Azerbaijan

Country code: AZ

Location: Southwestern Asia

Area: 86,600 sq km

Population: 8,372,373 (est 2011)

Capital: Baku

Languages: Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6%

Currency: Azerbaijani Manat

Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8%

Industries: petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore; chemicals and petrochemicals.

Agriculture – products: cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats

Exports (commodities): oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs

Imports (commodities): machinery and equipment, oil products, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals

BDP: 52.17 billionUSD (est 2010.)

BDP/p.c.: 11,000 USD (est 2010.)

Trademarks

Use of the mark: compulsory
Non-use period: 5 years
Duration of protection: 10 years after the filing date or last renewal date

Forms:

Power of attorney

Patents

Examination:
- patent is issued after preliminary examination and formal examination of local databases and after publication for opposition (6 months)
- valid for 20 years

Designs

Duration of protection: 10 years after the filing date