Est. 1996
Protecting intellectual property in Tajikistan since 1996
Muyassar Rafieva & Partners is a team of intellectual property professionals dedicated to providing high-quality legal services to clients around the world.
Our story began with the independence of the Republic of Tajikistan. As pioneers of the country's intellectual property profession, we helped shape the foundations and standards of its emerging IP system—and have continued to advance them ever since.
With academic qualifications in both natural sciences and law, we are uniquely positioned to work with inventions across a wide range of technical fields, including medicine, chemistry, and pharmacology.
Meet the team →We provide IP protection for innovations across diverse fields of science and technology.
We provide comprehensive trademark services at both the national and international levels for clients ranging from startups to multinational corporations. Our attorneys assist with every stage of the trademark lifecycle, from clearance and registration to enforcement and dispute resolution.
We manage the entire trademark application process and provide ongoing support throughout the life of your trademark portfolio.
Our experienced patent attorneys assist clients at every stage of the patent process, from patentability searches and strategic advice to patent drafting, filing, and prosecution.
We can file patent applications with both the Tajik Patent Office and the Eurasian Patent Office, providing access to patent protection in the member states of the Eurasian Patent Convention: Turkmenistan, Belarus, Tajikistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia.
Our services also include patent maintenance, annuity payments, recordal of assignments and licenses, portfolio management, enforcement, dispute resolution, and litigation.
Industrial design protection is an effective way to safeguard the visual appearance of a product and prevent unauthorized imitation. Our team assists clients in securing and enforcing exclusive rights to their designs.
Before filing an industrial design application, we can help assess the novelty and distinctiveness of your design. In Tajikistan, industrial design rights are granted for a term of 15 years.
We provide comprehensive support throughout the entire process, from preliminary searches and application filing to registration, maintenance, and post-grant proceedings.
In addition to patents, trademarks, and industrial designs, we provide comprehensive protection for appellations of origin and integrated circuit topographies.
