction of private business entities, the
quasi-public sector with the subjects of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in
order to create joint ventures that produce high-tech products and (or) the introduction of new
technologies;
4) participation in creation and (or) in the authorized capital of legal entities whose
activity is in commercialization (practical application) of the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activity, including startup companies;
5) participation in the methodological support in the field of commercialization of the
results of scientific and (or) scientific-technical activity together with the authorized body and
branch authorized bodies;
6) other powers vested in them by this Law and other legislation of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
Article 7. Participants in the commercialization of the results of scientific and/or technical
activities
Participants in the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and
technical activities are:
1) Subjects of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity;
2) subjects of private entrepreneurship, as well as the quasi-public sector;
3) foreign higher education institutions and scientific organizations accredited in the
Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) startup companies;
5) centers (offices) for commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and
technical activities;
6) service companies;
7) technological parks;
8) individuals or legal entities investing in the commercialization of the results of
scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities.
Article 8. Mechanisms to commercialize the results of scientific and/or technical activities
The rights of individuals and legal entities to the results of their scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activities shall be exercised through the mechanisms of
commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities, which
are:
1) Conclusion of a licensing agreement and (or) agreement on assignment of exclusive
rights to the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity;
2) establishment of a startup company;
3) introduction (use) of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity in
own production;
4) other methods stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Chapter 2. STATE STEMULATE AND SUPPORT OF THE
COMMERCIALIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND (OR) SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL
ACTIVITIES
Article 9: Government incentives
Government incentives provided to participants in the commercialization of scientific and/
or scientific and technical activities include
1) payment of remuneration to authors for the creation and implementation (use) of the
results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities;
2) grants for commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activity;
3) assistance in the establishment of production facilities producing high-tech products
and (or) introduction of new technologies on the basis of public-private partnership;
4) professional development and retraining programs for participants in the
commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities;
5) other measures of stimulation determined by the authorized body and branch
authorized bodies, local executive bodies of oblasts, cities of national importance and the
capital.
Article 10. Forms of state support
1. The form of state support is the implementation of programs to promote the
commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities.
2. Programs of assistance to commercialization of the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activity are developed and implemented by the authorized body,
branch authorized bodies, local executive bodies of oblasts, cities of national importance, the
capital, and can be developed and implemented by higher educational institutions, scientific
organizations and scientific and educational consortia.
3. Employees of higher educational institutions, scientific organizations, startup
companies, and other legal entities may participate in programmes to promote the
commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in
accordance with the requirements established by the programme developer.
4. Programmes to promote the commercialisation of the results of scientific and/or
technical activities should be aimed at developing scientific and production links, regional
socio-economic development, establishment and development of startup companies,
professional development of employees of higher education institutions, scientific
organizations, startup companies and other legal entities and individuals in the field of
commercialisation of the results of scientific and/or technical activities.
5. Programs to promote the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activities shall not apply to relations related to the provision and use
of material and technical basis in the elements of industrial and innovative infrastructure,
except for the centers (offices) of commercialization of the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activities.
Article 11. Granting of grants for commercialization of the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activities
1. Grants for commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activities shall be provided to participants of commercialization of the results of scientific and
(or) scientific and technical activities in accordance with the procedure determined by the
authorized body.
2. Financing of commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and
technical activities shall be carried out at the expense of budgetary funds, as well as funds of
private business entities and the quasi-public sector.
Article 12. Rights of participants in the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activities
1. The intellectual property right obtained by subjects of scientific and (or) scientific and
technical activity as a result of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity carried out
at the expense of budgetary funds belongs to scientific organizations, unless otherwise
provided by the contract between them and the author (authors) of the intellectual property
object.
The author has the right to receive remuneration for the creation and introduction (use) of
the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities, the financing of which was
carried out at the expense of the budget funds.
3. Higher education institutions and scientific organizations independently dispose of
property rights to the results of intellectual activity, as well as income received from the
activities of established startup companies, including jointly with private businesses and the
quasi-public sector.
4. Subjects of private entrepreneurship, quasi-public sector have the right to register their
intellectual property rights on the basis of an agreement concluded with another participant in
the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities.
Article 13. Rights of authors of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activity
1. the authors of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity, the
exclusive rights to which belong to the employer, the remuneration is paid by the employer
within one month from the date of receipt of the relevant patent or certificate of state
registration of rights to the object of copyright (security document).
Remuneration for the creation of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activities shall be paid by the employer in the amount of at least one average monthly salary,
unless otherwise stipulated by the agreement between them.
In case of introduction (use) of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activity in own production, exclusive rights to which belong to the employer, the author of the
result of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity, the remuneration in the amount of
not less than one hundred monthly calculation indices annually during the whole period of
validity of the patent or the certificate of state registration of rights to the object of copyright (
protection document) shall be paid.
2. In case of conclusion of a license agreement or an agreement on the assignment of
exclusive rights, the remuneration to the author shall be not less than thirty percent of the
amount of the license agreement (including royalties) without limitation of the maximum
amount of remuneration. The remuneration is paid on the basis of the author's contract with
the employer. Remuneration for the introduction (use) of the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activities shall be paid to the author not later than three months after
the end of each financial year in which such result was used, and not later than three months
after the receipt of payments under the license agreement during the entire term of validity of
the license agreement.
3. For late payment of the remuneration provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article,
the employer shall pay a penalty to the author for each day of delay in accordance with the
agreement concluded between them.
4. If the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities are created by the
joint creative work of several authors, the exclusive rights to which belong to the employer,
each of them shall be paid remuneration in the amount of not less than one average monthly
salary.
The remuneration and penalties provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the present article
are paid by the employer to the authors in equal shares, unless otherwise provided for in the
agreement between them.
5. The payment of remuneration and penalties provided for in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of
this Article shall also be retained in the event of termination of employment relations between
the employer and the employee who is the author of the result of scientific and (or) scientific
and technical activity.
6. If the author(s) of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities, the
exclusive rights to which belong to him (them), acts as a founder of the startup company,
including jointly with other individuals and (or) legal entities, the share of his (their)
participation in the authorized capital of the startup company must be not less than fifteen
percent.
7. Disputes related to violation of the rights of authors and owners of intellectual property,
conclusion and execution of contracts in the field of commercialization of the results of
scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities shall be considered in court.
Article 14. Rights of higher education institutions, scientific organizations
1. Commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities,
along with educational and scientific activities, is a priority for higher education institutions
and scientific organizations.
2. Higher education institutions and scientific organizations, regardless of their
organizational and legal form, are entitled to do so:
1) independently dispose of exclusive rights to the results of scientific and (or) scientific
and technical activity;
2) grant the right to use the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity
under a licensing agreement;
3) alienate the exclusive right to the result of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activity on the basis of the agreement on the assignment of exclusive rights;
4) transfer the exclusive right to the result of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activity as a pledge;
5) to contribute exclusive rights to the result of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activity as a contribution to the charter capital;
6) otherwise dispose of the exclusive right to the result of scientific and (or) scientific and
technical activity.
3. State higher education institutions, state scientific organizations, regardless of their
organizational and legal form, with a view to commercializing the results of scientific and (or
) scientific and technical activities have the right to be founders of a startup company without
the consent of the owner of their property.
State higher education institutions, state scientific organizations have the right to
contribute to the charter capital of the organization engaged in the commercialization of the
results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities, without the consent of state
bodies to make only the right of intellectual property.
The disposal of intellectual property rights by state scientific organizations and state
higher education institutions is carried out without the consent of the authorized state body -
t h e o w n e r o f t h e i r p r o p e r t y .
4. Higher educational institutions, scientific organizations with a view to commercializing the
results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities have the right to attract other
individuals and legal entities as founders (participants) of startup companies.
Contributions to the charter capital of startup companies by such individuals and legal
entities may be paid in cash not less than fifty percent of the share of their participation or by
the exclusive right of intellectual property, materials, equipment or other property necessary
for commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities.
5. Higher education institutions and scientific organizations, regardless of their
organizational and legal form, have the right to dispose of the income received as a result of
the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity
independently, without the consent of the authorized state body - the owner of their property.
6. Assessment of intellectual property rights contributed to the charter capital of a startup
company shall be carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
on evaluation activities.
7. State higher education institutions, state scientific organizations have the right to
dispose of their shares in the authorized capitals of startup companies without the consent of
the owner of their property.
8. Income received from the disposal of stakes in the authorized capitals of startup
companies, the founders (participants) of which are state higher education institutions, state
scientific organizations, as well as part of the income of startup companies received by these
state higher education institutions, state scientific organizations, go to their independent
disposal.
Income received from the activities of startup companies is used for legal protection of
intellectual property, payment of remuneration to the author and persons who assisted in
commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities, and
other expenses of the startup company provided for by the charter.
9. Unless otherwise provided for in the internal documents of higher education institutions
and scientific organizations, the share of authors should be not less than thirty percent of the
share of profits of a startup company received by higher education institutions and scientific
organizations.
10. In the event of liquidation of a startup company, the exclusive rights to the results of
scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities contributed by state higher education
institutions, state scientific organizations as a contribution to the charter capital shall be
transferred to these organizations. If the right to use the results of intellectual activity was
contributed to the charter capital, the relevant license agreement terminates from the date of
liquidation of the startup company.
Article 15. Centers (offices) for commercialization of scientific and (or) scientific and
technical activity
1. The activity of the centers (offices) for commercialization of the results of scientific
and (or) scientific and technical activities is aimed at providing a range of services for
commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities,
including, but not limited to, search and evaluation of technologies for commercialization,
marketing research, provision of consulting services in the field of protection and defense of
intellectual property rights, development of a strategy for commercialization of the results of
scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities, organization of interaction between
2. The functioning of centres (offices) for the commercialization of the results of scientific
and (or) scientific and technical activities is ensured at the expense of higher education
institutions and scientific organizations in the amount of at least two per cent of the grant
funding allocated for research and development.
3. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the activities of the centres (offices) for the
commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities of
higher education institutions, scientific organizations send them funds not less than ten per
cent of the amount of license agreements and agreements on the assignment of intellectual
property rights concluded by higher education institutions and scientific organizations.
Article 16. Exclusive rights to the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity
1. Exclusive rights to the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity,
created within the framework of research and development work by subjects of scientific and
(or) scientific and technical activity together with subjects of private business, quasi-public
sector, belong to them jointly, unless otherwise agreed in the contract between them.
2. If the contract provides that the exclusive rights to the results of scientific and (or)
scientific and technical activities belong to the subject of scientific and (or) scientific and
technical activities, the subject of private entrepreneurship, quasi-public sector retain the right
to a non-exclusive license for the use of these results in their own production free of charge.
Article 17. Monitoring of commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and
technical activities
The authorized body, branch authorized bodies, local executive bodies of oblasts, cities of
national importance and the capital shall monitor the implementation of programs to promote
the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities for
the purposes:
1) assessment of the cost effectiveness of the programs to promote the commercialization
of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities;
2) assessment of the achievement of targets and indicators of the implementation of
programs to promote the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and
technical activities;
3) assessment of social and economic effects from the implementation of programs to
promote the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activities;
4) Defining the objectives of development and improvement of programs to promote the
commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities.
Chapter 3: Closing and FRONTLY POSITIONS
Article 18. Responsibility for violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the
field of commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical
activities
Violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of
commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities shall
entail liability established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 19. Procedure for implementation of this Law
This Law shall be enforced upon ten calendar days after the date of its first official
publication.
The President of the
Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbaev
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