National Institute of Intellectual Property
On July 3, 2018, the administrative staff of NIIP met with foreign consultants of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan - partners of the international law firm Reed Smith LLP Mr. Jonathan Radcliffe, Ms. Belinda Paisley and senior consultant Ms. Azhar Kuzutbayeva. Representatives of Reed Smith LLP got acquainted with the activities of the Patent Office and key changes in accordance with theLaw of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 161-VI of June 20, 2018 "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Improving Legislation in the Sphere of Intellectual Property". During the meeting the issues of improving the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of intellectual property in the framework of the World Bank project "Institutional strengthening of the justice sector" were discussed. The sides exchanged views on topical issues of protection of intellectual property rights at the national and international level, reviewed best practices of developed countries and global trends in this area.
