Contracts, licences and the rights behind them.
Private practice for foreign contractors entering a fast-changing regulatory system, built on years inside the ministry that writes the rules.
Services, subcontracting and equipment rental agreements drafted and negotiated for international energy and construction contractors.
Design, construction and high-risk facility licences for solar, battery storage and industrial projects, including appeals to the Business Ombudsman and Prosecutor's Office.
Industrial safety registrations, testing laboratory approvals and non-destructive testing permits coordinated across up to eight state bodies.
Labour, environmental and construction law reviews, corporate formation, and representation in state inspections.
Trademarks, geographical indications and copyright, from substantive examination to national policy reform and WIPO treaty implementation.
Amendments to national IP legislation and inter-agency legislative review.
From the registry to the deal table.
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2024→ NOWSince Sep 2024
Senior Associate, Legal ConsultingCurrent
INPUT Co. · Tashkent- Draft and negotiate services, subcontracting and rental contracts for international energy and construction contractors
- Secure design, construction and high-risk facility licences; resolve licensing disputes via the Business Ombudsman and Prosecutor's Office
- Coordinate approvals across up to eight state bodies for industrial safety, laboratory and testing permits
- Conduct regulatory due diligence, prepare corporate formation documents and represent clients in state inspections
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2023Feb 2023 – Sep 2024
Lead Adviser, IP Registry & Development
Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan- Led development of national IP registration frameworks and procedures
- Drafted amendments to national IP legislation
- Coordinated treaty implementation with WIPO and foreign IP offices
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2022Apr 2022 – Feb 2023
Senior Adviser, Copyright & Related Rights
Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan- Drove copyright reform aligned with international conventions
- Managed inter-agency legislative reviews and mediated copyright disputes
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2021Sep 2021 – Apr 2022
Lead Expert, Trademarks & Geographical Indications
Intellectual Property Agency · Tashkent- Examined trademark and GI applications on formal and substantive grounds
- Ran database monitoring, comparative analysis and regulatory reporting
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20182018 – 2019
Internships
KPMG Lower Gulf · Nestlé Uzbekistan- Tax Intern, KPMG Lower Gulf, Dubai: cross-jurisdictional tax research for client advisory work
- Legal Intern, Nestlé Uzbekistan, Tashkent: dispute research and legal archive digitisation
Trained in Tashkent and Tokyo.
Keio University Law School
Founded in 1858 by Fukuzawa Yukichi, Keio is one of the founding institutions of modern Japanese education and among the country's first private universities. Its alumni include four prime ministers.
Westminster International University in Tashkent
Founded in 2002 as the first international university in Uzbekistan and the first internationally accredited institution in Central Asia. Degrees are designed and validated by the University of Westminster, London.
- Second Degree Lawyer (civil service class rank)MoJ · 2025
- IP Valuation & CommercialisationEUIPO · 2025
- Public Administration, AdvancedAPPA · 2024
- Copyright & Related Rights, AdvancedWIPO · 2023
- Trademarks, Designs & GIs, AdvancedWIPO · 2022
- Trademark Substantive ExaminationJPO
- Madrid System for MarksWIPO · 2021
TRIPS-Plus Obligations and Uzbekistan's IP Reform
How should a country preparing for WTO accession calibrate its intellectual property commitments? The paper examines where compulsory licensing collides with data exclusivity, and whether criminal enforcement beyond the TRIPS minimum earns the external recognition it is meant to buy.
Levels on the CEFR scale, A1 to C2.
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