Turkmenistan approves new regulations on trademarks

AKIPRESS.COM - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov approved the sizes of duties related to trademarks and appellations of origin of goods, Turkmen media report.
During a regular video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Gochmyrat Myradov presented to president a draft decree on fees related to trademarks and appellations of origin.
President signed the draft decree and instructed the official to monitor the proper implementation of the provisions of this document.
According to the Turkmen state news agency, the decree streamlines intellectual property issues in accordance with the Laws of Turkmenistan "On Trademarks" and "On Appellations of Origin".
The decree regulates the procedure for paying fees related to trademarks, sizes of fees related to trademarks, the procedure for the payment of duties related to appellation of places of origin of goods, and the sizes of duties related to appellations of origin.