Kazakhstan Accedes to Patent Law Treaty

On July 19, 2011, Kazakhstan deposited its instrument of accession to the Patent Law Treaty, which will enter into force in Kazakhstan on October 19, 2011.

The treaty, adopted in Geneva on June 1, 2000, is designed to harmonize and streamline formal procedures set by national or regional patent offices for the filing and maintenance of patents.

For more information, please contact Jelena Jankovic at our Balkan Regional Office.

Source: WIPO