November 23, 2017 in Almaty The training center of the branch of the RSE "NIIP" held a training seminar

November 23, 2017 in Almaty The training center of the branch of the RSE "National Institute of Intellectual Property" of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan ("NIIP" branch) held a training seminar on the theme "Security and protection of industrial property rights holders."

The seminar was attended by representatives of the Office of Customs Control in Almaty, the Chamber of Entrepreneurs "Atameken" in Almaty, the Department of Justice in Almaty, business structures and others.

The lecturers were representatives of the Department of Customs kontrolyapo Almaty Chamber of Entrepreneurs "Atameken" in Almaty, and the heads of industrial services and experts of the branch RSE “NIIP” who have great experience of practical work in this field.

The seminar discussed issues related to the legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on intellectual property issues; the draft law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "on introducing changes and amendments to some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on improving the legislation in the field of intellectual property"; measures to protect the rights to intellectual property objects taken by customs authorities; protection of trademarks and Appellations of origin in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the activities of the Chamber of Entrepreneurs "Atameken" and the procedure for obtaining a patent for an industrial design.

Also, lecturers at the seminar elaborated on the consideration of applications for registration of trademarks, appellations of origin and industrial designs.

At the seminar, participants expressed strong interest, especially a lot of questions were asked regarding the registration of industrial property objects in the Customs Register. Moreover, questions were raised on the protection and transfer of rights to industrial property objects under contract management and on the advantages of protecting trademarks abroad.

At the end of the seminar, participants were provided with advice and practical assistance on legal protection and protection of industrial property.