Trademark registration procedure

A trademark or trademark is a mark that serves to distinguish goods (services) of one legal entity or individuals from similar goods (services) of other legal entities or individuals, registered in accordance with the law or protected without registration in accordance with international treaties to which the Republic of Kazakhstan participates.

Registration of a trademark is necessary in order to obtain the exclusive right to own it.

The exclusive right to a trademark arises only after its registration.

The procedure for registration of a trademark includes a preliminary examination, which is carried out by the National Institute of intellectual property of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is 10 working days from the date of submission of the application. The content of the application, the availability of necessary documents, the correctness of the list of goods and/or services, and the payment of the state fee are checked.

Based on the results of the preliminary examination, the applicant is notified within 10 working days of acceptance of the application for consideration or termination of proceedings. Information about the application is published in the bulletin on a weekly basis within 5 working days from the date of completion of the preliminary examination.

A full examination is carried out within 7 months from the date of submission of the application. Verification of the ability to protect the trademark is carried out; search through national and international databases of trademarks is carried out; based on the results of a full examination, an expert opinion is sent to the applicant on the registration of the trademark, preliminary partial registration or preliminary refusal of registration.