Article 11. Requirements for the application

The application must relate to one geographical indication.

The application must contain:

application for registration of a geographical indication or the right to use a geographical indication;

the applied designation or geographical indication, if registered in the register;

the name of the type of goods for which the registration of a geographical indication or the right to use a geographical indication is requested;

the indication of the place of production of the goods within the boundaries of a geographical object;

information concerning the dependence of the characteristics of the goods on the place of its production;

description of the characteristics of the goods, largely due to its geographical origin, natural conditions and (or) human factors specific to the geographical object, including the source material used for the production of the goods, physical, chemical, microbiological, organoleptic or artistic characteristics of the goods;

the names and locations (postal addresses) of the competent inspection bodies and laboratories, confirming compliance with the declared provisions and specific characteristics of the goods, if this is provided for in the administrative regulation on the provision of public services for the registration of geographical indications, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter referred to as the administrative regulation).

When filing an application, a patent fee to be paid and the following to be attached to the application:

a document confirming the payment of the patent filing fee;

a power of attorney issued by the applicant, if the application is filed through a patent attorney or authorized representative;

documents confirming that the applicant is located in the designated geographical object and produces goods, the characteristics of which are substantially related to this geographical object, if the applicant is a person producing goods in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

a document confirming the right to use the declared geographical indication in the country where the geographical object is located, if the applicant is a person producing goods outside the Republic of Uzbekistan.

When applying for the registration of a geographical indication by an association, documents are attached confirming that the persons belonging to this association produce goods with the relevant characteristics.