Intellectual Property

Rights in intellectual property are territorial. A trade mark registered abroad confers no protection in Uzbekistan, and a mark used in trade without registration is difficult to defend against a later applicant who has registered it.

Digests Global Law Firm advises on the acquisition, protection, exploitation and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Uzbekistan, and coordinates the protection of foreign portfolios in this jurisdiction.

Our intellectual property practice covers:

• Registration of trade marks, inventions, utility models, industrial designs and appellations of origin before the Agency for Intellectual Property
• Protection of foreign portfolios in Uzbekistan, including national phase entry under the Madrid and Patent Cooperation Treaty systems
• Oppositions, and applications for invalidation or early termination of registrations, including for non-use
• Licence agreements, franchise agreements and assignments of rights, and their registration
• Copyright and rights in software and databases
• Protection of trade secrets and know-how, including the obligations of employees
• Customs recordal of rights and measures against parallel imports and counterfeit goods
• Infringement proceedings before the courts, and administrative action against infringers
• Intellectual property aspects of corporate transactions, including due diligence and the transfer of rights

We advise clients entering the Uzbek market to secure registration before commercial use begins, which is materially less expensive than recovering a mark afterwards.