Date of publication:
01/08/2026
Tajikistan
Do domestic laws and policies protect intellectual property rights for forcibly displaced and stateless persons?
Assessment by population
Analysis
Intellectual property rights are protected. The regulation and protection of intellectual property rights are fully reflected in Chapter No.68 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. Additionally, the right to intellectual property for foreign citizens, and therefore for refugees, is explicitly stated in Article No.12 of the Law on the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons. This article specifies that foreign citizens can hold copyright on scientific works, literary and artistic works, discoveries, inventions, industrial designs, as well as other non-property rights.
Related provisions of domestic law or policy
Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons
- Year: 2018
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
- Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2018/ru/150041?prevDestination=search&prevPath=/search?keywords=Law+on+Education&order=desc&sm_country_name%5B%5D=Tajikistan&sort=score&page=2&result=result-150041-en
Legal provision
Article 12 - Property and Personal Non-Property Rights
Foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Tajikistan may own personal property, inherit and bequeath property, hold copyright to scientific works, literary and artistic works, discoveries, inventions, industrial designs, as well as other property and non-property rights, unless otherwise provided by the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Civil Code of the Republic of Tajikistan
- Year: 2023
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Freedom of movement, Housing, land & property, Family life
- Link to external source: https://www.adlia.tj/show_doc.fwx?rgn=797&conttype=2
Legal provision
Chapter 68 - General Provisions on Intellectual Property
This chapter includes the following articles: Article 1235. Concept of Intellectual Property Article 1236. Objects of Intellectual Property Rights Article 1237. Emergence of Intellectual Property Rights Article 1238. Content of Intellectual Property Rights Article 1239. Intellectual Property Rights and Property Rights to a Material Carrier Article 1240. Personal Non-Property Rights Article 1241. Property Rights of Intellectual Property Article 1242. Duration of Property Rights Article 1243. Transfer of Property Rights Article 1244. Free License Article 1245. Compulsory License Article 1246. Service Intellectual Property Objects Article 1247. Rights to Intellectual Property Objects Created Based on Relevant Government Procurement Contracts Article 1248. Exercise of Intellectual Property Rights Article 1249. Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Article 1250. Methods of Protecting Intellectual Property Rights Article 1251. Specifics of Liability for Violation of Intellectual Property Rights in the Information and Telecommunication Network