TURKMENISTAN
The development of the system of industrial property protection in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is an independent, democratic, secular and law-governed state that formed by the will of the people.
In November 1995 Turkmenistan was declared a neutral nation by a Decree of the United Nations General Assembly.
The neutral nation of Turkmenistan possesses a significant scientific and technical potential. Over 6 thousand scientists are working in scientific establishments and higher education institutes. Alongside pure research, applied industry science is developing, represented by design engineers, and research and exploration establishments active in the areas of geology, oil and gas exploration and processing, and material science for earthquake-resistant construction. The spectrum of scientific research includes such promising developments and methods as the techniques of earthquake forecasting, theory and practice of nature management under arid conditions, research and development of alternative energy sources, and equipment and technology for chemical processing of raw materials.
The formation of the national system of industrial property in Turkmenistan started with the adoption of the Patent Law on October 1, 1993. The Law regulates relations of property and associated personal non-property relations that arise out of the creation, legal protection and use of inventions, industrial designs, trademarks and service marks.
Turkmenistan has been a member of WIPO since March 1, 1995, and is a party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). It was the first state to accede to the Eurasian Patent Convention, thus initiating the formation of a new inter-state system of common patent invention protection. Today Turkmenistan is a full member of this Convention, with its own representatives in the Administrative Council, and also with national patent attorneys registered as Eurasian patent attorneys.
From 1995 to 1999 the Patent Office received 579 patent applications. Of these, 271 were filed by national and 308 by foreign applicants. Requests to re-register 331 former USSR inventions were also received. These included 280 from national applicants and 51 from foreign ones. Patent applications and requests received totaled 910. Information on the number of applications and requests for the period from 1995 to 1999 is given in the table format.
Information on applications for new inventions filed
and requests for re-registration of inventions
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Name of indicators
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Number by years
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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Total
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Applications
for inventions received.
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of these:
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147
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230
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102
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53
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47
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579
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from national
applicants
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72
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63
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52
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41
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43
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271
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from foreign
applicants
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75
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167
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50
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12
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4
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308
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including:
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according to
the PCT procedure
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7
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145
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39
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5
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2
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168
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Requests
received for the granting of a Turkmenistan patent on the base of titles of
protection of the former USSR.
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243
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88
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102
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53
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47
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331
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Of these:
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from national
applicants
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198
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82
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-
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-
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-
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280
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from foreign
applicants
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45
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6
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-
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-
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-
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51
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Total number:
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390
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318
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102
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53
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47
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910
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The granting of patents and provisional patents of Turkmenistan
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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Patents for
inventions
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1
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228
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92
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93
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68
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Including:
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to national
applicants
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1
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228
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31
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2
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to foreign
applicants
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-
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61
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91
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68
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Patents for
inventions
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1
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9
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113
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55
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27
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Including:
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to national
applicants
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1
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9
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103
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55
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27
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to foreign
applicants
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-
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-
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10
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-
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Seminars organized by the Patent Office under the
Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan during 1996-1999
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¹
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Name of
seminar
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Dates
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Participants
(type and number)
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Speakers and
lecturers
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Seminar
co-organizers
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1.
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Regional
seminar on licensing
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May 2-3, 1996
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Staff of
patent offices and patent attorneys of the CIS countries
68 persons
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R.A. Agabaev
and WIPO lecturers Bojan Pretnar, Heinz Bardehle, Marion Guth, and Bobrovszky
Jeno
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WIPO
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2.
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Regional
seminar on the licensing of patents and transfer of technologies
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May 6-8, 1996
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Staff of
patent offices and patent attorneys of the CIS countries
68 persons
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EPO lecturers
Jacques-Henri Gaudin and Miguel Herrera
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EPO
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3.
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National
seminar ÓModern methods of patenting inventions and the Patent Cooperation
Treaty (PCT)Ô
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April 21-24,
1997
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Employees of
patent services, Ministries and Departments and Offices, patent attorneys and
employees of Turkmenpatent
55 persons
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WIPO employee
V.E. Troussov
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WIPO
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4.
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National
seminar ÓProtection of industrial property in the market economyÔ
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April 22-23,
1998
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Entrepreneurs,
bank employees, employees of the Department for the support of private
enterprise, patent attorneys, and the employees of Turkmenpatent
86 persons
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EPO lecturers
Ted Blake, Peter Kolker and Mark Robinson
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EPO and the
Department for the support of private enterprise under the Cabinet of
Ministers of Turkmenistan
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5.
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National
seminar ÓThe Madrid system of international registration of trademarksÔ
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December
22-23, 1998
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Employees of
Turkmenpatent and patent attorneys
32 persons
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WIPO employees
Bruno Machado and Boris Khabirov
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WIPO
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6.
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National
seminar ÓLegal protection and the use of trademarksÔ
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June 3-4,
1999
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Employees of
patent services, ministries, and Departments and Offices, entrepreneurs
70 persons
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Turkmenpatent
lecturers F. Guseynova, N. Sonin and O. Kirsta
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Department
for the support of private enterprise
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7.
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National
seminar ÓPrivate enterprise and trademark as a tool for the sale of products
and servicesÔ
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July 27, 1999
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Employees of
patent services, ministries, Offices and Departments, and entrepreneurs
70 persons
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Turkmenpatent
lecturers F. Guseynova, N. Sonin, and O. Kirsta
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Department
for the support of private enterprise
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