Documents

• Trademark prints; the applicant’s name and address;
• A list of products and/or services classified under the Nice System.
• If priority is to be claimed, certified copies of the relevant documentation may be submitted to the Kazakh Trademark Office within two months of the filing date.
• Power of Attorney, signed and stamped; if stamp is not available, POA needs to be notarized. 
• Legalisation is not necessary; applications may be submitted to the Kazakh Trademark Office up to two months after the date of filing.

Trademark Registration Procedure

After filing, the Kazakh trademark application is subject to a preliminary examination that takes one to two months. The application proceeds to substantive examination, which is completed in approximately seven months, if it satisfies filing requirements. A matching notification is then sent out. The decision to register a trademark is made only if it satisfies the protectability standards; thus, the Trademark Office must receive the official registration fee. Upon receipt of the official fee, the certificate of registration is granted approximately one month later. A provisional rejection of trademark registration is given in the event that the substantive examination reveals any barriers to registration; this refusal may be appealed within a further three months. In Kazakhstan, registering a trademark is a straightforward process that takes about nine months.