Trademark registration in Kyrgyzstan for foreign applicants
Foreign companies and individuals can register a trademark in Kyrgyzstan only through a local patent attorney. Our attorney is registered with Kyrgyzpatent and handles the whole procedure remotely.
The key rule
Under Article 4 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 70 of 24 March 2023, foreign legal entities and individuals, as well as their patent attorneys registered abroad, deal with Kyrgyzpatent only through a patent attorney registered with Kyrgyzpatent. Filing yourself or through an ordinary representative is not allowed.
How we work with foreign applicants
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Kyrgyzpatent database check
We check your mark for identical and similar marks in Kyrgyzstan free of charge and explain the risks.
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Power of attorney
You sign a power of attorney for our patent attorney. By law it does not need to be notarized.
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Language
Applications are filed in Kyrgyz or Russian. Documents in other languages need a translation into one of them.
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Filing and examination
We file the application and handle all correspondence with the examiners. Kyrgyzpatent notices come to us, and we explain them to you and agree the responses with you. You do not need to travel to Kyrgyzstan.
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Registration
After the decision to register and payment of the fee, the mark is entered in the Register, published in the bulletin, and Kyrgyzpatent issues the certificate.
Keep the filing date from your home country
Kyrgyzstan is a member of the Paris Convention. If you filed for the mark in another member country and file in Kyrgyzstan within 6 months, priority is based on the first filing (Article 12 of Law No. 70). Convention priority must be claimed at filing or within 2 months after it, with supporting documents submitted within the same period.
Three ways to get protection in Kyrgyzstan
National application through us
Filed directly with Kyrgyzpatent. Best if you only need Kyrgyzstan or want to respond to examiners quickly.
International registration
If you have an application or registration at home, you can designate Kyrgyzstan in an international application under the Madrid System. Kyrgyzpatent examines it, and a provisional refusal has to be answered through a local patent attorney.
EAEU trademark
One application gives protection in all member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, including Kyrgyzstan. Best if you need the whole union rather than one country.
A registration in Russia, Kazakhstan or any other country does not by itself protect the mark in Kyrgyzstan.
Cost and timing
Foreign applicants pay the same as local ones: 45,000 som for our services with up to 3 Nice classes included. Kyrgyzpatent state fees are 35,000 som for one class, plus 7,500 som for each additional class. The state fee calculator shows the exact amount.
By law, substantive examination takes up to 7 months from filing. In our experience the whole procedure takes 6–8 months.
Questions from foreign applicants
Does a foreign company need a local entity or office in Kyrgyzstan?
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No. A trademark can be registered in the name of any foreign legal entity or individual. All you need is a patent attorney registered with Kyrgyzpatent.
Does the power of attorney need to be notarized?
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No. Article 4 of Law No. 70 states that a power of attorney for a patent attorney does not require notarization.
In what language are documents filed?
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In Kyrgyz or Russian. Documents in other languages are filed with a translation into one of them.
My mark is registered in another country. Is it protected in Kyrgyzstan?
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No. A national registration only applies in the country that granted it. Protection in Kyrgyzstan comes from a national registration with Kyrgyzpatent, an international registration designating Kyrgyzstan, or an EAEU trademark.
Can I keep the filing date from my home country?
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Yes, if you file in Kyrgyzstan within 6 months of the first filing in a Paris Convention country. Priority is claimed at filing or within 2 months after it.
How much does registration cost for a foreign company?
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The same as for a local one: 45,000 som for our services with up to 3 Nice classes included, plus Kyrgyzpatent state fees of 35,000 som for one class.
Requirements follow the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 70 of 24 March 2023 on Trademarks (in Russian).
Free check of your mark
Send us a request: we will check the name in the Kyrgyzpatent database, pick the Nice classes and send you a power of attorney to sign.
Submit request