I. General Overview
Area: 2.7249 million square kilometers.
Population: 19.899 million (as of July 2023). There are approximately 140 ethnic groups, of which Kazakhs make up 70.6% and Russians 15.1%. Kazakhstan's economy is primarily based on oil, mining, coal, and agriculture and animal husbandry. In 2022, Kazakhstan's GDP reached US$220.472 billion, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%. In the first half of 2023, Kazakhstan's GDP reached US$101.056 billion.

II. Treaty Membership
1. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Paris Convention)
Accession: 1991

2. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Accession: 1991

3. Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol)
Accession: 2010

4. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Accession: 1991

III. Trademark Application Procedure and Required Documents
1. Trademark Registrable Elements and Types
Elements that can be registered as trademarks in Kazakhstan include: text, graphics, symbols, slogans, three-dimensional logos, color combinations, etc.
The types of trademarks that can be registered in Kazakhstan include: trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks, and certification trademarks.

2. Filing Routes
1) National filing (direct filing)
2) Madrid International Registration

2. Required Documents
⦁ Name and address of applicant
⦁ List of goods and/or services
⦁ Clear representation of the mark
⦁ Power of attorney
⦁ If a priority is claimed, a certified copy of the priority document needs to be submitted

2. Application Process
Filing: the 12th edition of Nice Classification is adopted; multiple-class applications are possible; the first-to-file principle is followed
Formal examination
Publication /objection: 1 month.
Substantive examination: 7 months
Registration: Approximately 8-11 months from filing to registration (if smooth)
Publication: Registration may be invalidated or cancelled before the Appeal Committee.

2. Protection Period and Renewal
The validity period is 10 years from the date of application and can be renewed for 10 years each time before expiration

6. Assignment
Allowed for both pending and registered trademarks. An assignment agreement is required and the processing time is approximately 3-6 months.

7. Chang of Name/Address
Both pending and registered trademarks can be changed, and a notarized proof of change is required, which takes about 3-6 months.

8. Cancellation
Non-use Cancellation: If a trademark has not been used for three consecutive years, any interested party may file a cancellation request for the non-used trademark.

IV. Trademark application statistics *:
A: Statistics on total trademark applications:
2020: 10,378
2021: 11,386
2022: 11,152
B: Statistics of trademark applications from China:
2020:1140
2021:952
2022:930