The delegation of Qazpatent took part in the meeting of Vice-Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan Akerke Akhmetova with the scientific community of the West Kazakhstan region

On June 14, 2022, Vice-Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan Akerke Akhmetova met with the teaching staff of universities of the West Kazakhstan region, representatives of the branches of the Public Association "Union of Writers of Kazakhstan" and "Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan" at the site of the " West Kazakhstan Agrarian-Technical University named after Zhangir Khan " Non-profit JSC.

During the meeting, issues of intellectual property rights protection and the development of a network of technology and innovation support centers were discussed.

Akerke Akhmetova in her speech noted the importance of increasing the level of protection of intellectual property rights, which allows attracting investments, innovations and modern technologies to Kazakhstan and opens up the opportunity for the growth of small and medium-sized businesses.

Representatives of Qazpatent Director Yerbol Ospanov and heads of two main divisions of Qazpatent Altynai Batyrbekova and Ayagul Abitbekova presented to the audience information on the activities of the department, on the issues of patenting intellectual property, on the ongoing legal explanatory activities, legal protection of means of individualization in Kazakhstan, as well as on the prospects for the development of a network of Technology and Innovation Support Centers in Kazakhstan (TISC).

YerbolOspanov noted that the TISC is an international project initiated by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in order to promote the development of innovative potential of countries. As of today, Qazpatent has concluded ten Agreements on the establishment of a TISC. During the event, Agreements were signed with three higher educational institutions of the West Kazakhstan Region:

- West Kazakhstan Agrarian-Technical University named after Zhangir Khan;

- Kazakhstan University of Innovative and Telecommunication Systems;

- West Kazakhstan University of Innovation and Technology.

During the visit, representatives of Qazpatent also visited the Department of Justice of the West Kazakhstan region, where they discussed further plans for cooperation in the framework of the promotion of intellectual property protection, including the development of TISC in Kazakhstan. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Bar Association, the Notary Chamber, the Center for Forensic Examinations and the regional chamber of private bailiffs.

Erbol Ospanov also announced to the audience the WIPO Summer School, which will be held for the first time in Kazakhstan in July this year.