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General Information

 

Capital:	Kabul
Population:	28 Million
Language:	Dari (Persian), Pashto
Government Type:	Islamic Republic
Timezone:	GMT +4
Monetary Unit:	Afghani (AFN)

 

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Trademarks

 

Trademarks and service marks are both registered for renewable ten-year terms through the Ministry of Commerce in Afghanistan, which has adopted the 8th edition of the Nice International Classification of Goods and Services.

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Copyrights

 

No statutory Laws on copyright and related rights are in force in Afghanistan.

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Patents

 

No statutory Laws on patents are in force in Afghanistan. However, a measure of protection may be sought by publishing cautionary notices at regular intervals in local newspapers. Such notices could have legal value when submitted to the Courts in the event of infringement, thereby claiming ownership of the patent and warning third parties against infringement.

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Designs

 

No statutory Laws on designs are in force in Afghanistan. However, a measure of protection may be sought by publishing cautionary notices at regular intervals in local newspapers. Such notices could have legal value when submitted to the Courts in the event of infringement, thereby claiming ownership of the design and warning third parties against infringement.