The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), established in 2018, is a special economic zone with a special legal regime in Kazakhstan. Developed with reference to international models like the…
Following the strategic cancellation attempts seen in the Ericsson and Sanyo cases, another trademark dispute has reached a Kazakhstani court, this time involving a Ukrainian trademark holder and a…
In a previous post titled Trademark Squatting in Kazakhstan: From Russia with Love, we explored how Swedish telecom giant Ericsson successfully defended its trademarks against a Russian company's…
In my previous articles, Trademark Squatting in Kazakhstan: From Russia with Love and its Part II, I reported cases where Russian companies attempted to register trademarks of well-known foreign…
In the first part of this series, we examined how geopolitical factors have contributed to a rise in trademark squatting, focusing on Russian companies taking advantage of foreign brands’ market…
Trademark squatting involves registering a trademark identical or similar to an established brand to profit from its reputation. This practice thrives in jurisdictions with weaker trademark laws,…
