National Institute of Intellectual Property
On May 21, 2014 at the Palace of Independence in Astana within the VII Astana Economic Forum held Forum "Anti counterfeit”, organized by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Forum "Anti counterfeit" - is an international platform for constructive dialogue between representatives of government, business, science, rights holders , producers , writers and the public in the fight against counterfeit products , the protection of intellectual property and the formation of a civilized market of goods and services.
The Forum "Anti counterfeit" will discuss:
- To Combat Trafficking in counterfeit , adulterated and substandard products;
- Food and pharmaceutical safety;
- The dissemination of pirated music audio and video on the Internet;
- And on the harmonization of legislation in the sphere of intellectual property within the Customs Union .
The Forum "Anti counterfeit" will be held five sessions:
Session 1. Issues of harmonization of legislation on the Protection andProtection of intellectual property rights withincustoms Union.
Customs Union countries, which building development strategy of regional integration, primarily aimed at creating a unified system of legal regulation of certain issues that require cooperation between the parties . One of these interactions is the sphere of intellectual property. The first step towards integration in this direction is the approximation and harmonization of legal norms in this area.
Session 2. Food, pharmaceutical safety and securitychildren's products - the guarantee of health of the nation.
At the moment the problem of proliferation of counterfeit goods takes place in Kazakhstan. The spread of counterfeit products adversely affects the economy in the form of delivery of defective products on the market, affecting the safety, health, uncollected taxes, etc. Counterfeiting accounts for the largest share of clothing and footwear (share in the relevant market - 60-70%), the second position is occupied by perfumes, cosmetics and cleaning products (60-70 % ), followed by alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (60%), pharmaceuticals (40-50 %). Of certain types of goods (toys, children's clothing and footwear), the proportion of counterfeiting reaches 80%.
Session 3. Enforcement of intellectual property in theInternet.
The development of digital technologies and the constant expansion of the Internet has opened up new opportunities for users. Piracy - one of the negative phenomena is now widely spread in the music audio and video products. Tightening the responsibilities of users illegally distributing product on the Internet, always causes active resistance on their part. Therefore, the problem of piracy is subject to wide debate and identify ways to address it.
Session 4. Opposition to the production and disseminationcounterfeit products.
In order to reduce the spread of counterfeit products requires effective interaction authorized bodies in the prevention and suppression of the facts of distribution of counterfeit products. Need to develop a strategy for cooperation between member states of the Customs Union to combat the production and dissemination of counterfeit products on the territory of the EEA.
Session 5. Enforcement of intellectual property - protection against unfair competition.
One of the preventive measures to protect against unfair competition is to strengthen the legislative level sufficient and clear provisions for the imposition of sanctions of adequate caused damage. Regulation of such issues depends on effective enforcement to combat counterfeiting.
Speakers and participants of the Forum "Anti counterfeit": representatives of the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Eurasian Economic Commission for Europe (ECE ), the World Customs Organization (WCO), World Health Organization, Interpol, the International Trademark Association (INTA); International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI); African Intellectual Property Organization, Governments of the countries of the UN and far abroad , NGOs, rights holders, universities and other interested persons.
Program of the International Forum
