Tajikistan News Archives
January 27, 2012
Tajikistan Accedes to Geneva Act
On December 21, 2011, Tajikistan deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, adopted in Geneva on July 2, 1999 (the Geneva Act).
The Geneva Act will enter into force in Tajikistan on March 21, 2012. The accession allows the interested parties to obtain design protection with a single application in all the countries that are members of the Geneva Act.
For more information, please contact Jelena Jankovic at our Balkan Regional Office.
Source: WIPO
July 25, 2011
Individual Fee Under Madrid Protocol for Tajikistan Enters into Force
Following Tajikistan’s accession to the Madrid Protocol, an individual fee under Article 8 (7) of the Madrid Protocol for international applications designating Tajikistan entered into force on June 30, 2011.
As of June 30, designations made in the international application or subsequent to the international registration will cost CHF 230 (EUR 196; USD 275) for one class of goods or services and CHF 14 (EUR 12; USD 17) for each additional class. The same fees apply for renewals.
The Madrid Protocol, administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), regulates the international registration of marks.
For more information, please contact Jelena Jankovic at our Balkan Regional Office.
Source: WIPO
June 21, 2011
Tajikistan Accedes to WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
On May 24, 2011, Tajikistan deposited its instrument of accession to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, adopted in Geneva on December 20, 1996.
The Treaty will enter into force, with respect to Tajikistan, on August 24, 2011.
For more information, please contact Jelena Jankovic at our Balkan Regional Office.
Source: WIPO
U.S. Helps Tajikistan Publish Trilingual IP Dictionary
On May 31, 2011, the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan organized a ceremony to mark the publication of a trilingual English-Russian-Tajik intellectual property dictionary.
The dictionary was funded through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Regional Trade Liberalization and Customs project, as part of the U.S. Government’s support for Tajikistan’s efforts to bring its laws in line with international legislation.
The main author of the dictionary is Inom Takhirov, the National Center for Patents and Information director. In addition to the list of intellectual property terms, the dictionary contains an introduction to intellectual property, copyright and industrial property rights, and will be a valuable resource for the Government of Tajikistan, scholars, IP practitioners, law students and other professionals.
For more information, please contact Jelena Jankovic at our Balkan Regional Office.
Source: Tajik media group ASIA-Plus
April 27, 2011
Tajikistan Accedes to Madrid Protocol
On March 31, 2011, Tajikistan deposited its instrument of accession to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted in Madrid on June 27, 1989. The Madrid Protocol will enter into force in Tajikistan on June 30, 2011.
According to the WIPO, Tajikistan made the following declarations with the submission of the instrument of ratification:
In accordance with Article 5 of the Madrid Protocol, Tajikistan opted for the extension of time limit for refusal of protection of an international registration from 12 to 18 months;
In accordance with Article 8 of the Madrid Protocol, in connection with each international registration designating Tajikistan and the renewal of any such registration, Tajikistan opted for the individual fee system, instead of a share in the revenue produced by the supplementary and complementary fees.
For more information, please contact Jelena Jankovic at our Balkan Regional Office.
Source: WIPO
February 06, 2008
Tajikistan Reduces Non-Use Grace Period to Three Years
Effective March 05, 2007, the non-use grace period for trademarks in Tajikistan changed from five to three years.
Under the amended law, any interested party may file a request for cancellation of a trademark registration if the trademark has not been in use for three years from the registration date. The request may relate to all or part of the goods specified in the certificate of registration and will be ruled on by the Board of Appeals. The former non-use grace period was five years.
If the proprietor of a trademark establishes that the non-use relates to reasons beyond his/her control, such evidence may be taken into consideration by the Board of Appeals.
For more information, please contact Anastasia Tokar.