NIIP held an Open Day

On April 24, 2018, National Institute of Intellectual Property under the Ministry of justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan held an Open Day dedicated to the celebration of the World Intellectual Property day.

During the working day everyone could visit the National Institute of Intellectual Property both in Astana and Almaty.

The event was attended by students, employees of universities and research institutions, patent holders, representatives of domestic companies, patent attorneys, who got acquainted with the full application process, starting with the reception office of the documents to the publication of information about a registered IP object in the Official Gazette.

Heads of departments welcomed the guests and spoked about the legal protection of inventions, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks and appellations of origin in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the Institute’s activities in order to promote the role and importance of intellectual property protection.

Moreover, Kulantaev B.N., head of the Department of Intellectual Property of the Department of Justice of Almaty, reported on the measures taken by the Department of Justice to identify violations in the field of intellectual property. The speech of the young inventor T. Ryspekov, who is included in the "100 new faces of Kazakhstan" list, was interesting: he acquainted participants of the Open Day with his inventions and scientific projects.

All visitors received consultations on the issues of interest and expressed gratitude for the organization of the event.