Turkmenistan News Archives
December 03, 2008
New Turkmenistan law on patents and industrial designs
The new law on IP protection in Turkmenistan has been published and is now in effect.
Here are some of the highlights of the new law: The new law gives protection to appellations of origin; Trademark protection will now date from the filing of a trademark application, rather than the date of registration; The law allows holders of limited patents, and patents for medical products, agrochemicals, and pesticides, to petition for an additional five years of protection after expiration of the 10 year term. In order to obtain a patent term of 20 years, an examination establishing absolute novelty is required.
For more information, contact Judith Goeke in our Balkan Regional Office.
April 04, 2006
Accessions by Turkmenistan
On March 7, 2006, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that Turkmenistan had deposited its instruments of accession to four of its classification agreements for the purpose of registering trademarks and patents.
Specifically, effective June 7, 2006, Turkmenistan will accede to the Nice Agreement (1957), which established classifications of goods and services for the purpose of registering marks; the Locarno Agreement (1968), which established classifications for industrial designs; and the Vienna Agreement (1973), establishing a classification system for marks which consist of or contain figurative elements. Effective March 7, 2007, Turkmenistan will accede to the Strasbourg Agreement (1971), which established International Patent Classifications (IPCs).
For more information on developments and a schedule of fees for this area, contact our Turkmenistan representative.