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    • Kyrgyzstan

    Online Quotation for Entry of PCT Applications to the National Stage in Kyrgyzstan is available in a second with PAT-ROLL.

    What Can Be Protected As An Invention?

    • Methods of treatment.
    • Methods of diagnostics.
    • Swiss-type claims (the first, second or subsequent medical use of a known substance or composition).
    • Also technical solutions (products and/or methods) from any field of technology which after examination have been proven to be new (of novelty), inventive (possessing the inventive step), and industrially applicable.

    What Cannot Be Protected As An Invention?

    • Aesthetic and thereby non-technical creations.
    • Game regulations and guidelines for intellectual and economic activity.
    • Scientific theories, Discoveries, and Mathematical Methods.
    • Plant and animal varieties as well as the biological means of obtaining them.
    • Computer programs.
    • Presentations of information.
    • The modification of human genes as well as methods for cloning humans.
    • The use of human embryos in commercial or industrial purposes.
    • Any other invention contrary to morality or public policy.

    Deadline: For entry of a PCT Application to the national phase in Kyrgyzstan, the patent application is required to be filed with the Kyrgyzstan Patent Office (KgPTO) within thirty-one (31) months from the earliest filing date of the priority application.

    Representation: The client must be represented at the Kyrgyzstan Patent office by a registered Kyrgyzstan Patent Attorney.

    Translation: Application materials should be translated and filed in the Russian language but claims and abstract should be translated into Kyrgyz language.

    Formal Examination: The process for the examination of PCT Applications in Kyrgyzstan includes a formal examination within ten (10) months after filing, for the crosschecking of required documentation. In the case of accurate documentation, a notification of the positive outcome of the formal examination will be issued.

    Substantive Examination: The petition for substantive examination should be filed on the client’s request within thirty (30) months from the application filing date in which the invention will be checked for novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability. The patent is issued or not, after the completion of the substantive examination and in accordance with the results of said examination.

    If no request for a substantive examination is filed however, then a request to issue the patent can be filed and the decision granted within two (2) months on the responsibility of the applicant.

    Office Action: In case of Office Action our Kyrgyzstan Patent Attorney will carefully review the Office Action to provide a Legal Opinion and discuss with the Applicant options available in overcoming said Office Action.

    Duration: The procedure for registration of a patent in Kyrgyzstan usually takes between two (2) and four (4) years.

    Fees: The patent is issued after payment of the registration and publication fees.

    Validity: In Kyrgyzstan a patent is valid for twenty (20) years after the initial filing date. It is however possible for pharmaceuticals to apply for an extension of five (5) years on their patent.

    Utility Model: A PCT Application for invention entering into the national stage in Kyrgyzstan can be converted to a Utility Model at the stage of filing or examination. The relevant request can be processed by an authorized Kyrgyz Patent Attorney.
    – In Kyrgyzstan a Utility Model is valid eight (8) years from the date of filing.

    Required documents for Filing a Patent Application in Kyrgyzstan:

    • Applicant’s information (name and address);
    • Inventor’s information (name and address);
    • Description, claim, abstract and drawings, which are finally accepted and published by WIPO.
    • POA signed by applicant(s). Notarization or Legalization is not required.

    Protection in Kyrgyzstan can also be made through the EAPO (Eurasian Patent Office).

    Online Quotation for Entry of PCT Applications to the EAPO is available in a second with PAT-ROLL.

    Click the following link for a detailed guide on filing patent application and PCT entry into the Kyrgyzstan National Phase from the perspective of a Kyrgyzstan Patent Attorney.