Maria Bassina
Lawyer · Patent and trademark attorney
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Domain Disputes in Uzbekistan: Getting Your Brand's Domain Back
Someone registered your brand as a .uz or .com domain and sells fakes under it? Two routes to win the domain back — UDRP via WIPO, or a claim in Uzbekistan.
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Well-known trademarks in Uzbekistan: status, procedure, protection
A regular trademark protects you in the classes you registered. A well-known one protects you across all 45. How to win the status at the IP Center, and what the evidence pack must show.
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Challenging a trademark in Uzbekistan: the Apellation Council route
A competitor registered your brand first? A descriptive mark slipped through examination? The IP Center's Apellation Council can cancel the registration — but the clock runs hard.
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Letter of consent for a trademark in Uzbekistan: bypassing refusal
IP Center cited a similar mark? A consent letter from the prior rights holder closes the refusal faster than a fight. When it works, how to draft it, what it costs.
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Trademark monitoring in Uzbekistan: catch copycats before they register
Why brand owners pay 2-3 million UZS a year to watch the IP Center register. What slips through without monitoring, and why a month late costs millions.
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Protecting software in Uzbekistan: copyright, patent or trade secret
In Uzbekistan code is protected by copyright, not patents — but the right is born in the author, not the company. How to close three classic gaps: contractors, work-for-hire and open source.
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The Eurasian patent and Uzbekistan: one filing, eight countries
A Eurasian patent does not protect your invention in Uzbekistan — the country is not an EAPO member. Here is what it actually covers, and how it pairs with a national filing.
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Industrial designs in Uzbekistan: how to protect a product's look
Packaging shape, bottle silhouette, fabric pattern — what a trademark cannot cover, an industrial design can. When to file, what it costs, and what kills novelty.
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Accelerated trademark examination in Uzbekistan: when paying for one month is worth it
1 month vs 7-8 — is the 2-3x state-fee premium worth the speed? Five deal-driving scenarios where it pays back, and three where it's wasted budget.
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Trademark assignment in Uzbekistan: contract, IP Center recordal, traps
Without recordal at the IP Center the mark has not moved — even if the money is paid and the contract is signed. What an assignment must contain, how the no-confusion rule works, what it costs.
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Trademark clearance search in Uzbekistan: the algorithm and three conflict layers
Google catches 10% of conflicts. The IP Center register, Madrid Monitor, phonetic similarity and homogeneous classes — how to clear a mark in half a day and avoid burning 1.2M UZS in fees.
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Non-use cancellation of trademarks in Uzbekistan: defending and attacking
Three years without commercial use and any competitor can take your trademark. How to build a use file that survives challenge — and how to cancel a blocking mark to free the class you need.
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