The visiting meeting of the Mazhilis on intellectual property issues

On June 22, a visiting meeting of the Committee on Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held in the format of a round table on the topic «On measures to improve legislation in the field of intellectual property protection in the Republic of Kazakhstan».

The meeting was held in the RSE «National Institute of Intellectual Property», Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The meeting was attended by international and national experts on intellectual property issues, the President of the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) Mrs. Tlevlessova, Rector of the Academy of Justice under the Supreme Court Mrs. Baymoldina, Judge of the Supreme Court Mrs. Kalashnikova, representatives of state bodies, Astana International Financial Center, Nazarbayev University, KAZGUU, Astana Hub, patent attorneys of the Republic of Kazakhstan and organizations managing property rights.

Within the framework of the event, which consists of two main sessions «Improving the intellectual property system in Kazakhstan» and «Global Challenges: demand for intellectual property rights», issues of the national system of protection of intellectual property rights, as well as current trends in international experience, were discussed.

Deputy, Member of the Committee on Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform of the Mazhilis Mrs. Bizhanova made a report on legislative initiatives in the field of intellectual property. Comments on the introduction of an oppositional system in Kazakhstan for the registration of industrial property objects were made by Vice-Minister of Justice Mrs. Akhmetova.

The results of the analysis of Kazakhstan's legislation and international experience in the field of intellectual property were shared by Jonathan Radcliffe, partner of Reed Smith's IP, Tech & Data Group, an international expert specializing in patent litigation and intellectual property strategy.

The representative of the EAPO Mr. Cheban presented the practice of applying the mechanism of compulsory licensing for patents in relation to medicines in the Eurasian area.

Supreme Court Judge Mrs. Kalashnikova answered questions about judicial practice in disputes in the field of intellectual property rights. Rector of the Academy of Justice under the Supreme Court Mrs. Baymoldina shared her opinion on the prospects for the development of education in the field of intellectual property in Kazakhstan.

Mr. Orsariev, Chairman of the Management Board of JSC «Science Foundation», told about successful examples of commercialization of the results of scientific and technical activities of domestic scientists.

During the active discussion, proposals for further improvement of the intellectual property in Kazakhstan were made, which will be reflected in the recommendations of the deputies.