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Accelerated trademark registration procedure is now available in Kazakhstan
Our law firm is delighted to inform about an important change in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan*, which opens up new opportunities for rights holders, their international legal advisors, and intellectual property law firms. The changes…
Managing Partner of Legalmax, patent attorney, attorney at law Muhammadali Makhmudov exclusively for Spot.uz about his favorite books and their importance for him.
Material prepared in Uzbek Legalmax boshqaruvchi hamkori Muxammadali Maxmudov tavsiya qilgan 5ta kitob Huquqshunos o‘zlikni anglashga, insoniyatning qadimgi tarixi, zamonaviy marketing va biznes yuritishga oid kitoblar tavsiyasini Spot bilan bo‘lishdi.…
Legalmax - Participation in the round table at the Ministry of Justice, dedicated to the problem of combating counterfeit
Legalmax, represented at the event by attorney at law and trademark attorney Alexander Lobanov, shared the latest trends in law enforcement and related collisions and inefficiencies of a number of mechanisms. Our firm takes pride in leading the formation of…
Legalmax assists in the success of the Nutella® Project featuring Uzbek and Azerbaijani Landmarks
Our law firm is proud to announce its significant role in the successful execution of an exclusive project in collaboration with the global confectionery manufacturer of the Nutella® brand. As part of this project, a limited edition of the famous chocolate…
The new 7th edition of The Legal 500: Intellectual Property Comparative Guide was authored in the jurisdictions of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
The chapter for Uzbekistan is available at this link The chapter for Kazakhstan can be found here You can review the details at the provided links and also download jurisdiction guides in PDF format for more convenient everyday use. Download Uzbekistan…
Informational Alert - Changes in Government Fees for Trademarks in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Dear Partners, We would like to inform you regarding the recent revisions in government fees pertaining to trademarks in the Republic of Kazakhstan. These changes will come into effect starting from July 10, 2023. In order to provide you with a…
20 novelties in the field of intellectual property will take effect in august
In this publication we discuss the most important changes in the field of IP, which relate to trademarks, geographical indications, patents, copyright and other issues. The amendments are provided by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On making amendments…
Renewal of trademarks and maintenance of patents in Ukraine
One of the main concerns of many foreign rights holders in Ukraine is the issue of extending the validity of a trademark certificate and the status of previously registered patents. Despite the entire emerging situation in the country, the Verkhovna Rada of…
Intellectual property rights enforcement issues affecting the business and investment climate in Uzbekistan.
For several years Uzbekistan is showing an instant grow of FDI and taking unprecedented measures to further create a favorable investment climate and improve investment attractiveness, which contributes to increasing the inflow of foreign investment.…
Uzbekistan: a new stage of product labeling begins
According to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers dated May 20 (PKM-322), a new stage of mandatory labeling of consumer goods will start from June 2021, and will cover pharmaceutical products, beverages and household appliances. The provisional regulation…
Kazakhstan: Eurasian Protocol on the protection of industrial designs entered into force
On April 12, 2021 the Protocol on industrial design protection to the Eurasian Patent Convention of September 9, 1994 entered into force in Kazakhstan. The Protocol extends the Eurasian mechanism for obtaining a patent effective in the territories of the EAPC…
Uzbekistan: acceleration of terms of examination of applications for protection of IP objects
Since April 1, 2021 at the Intellectual Property Agency under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan introduced a procedure for accelerated examination of applications for granting protection to the objects of IP. The procedure for…
Single trademark of the EAEU
Mar 26, 2021
The Senate of Kazakhstan approved the ratification of the Treaty on Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Origin of Goods of the Eurasian Economic Union dated 03.02.2020 (Treaty on the TK EEU) on March 18, 2021. What does it mean? The Treaty will…
Legalmax signed a memorandum of cooperation
Mar 07, 2021
A memorandum of cooperation was signed between the legal firm Legalmax and Public Foundation for Support and Development of National Mass Media The parties intend to comprehensively expand cooperation in the field of legal support for the media, journalists…
Uzbekistan: The Law "On personal data" has been amended
Feb 09, 2021
Under the Law "About making changes and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan" dated January 14, 2021 under № ЗРУ-666 current edition of the Law "About personal data" was supplemented by the Article 27-1 "Special conditions of…
Kazakhstan: the registration of medicines under the national procedure has been prolonged until July 1, 2021
Jan 21, 2021
A webinar on "Registration of medicines under the EAEU: the new reality. Challenges and prospects" with participation of Legalmax experts was held. The trend and development of the EEU pharmaceutical market and market authorization file issues were discussed.…
Legalmax remains among the best IP law firms in Uzbekistan according to Сhambers & Partners
Jan 18, 2021
Legalmax is once again recognized by Сhambers & Partners for its successful long-term work in providing a full range of services in the field of intellectual property. Mukhammadali Makhmudov, a partner and attorney-at-law, is rated for his leading expertise…
Kazakhstan simplifies procedures of Custom Register of Intellectual Property Objects
Jan 12, 2021
Since January 01, 2018, submission of confirmed facts of infringement of intellectual property rights in any of the Eurasian Economic Union countries, became a prerequisite for granting a customs protection in Kazakhstan. The requirement limited rightowners…
Kazakhstan: planned amendments and changes to the intellectual property legislation
Nov 11, 2020
In 2021 a number of amendments and additions are slated to be introduced into the intellectual property legislation of Kazakhstan. The appropriate bills are already under consideration by the relevant working groups. You can find the information on the…
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Aug 26, 2020
RUSSIA: “A ROAD MAP” HAS BEEN APPROVED IN THE FIELD OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGULATION IN RUSSIA The road map includes 24 measures focused on the development of the intellectual property concept. The most crucial measures include the following: - introducing…
Product labelling innovations in Uzbekistan
Aug 05, 2020
Commencing on 1 August 2020, it is prohibited in Uzbekistan to issue a certificate of conformity for most imported consumer goods without the manufacturer's marking of such goods in the State language of Uzbekistan (the Uzbek alphabet based on the Latin…
COVID-19 LEGALMAX UPDATE. Possible prolongations in matters which require administrative procedures
Mar 18, 2020
COVID-19 LEGALMAX UPDATE Possible prolongations in matters which require administrative procedures. Dear clients and colleagues, We hope that you and the close ones are being well and healthy during this challenging period for all of us. The situation in our…
THE SHORT ANALYSIS ON THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGES IN IP SPHERE – UZBEKISTAN, 2019
Jan 17, 2020
THE SHORT ANALYSIS ON THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGES IN IP SPHERE – UZBEKISTAN, 2019 To go back a year ago, we could recall that the Head of state by his Decree of February 8, 2019 reformed the management system and introduced new orders in the field of intellectual…
The rules regulating the prices of medicines come into force in Kazakhstan.
May 20, 2019
In Kazakhstan from May 14, 2019 come into force the Rules for Regulation of Prices for Medicinal Products (hereinafter referred to as the "Rules"), adopted by the Order of the Acting Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. EP DSM-42 dated April…
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March 25, 2019
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XX Forum on Intellectual Property of Russia and the CIS countries
On March 21–22, 2019 in Moscow, patent attorneys and lawyers of Legalmax Law Galina Vorojeikina and Tatyana Mova Firm took part in the XX Forum on Intellectual Property of Russia and the CIS countries. The head of the Kazakhstan office of Zhanna Abylkhanova spoke on the topic: "Analysis of judicial…
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March 03, 2016
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LEGALMAX sponsors "Legends of Uzbek Ceramics" Exhibition.
Legendary art by Uzbek masters of ceramics that has been known for thousands of years. For the first time in many years, the famous potters of our time, were able to gather together on 21-23 November 2015 to present their work to the general public, demonstrating the art is living among Uzbek…
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February 16, 2016
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IIPLA annual Congress in Dubai
Djakhangir Aripov, partner and patent attorney of Legalmax, participated at the IIPLA annual Congress (International Intellectual Property Law Association), which was held in Dubai on 18-19 January 2016. During participation in the Congress as a speaker, Djakhangir presented an extensive report on…
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January 05, 2016
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Legalmax Law Firm lawyers held a lecture at the Tashkent State Law University.
Legalmax Law Firm lawyers held a lecture at the Tashkent State Law University devoted to "Intellectual Property in Innovative Economy". The purpose of the lecture was to acquaint students with the key bedrocks of regulation in the sphere of intellectual property in Uzbekistan, and its importance…
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Nov 27, 2015
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Successful negotiations of Legalmax lawyers with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have led to registration of a national trademark of a large Chinese tea distributor in Uzbekistan.
Legalmax lawyers have recently represented our local client in negotiations with the prominent international organization “World Wildlife Fund” (WWF) in pursuit of obtaining the WWF’s consent to register the Chinese tea manufacturer and distributor’s trademark, which is similar to the WWF’s prior…
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Nov 10, 2015
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Legalmax law firm has successfully protected the interests of the Hollywood film company.
Legalmax law firm has successfully protected the interests of the Hollywood film company disputing unfair trade mark registration of the world famous cartoon character. The lawyers and patent attorneys represented the interests of the American film company in the case of invalidation the trademark…
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Kazakhstan: Overcoming Provisional Refusals of International Trademark Registration
With the accession to the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks by the Republic of Kazakhstan, foreign applicants and mark owners have been enjoying the benefits of the system, such as submitting a single international application in…
Marketing Authorization and Registration of Trademarks for Pharmaceutical Drugs in Uzbekistan: Peculiarities and Differences
As both consumers and lawyers dealing with IP infringement cases, each day we face with the fact that many pharmaceutical companies (both independent legal entities and representative offices of foreign corporations) operate in Uzbekistan promoting and…
Customs register has started functioning in Uzbekistan
Customs IP register of Uzbekistan as for January 1, 2017 The Customs Code in new edition has come into force on April 22, 2016, and it now allows right holders to control the importation of goods which are protected as an intellectual property in…
Patent Linkage System and Its Relevance for Generic Drugs Registration in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
This articles addresses issues related to the protection of the rights of brand-name drug patent holders in connection with generic drugs registration by other manufacturers. The way drugs have to make from a laboratory to a pharmacy is known to be very long…
Arbitration in Uzbekistan: Key Things to Know
The judicial system of Uzbekistan consists of the Constitutional Court, courts of general jurisdiction for civil and criminal cases, economic courts, and military courts. The main act regulating and establishing the procedure for organization and activity of…
Anti-counterfeiting Measures in Uzbekistan in the Absence of Customs Recordation: Recommendations to Brand Owners
Due to amendments in the legislation of Uzbekistan come into force on 22nd of April, 2016 the information below ceased to be effective. For the latest update on customs measures, please go to the link Foreign manufacturers and brand owners as well as…
Main means to protect trademarks in Uzbekistan in a nutshell
First of all it is important to note that the dynamics of debates exiting nowadays among public institutions, businesses, and mass media regarding such issues as the use and protection of intellectual property is a certain indicator of the beginning of an…
IP enforcement in Kazakhstan. How it really works
This article contains general information about IP enforcement practice in Kazakhstan and our recommendations on the best ways for trademark owners to protect their rights. 1. Protection of Trademark Owners’ Rights under Kazakh Law In Kazakhstan, trademarks…
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