Today I would like to talk about a pressing issue. And it is such not only for me, but also, as I have verified from my practice, for conscientious business people. What I want to discuss is a very important component of business in many companies worldwide. And Uzbekistan is no exception. This is the protection of intellectual property.
— The articles of the Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of defining the right holder of intellectual property created at the expense of public funds contradict each other. The draft law "On Innovations and Innovative Activity" will include a clause on assigning rights to it to the Research Institute (RI) where it was created. What specific legal rights to the invention need to be transferred to the Research Institute (use, disposal, possession, alienation, copyright) and what effect can be expected from such actions?
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…
CJSC BKK "Kolomenskoe", being the manufacturer of the famous Russian brand of wafers of the same name and the owner of the "Kolomenskoe" trademark in many countries around the world, received a refusal to register its brand in Kazakhstan due to the fact that this designation had been previously registered in the name of its official distributor.
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
A trademark owner has the right to demand compensation for damages or compensation in the event of a violation of their exclusive rights. At the same time, it is important to prove the fact of the violation, but in practice, judicial practice regarding trademarks is ambiguous and depends on many factors. In this article, we will examine judicial practice on the recovery of compensation from infringers of trademark rights in Kazakhstan.
As is known, many pharmaceutical companies currently operate in Uzbekistan, both as legal entities and as representative offices of foreign companies, with the aim of promoting and selling both their own and third-party medicinal products on the national market.
The legal capability to prohibit the unauthorized importation of goods and products into the customs territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan is one of the most effective instruments for protecting the exclusive rights of a trademark owner and its official representatives.
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
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