The Eurasian market is becoming increasingly important in a
tectonically changing world economy, creating a bridge between West
and East, North and South, connecting and uniting economies,
peoples and cultures.
Kazakhstan, being an indispensable part of this market, covers
substantial territory of it. IP protection in this region should
not be underestimated. Although current statistics show that
patentees are still mainly interested in Russia, recent tendencies
have added to the growth of filings and pending patents in
Kazakhstan.
Single unitary patent
In each country of the region, including Kazakhstan, national
systems for IP protection are valid and developing. However, IP
practitioners, as well as the business entities seeking to cover at
least several countries in the region, should take into account the
most effective way to protect IP in this territory—the
Eurasian patent system, which is tailored as a kind of pattern of
the European patent system. The
