Trademarks

Legal protection of a trademark in the Kyrgyz Republic shall be granted on the basis of the State registration thereof in the order established by this Law or by virtue of international agreements of the Kyrgyz Republic.

A trademark may be registered on the name of a legal entity as well as natural person conducting entrepreneurship activity.

The owner of a trademark shall have the exclusive right to use or dispose a trademark, as well as prohibit its exploitation by other persons. No person shall have the right to use a trademark in the Kyrgyz Republic without the permission of its owner.

Infringement of the right of a trademark owner shall be recognized unauthorized manufacture, use, import, offer for sale, sale or other introduction into an economic turnover or storage of a trademark with the same purpose or goods marked with that trademark or designation similar to it to the extent likely to cause confusion with respect to similar goods.