To the attention of applicants/right holders, patent attorneys and all interested parties!

To the attention of applicants/right holders, patent attorneys and all interested parties!

We inform you about some changes in Kazpatent fees.

1) discounts for e-filing will be abolished from January 1, 2021.

2) a fee for the Extension of the validity period of a trademark, collective trademark, well-known trademark, service mark registration and publication of information on the extension, with the exception of SMEs, is set at 97144.32 KZT from January 1, 2021.

The fee is set taking into account the practice of foreign countries and international experience (OECD and Eurasian countries).

At the same time SMEs have a benefit for paying for this service in the period

from 01.01.2021 to 31.12.2021 - 50%,

from 01.01.2022 to 31.12.2022 - 25% of the established fee,

from 01.01.2023 the benefit is canceled.

The fee for the service "Additionally for each class of the Nice Classification over 3, for the extension of the validity of a trademark, collective trademark, well-known trademark, service mark and publication of information on the extension, except for SMEs" is set at 16993.76 KZT, with similar discounts for SMEs provided for 2021 (50%) and 2022 (25%). The benefit is canceled from January 01, 2023.

*Changes were made in accordance with the order of the Director of the National Institute of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, dated December 23, 2020 No. 254нқ, in coordination with the authorized body.