Representatives of the RSE “NIIP” took part in a regional seminar on legal protection of traditional knowledge, timed to 25th anniversary of the Kyrgyz Republic's intellectual property system

Delegation of RSE “NIIP” headed by the Deputy Director Mr. Abulkairov took part in a regional seminar on legal protection of traditional knowledge, timed to 25th anniversary of the Kyrgyz Republic's intellectual property system.
The seminar was organized by the State Service for Intellectual Property and Innovation under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and was held on September 2 - 3, 2018 on the eve of the III World Nomadic Games on the coast of Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic.
The legal protection of traditional knowledge and genetic resources was considered by participants of the seminar through the institution of intellectual property and taking into account foreign experience and WIPO's international initiative to develop special protection mechanisms.
The EPO, WIPO heads and representatives of the national patent offices of the countries participating in the Eurasian Patent Convention: Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Tajikistan, Russian Federation, as well as the patent offices of Uzbekistan and Estonia took part in the abovementioned seminar.
The President of EPO Mr. Tlevlessova made a welcoming speech to guests and participants of the seminar, noting the importance of discussing the issues of traditional knowledge at the international level to improve the ways of their legal protection, use and protection.
Representatives of RSE “NIIP” congratulated the Kyrgyzpatent team with the 25th anniversary of the national patent system and wished further fruitful development and prosperity to the agency.