On July 3, 2018, the Kazakh government introduced amendments to the Civil Code, Tax Code, Patent Law, Trademark Law and some other laws by virtue of the Law on Amending and Complementing Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Related to the Improvement of the Intellectual Property Legislation (hereinafter referred to as the Law). The changes are aimed at modernisation and simplification of the IP registration system in the country. While the changes in the legal procedures related to patent