I. General Overview
Area: 143,100 square kilometers.
The population is 10.01 million (as of January 2023). There are 86 ethnic groups, of which Tajiks account for approximately 80%, Uzbeks for 15.3%, and Russians for 1%. Tatars, Kyrgyz, Ukrainians, Turkmens, Kazakhs, Belarusians, and Armenians also make up the population. In 2022, Tajikistan's GDP was 115.7 billion somoni (approximately US$11.57 billion), an 8% year-on-year increase. In the first half of 2023, GDP was 54.2 billion somoni (approximately US$4.93 billion), an 8.3% year-on-year increase. In 2022, Tajikistan's foreign trade exceeded US$7.3 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15%. In the first half of 2023, Tajikistan's foreign trade reached US$3.4 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 2.8%. Tajikistan's major trading partners are Russia, Kazakhstan, and China.

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: 2011

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

5. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (hereinafter referred to as the Hague Agreement)
Accession: 2012

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

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

3. 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

4. Application Procedure and Timeline
Filing: the 11th edition of Nice Classification is adopted; multiple-class applications are possible; the first-to-file principle is followed
Formal examination: 1 month
Publication/Opposition: There is no formal opposition procedure, but objections can be raised during the trademark examination process.
Substantive examination: 12-20 months
Registration: It takes about 16-25 months from filing to registration (if smooth).
Publication: Can apply for invalidation or cancellation before the Appeal Committee

5. 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

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

5. Chang of Name/Address
Allowed for both pending and registered trademarks. A notarized proof of change is required, and the change period is approximately 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: 2,560
2021: -
2022: 2,252
B: Statistics of trademark applications from China:
2020:474
2021:393
2022:330