Art. 12.6 of Law No. 335-VI provides that documents and information obtained as a result of due diligence of the client, including the client's information and correspondence with the client, documents and information on operations or transactions with cash or other property subject to mandatory control and suspicious transactions, as well as the results of the examination of all complex, unusually large and other unusual operations or transactions shall be kept by the persons carrying out the operations for a period of at least five years after the operation or transaction.
Art. 4 states that persons carrying out operations shall include, among others, natural or legal persons providing money or value transfer services; virtual asset service providers; organisers of trades and auctions; individuals and legal entities that are organisers of gambling, lotteries and electronic interactive games; and postal and telegraphic communication organisations providing money transfer services and other organisations carrying out settlements or payments.
This requirement has been in place since the implementation of Law No. 261-V (Art. 12.6), which Law No. 335-VI has replaced in March 2021

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Turkmenistan's law and jurisprudence. However, there is limited protection for telecom operators under Art. 50.2 of the Law of Turkmenistan No. 93-IV About communication (Türkmenistanyň Kanuny № 93-IV Aragatnaşyk hakynda), which establishes that the telecom operators are not responsible for the content of information transmitted by their networks.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Turkmenistan's law and jurisprudence. However, there is limited protection for telecom operators under Art. 50.2 of the Law of Turkmenistan No. 93-IV About communication (Türkmenistanyň Kanuny № 93-IV Aragatnaşyk hakynda), which establishes that the telecom operators are not responsible for the content of information transmitted by their networks.

It is reported that Turkmenistan imposes an identity requirement for SIM registration. Anyone wanting to purchase a SIM card has to provide their national ID card or a passport in case of foreigners to activate a new prepaid SIM card.

There are reports of severe blocking of social networking platforms, foreign media and foreign websites. Furthermore, it is reported that authorities blocked 133 of the most popular worldwide websites, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Zoom, Skype, and messaging apps. In addition, the government has also been reported to block sites that offer circumvention tools such as virtual private networks (VPNs) and proxies since 2015.
Moreover, Turkmenistan is reported to impose strict filtering rules for popular websites and many other websites containing parts of the same domain. It is estimated that the filtering rules could be causing the unintentional blocking of more than 5.4 million domains as collateral damage to the 122,000 blocked domains confirmed in the country.

According to Art. 15 of the Law of Turkmenistan on Amendment to the Law of Turkmenistan on Enterprises, companies need to get a state registration in order to operate, including foreign investors. The foreign entities wishing to invest in Turkmenistan must register with the Registration Department under the Ministry of Finance and Economy. However, before the registration is granted, an inter-ministerial commission that includes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Agency for Protection from Economic Risks, law enforcement agencies, and industry-specific ministries must approve it. According to Art. 16 of the Law, the decision on the state registration of a company must be made within two weeks after submitting the required documents.
It is also reported that the registration is lengthy and cumbersome, and it is not required for foreign companies with approved government contracts. The commission evaluates foreign companies based on their financial standing, work experience, reputation, and perceived political and legal risks. The inter-ministerial commission does not give a reason for denying the registration of a legal entity.
It is also reported that Turkmenistan generally requires that citizens of Turkmenistan make up 90% of the workforce of foreign-owned companies (i.e., for every foreign worker, nine Turkmen citizens must be hired).

Art. 43.2 of Law No. 629-V states that, unless otherwise provided by international treaties to which Turkmenistan is a party, foreign persons, as well as citizens of Turkmenistan residing outside the territory of Turkmenistan or having their permanent residence outside the territory of Turkmenistan, can exercise their rights in relations with Turkmenpatent (which is the State Service for Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan) only through patent attorneys registered at Turkmenpatent.

Art. 16 of Law No. 629-V establishes that an application for a patent or a limited patent shall be submitted in the State language (Turkmen). Other application documents may be submitted in another language, accompanied by their translation into the State language.

Art. 43.2 of Law No. 629-V states that, unless otherwise provided by international treaties to which Turkmenistan is a party, foreign persons, as well as citizens of Turkmenistan residing outside the territory of Turkmenistan or having their permanent residence outside the territory of Turkmenistan, can exercise their rights in relations with Turkmenpatent (which is the State Service for Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan) only through patent attorneys registered at Turkmenpatent.

Turkmenistan is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). However, the country does not consider itself bound by Art. 59 related to disputes. It should be noted that this treaty was signed in 1970, at a time when Turkmenistan was part of the Soviet Union. Therefore, in 1995, when Turkmenistan became independent, it issued the declaration of continued application, and the date of entry into force was given as the date of independence, which was December 1991.

Turkmenistan has a copyright regime under the Law No. 257-IV. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Chapter 3 lists the exceptions, which include reproduction for personal use, use of works for informational, scientific, educational and other purposes, use of works by libraries, archives and academic institutions (reprographic reproduction), reproduction of computer programs and databases, and free short-term recording by broadcasting organisations.

Copyright is not adequately enforced online in Turkmenistan, where the widespread use of unlicensed software is reported. Although some government agencies have begun to adopt licensed software, the country has yet to issue a presidential decree, law, or regulation requiring the use of licensed software by government ministries and agencies.

Turkmenistan has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Turkmenistan has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Art. 11 of Law No. 53-II provides that officials and employees of State authorities and administrative bodies, when performing control, supervisory and other functions, have the right, within the limits of their competence as defined by law, to receive information constituting a trade secret. The use of such information by State authorities and administrative bodies is subject to the procedure prescribed by law and may not be disclosed. In addition, information constituting a trade secret is made available to the courts and to bodies and persons conducting initial enquiries or pretrial investigations in accordance with the procedure established by law. Also, enterprises, organisations, institutions and individual entrepreneurs are obliged to report information related to an insured event that constitutes a commercial secret at the request of insurance organisations.