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Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 375-V of October 29, 2015 (as amended up to Law No. 262-VI of July 3, 2019), Kazakhstan
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Year of Version
2020
Dates
Entry into force:
January 1, 2016
Adopted:
October 29, 2015
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Trademarks,
Geographical Indications,
Trade Names,
Competition,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights),
Transfer of Technology,
Industrial Property
Notes
This consolidated version of the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 375-V of October 29, 2015 incorporates the amendments up to 'Law No. 262-VI of July 3, 2019, on Amendments to Certain Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Regulation and Development of Financial Market, Microfinance Activity and Taxation', which entered into force on different dates.
The amendments introduced by the said amending Law No. 262-VI of July 3, 2019 to this consolidated version of the Entrepreneurial Code entered into force on January 1, 2020.
The consolidated Code contains, inter alia, the following provisions on intellectual property, which relate to:
(i) State control over the commercial activities of the enterprises, involving the use of tradmarks, service marks and name of the place of origin of the goods and company names (Section 3, Chapter 13, Article 138(64));
(ii) acts of unfair competition closely related to intellectual property (Section 4, Chapter 15, Article 169, item 2, subitem 2); and Chapter 16, Articles 177-191); and
(iii) support for entrepreneurs, private enterprises and different types business entities by providing access to innovation activities, promoting technology transfer and commercialization, innovation and technology development, and encouraging the use of advanced manufacturing technologies (see Section 2, Chapter 5, Article 74, item 4, subitem 5), Chapter 8, Article 93, item 1, subitem 4), Article 96, item 2, subitem 6), Article 100, item 2, subitem 11); Section 4, Chapter 15, Article 170, item 4, subitem 1); and Section 5, Chapter 22, Articles 232, Chapter 23, Article 239, item 1, subitem 3), Article 241, item 2, subitem 5), and Chapter 24, Articles 242-270.
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Қазақстан Республикасының Кәсіпкерлік Кодексі 2015 жылғы 29 қазандағы № 375-V (өзгерістер енгізілді-ҚР 03.07.2019 № 262-VI Заңымен)
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Предпринимательский кодекс Республики Казахстан № 375-V от 29.10.2015 г. (с изменениями, внесенными Законом Республики Казахстан № 262-VI от 03.07.2019 г.)
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