Estados Unidos de América

República Kirguisa

Marcas de fábrica o de comercio

1. The Kyrgyz Republic responded to United States question no. 5 by saying that criteria for establishing whether a trademark is well-known are established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, and that a draft Regulation is being developed that will define these criteria. Has this regulation been completed and, if so, please describe the criteria established by the regulation and provide a copy of the regulation to the WTO pursuant to Article 63 of the TRIPS Agreement.

In accordance with Article 5 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic On Trade Marks, Services Marks and Appellation of Origin of Goods criteria for establishing whether a trademark is well-known are established by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. Development of a draft regulation that will define these criteria has not been completed yet. At present the given draft was sent to the relevant ministries and agencies for their comments. As soon as comments from the relevant ministries and agencies are received, the draft will be submitted to the Government for approval.