MAINTENANCE OF PATENTS

Patents for inventions, utility models and industrial designs issued by the Patent Office of Kazakhstan are valid for a limited period of time.

Pursuant to the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, patent should be maintained in force and prior to expiration date appropriate measures should be taken for its renewal or restoration.

A patent should be maintained annually for the whole validity term of a patent. Every year on a certain time it is necessary to maintain the validity of a patent. A specific amount of the state fee is stipulated for each year of maintenance of a patent.

It is impossible to pay in advance by one-time payment for all the years of patent validity. The patent becomes invalid in case of failure to pay for maintenance of a patent of Kazakhstan on time.