A brand belongsto whoever enters itin the register first

You can. Refusals, though, rarely come down to the name: they come down to the list of goods, the classes, similarity nobody checked, and unprotectable elements inside the mark itself. We deliberately quote no refusal rate for unassisted filings — there is no open statistic for Uzbekistan, and we will not invent one.

At minimum the ones you trade in today. Adjacent classes are worth adding: a mark protected in one sector can be registered by someone else in the next. The fee per additional class is set out in the quote.

That is not an automatic refusal. The routes are reworking the mark, narrowing the list of goods, challenging a mark that is not in use, or a letter of consent from the rights holder. About the letter we are blunt: it works, but it rests on someone else's goodwill — the holder can change their mind or ask to be paid, so we never build the plan around it by default. We assess each case on its own.

Nobody can guarantee registration outright: the final decision belongs to the Intellectual Property Agency. If someone promises a 100% guarantee, treat it as a warning sign. We answer for something else. Before you pay we show what we found in the register and where the risk of refusal sits. We take the case when we see a workable route. We handle the correspondence with the examiners and clear their objections. And we carry the consequence: if a final refusal comes back on your brand, we file a different brand again without charging our fee a second time. The state duty and the number of classes for the refiling are set out in the contract.

Usually not. Marks are compared by overall impression — sound, meaning, appearance — not letter by letter. To an examiner «LOLO» and «LOLJ» are nearly the same. Other routes do work: reworking the mark, narrowing the list of goods, a letter of consent, challenging an unused mark. If none of them fits, we find a free name and register that instead.

Bring us that answer. Often «cannot be done» means the case is slow and troublesome because of the similarity, so nobody wants it. We look at what the conclusion rests on and give you ours. Sometimes there is a route — narrowing the list, reworking the mark, consent from the holder. Sometimes there really is not, and we say that plainly too.

Your own name is usually the safer choice. A mark held by an individual stays yours even if the company is closed, sold or split, and the director can simply license it to the business. A company holds the mark when the brand must belong to the company: a partnership with shares, a sale of the business, an investor's requirement.

No. Uzum and other platforms accept the filing receipt — a document carrying your priority date, issued 3–5 days after the application goes in. It earns the listings their original badge, and the certificate follows in its own time.

Only the ones you know about in advance. Our fee is fixed in the contract. The state duty is paid to the state against the office's invoice and never passes through us. Additional classes are priced separately and agreed before filing. No payment you did not know about before signing appears halfway through.

We are trademark attorneys, not litigators. We prepare the infringement opinion, the cease-and-desist letter, the papers for the court, the platforms and customs, and we run the case alongside you. In court itself you are represented by an advocate — we introduce a partner we trust. Promising that we litigate for you would not be true.

Only in the review period: 20–50 days instead of 7–8 months. The standard route usually runs 7–8 months, and up to a year in complex cases with office actions. The work and the outcome are the same.

No. Protection applies in the country of registration. Foreign markets require a separate procedure — that is our second practice area.

It gives you the exclusive right to import goods bearing your mark. Customs stops third-party shipments at the border without waiting for a complaint from you.