Uzbekistan New Patent Regulation: Cabinet Decree 297

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan has officially approved a comprehensive administrative regulation for issuing state invention patents, implementing an upgraded, digitized workflow for domestic and international applicants.

The structural shift was formally enacted through Government Resolution No. 297, adopted on June 10, 2026. The new directive defines the precise legal conditions and structural procedures for securing patent rights, vesting complete execution and oversight authority with the Ministry of Justice.

Under the codified standards, a qualifying invention is strictly defined as a concrete product, which may include physical devices, chemical substances, strains of microorganisms, or plant and animal cell cultures. To successfully navigate the approval matrix, an object must rigidly fulfill criteria for absolute novelty—meaning it must be entirely unknown within the existing global state of the art.

Additionally, applicants must conclusively demonstrate that their technical solution possesses industrial applicability, verifying its potential for deployment across manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, or other economic sectors. The legislation mandates that each formal application must apply strictly to a single invention, or to a highly integrated group of technological solutions bound together by a unified inventive concept.

The regulation introduces a split processing framework based entirely on the applicant's residential status:

Uzbekistan Residents: Citizens and locally registered corporations can file their documentation via physical Public Service Centers (PSCs), the Single Portal of Interactive Public Services (EPIGU), or the Ministry of Justice's dedicated informational system.

Non-Residents: International entities and foreign nationals must bypass local centers and interact directly with the Ministry of Justice through its specialized electronic platform.

In alignment with state digital transformation goals, the ministry will transition away from traditional paper infrastructure.

"All accompanying documentation—including application forms, official notifications, state examination verdicts, and the final patent of invention—will be authenticated with a dedicated, unique QR code," the regulation outlines.

Once approved and digitally signed, all official patent records will be transmitted directly to the applicant in a secure, digital format.