Trademark Registration

Trademark registration in Hong Kong is handled by the Trade Marks Registry under the Intellectual Property Department (IPD), under the Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559), which took effect on 4 April 2003.

Trademark registration in Kazakhstan is carried out by the Republican State Enterprise “National Institute of Intellectual Property” (NIIP, also known as Kazpatent) under the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 26 July 1999 No. 456-I “On Trademarks, Service Marks, Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin of Goods.”