President approves agreement on formation and development of CIS intellectual property market

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 14 November 2018, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved an agreement on formation and development of intellectual property market of member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The document was signed at a meeting of the Council of Heads of Governments of the CIS Member States on 1 June 2018 in Dushanbe (Tajikistan).

The Agency for Intellectual Property of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the central competent authority. The Ministry of Innovation Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan are determined by the competent authorities within their jurisdiction, responsible for the implementation of this international treaty.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been instructed to send a corresponding notification on the implementation by Uzbekistan of the domestic procedures necessary for the entry into force of the aforementioned international treaty, as well as on the competent authorities responsible for its implementation.