Ministerial Decree No. 751 validating the Regulation on expertise of selection achievements and patentability. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of examination of applications for expertise of selection achievements for patentability of new animal and poultry breeds and compliance thereof with criteria of novelty, distinguishability, homogeneity and stability. Application for patent shall be submitted to the authorized patent organization. Examination of application shall consist of expertise and approbation of selection achievements. In case of compliance of selection achievements with the established criteria state commission shall issue official description of selection achievement in conformity with which the authorized institution shall issue patent. Full text Russian Website www.government.kz