Article 385. Application for inclusion of intellectual property objects in the customs register

An application for the inclusion of intellectual property objects in the customs register shall be submitted by the right holder or their authorized representative to the customs authority in electronic form through the information system of the customs authorities.

The application for inclusion of intellectual property objects in the customs register must indicate the following information:

information on the right holder or their authorized representative, indicating their name, requisites, as well as their email address, if any;

a description of the intellectual property object for which the right holder or their authorized representative is requesting protection;

information on the period of validity of the rights to the intellectual property object issued by the authorized body;

the code of the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the name of the goods containing the intellectual property object;

information on the manufacturer of the intellectual property object (name, address, telephone number, postal address);

Documents confirming the powers of the rights holder or their authorized representative;

period for an intellectual property object to be entered into the Customs register of intellectual property objects, but for a period not exceeding three years from the date the intellectual property object is entered into this register;

description of goods (photographs, illustrations, drawings, product passports and other information) that include intellectual property objects that are requested to be protected.

If a formal application to include intellectual property objects into the Customs register is submitted by a representative, a document confirming authorities of the representative shall also be attached to the formal application.

Copies of available documents confirming the existence and intellectual property ownership of rights (patent, certificate, license agreement or other documents) certified by a rightholder must be attached to the formal application to include intellectual property objects into the Customs register.

To protect the rights to intellectual property objects after the intellectual property objects are included into the Customs register, a rightholder or his authorized representative can request the customs authorities to take measures to suspend release of goods under customs control in order to protect intellectual property rights.