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Protection of intellectual property and trademarks

Whether trademarks, designs, patents, copyrights or know-how: intellectual property embodies a unique position, uniqueness and technological advantage and is thus an essential prerequisite for sustainable entrepreneurial success. The protection and defence of your intellectual property is of central importance in Kazakhstan.

In Kazakhstan, copyright law has been developing since the early 1990s and is now actively integrated into the legislation of the Customs Union member states with regard to unlawful use of foreign property, unlawful import ("grey import") and other aspects. Until recently, Kazakhstan's labour legislation focused on the protection of workers' rights and social welfare. With the drafting of a new Labour Code in 2016, the interests of both parties to the employment relationship are now to be equally weighted.

Intellectual property includes, above all, trademarks, copyrights, know-how, licences and patents. The protection of such rights requires in-depth knowledge in this area. Kazakhstan has ratified almost all international conventions and agreements in the field of copyright and intellectual property, so your copyrights are also protected in Kazakhstan.

The success of innovative ideas and products exerts a great attraction on product imitators and pirates. This also applies to Kazakhstan. The threat associated with this is omnipresent. Securing intellectual property and defending it consistently can prevent you from being outflanked by free riders, especially in highly competitive markets.

Protection against the unauthorised import of original products (so-called grey imports) also plays a not insignificant role. In Kazakhstan, trademark owners have the option of registering their trademarks in a customs register for intellectual property. The advantages of such registration are to control your distribution partners and to restrict or prohibit the unwanted import of protected goods by third parties.

OUR TAILOR-MADE COMPREHENSIVE ADVICE IN PROPERTY LAW AND COPYRIGHT LAW

We support you in Kazakhstan by establishing and expanding a customised IP portfolio with you and enforcing the consistent exploitation of your IP rights. In doing so, we take care of the efficient legal prosecution of copyright infringers and product imitators and accompany you in the exploitation of your IP rights through licensing strategies.

Rödl & Partner's multidisciplinary and international approach to copyright and intellectual property law allows us to offer one-stop advice and support also for the IP-related aspects of company formations and transactions as well as tax structuring models.

Rödl & Partner has a powerful and well-coordinated team of specialists with many years of experience in all areas of industrial property law as well as copyright and property law.

We offer you the following services in property and copyright law, among others:

Representation in warning letters, preliminary injunctions and infringement actions as well as in regulatory and criminal proceedings in the event of infringements.
Investigation of infringements of intellectual property rights
Opposition and cancellation proceedings
Registration of your trade marks in the customs register
Securing rights to employee inventions