«Countermeasures to counterfeit products. Damage Assessment Methodology»

From October 31 to November 1, 2018, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with the World Intellectual Property Organization, held a subregional seminar on the topic: «Countermeasures to counterfeit products. Damage Assessment Methodology».

The workshop was attended by representatives of the World Intellectual Property Organization, foreign experts, judges of the Republic of Kazakhstan, UK, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Representatives of interested state bodies and organizations, National Chamber of Entrepreneurs «Аtameken», as well as holders of intellectual property.

In the framework of the seminar, foreign and Kazakh speakers discussed issues of compliance with intellectual property rights, law enforcement practice, methods of calculating damage in violation of exclusive rights and collecting evidence of use, as well as attitudes of consumers and society towards the distribution of counterfeit goods.

Participants discussed problems related to the spread of counterfeit products, methods of control and increasing public interest in countering this phenomenon..

Also during the workshop, a practical lesson in the form of solving situational problems on this topic and a round table were held, during which the participants discussed prospects for the development of the protection and protection of intellectual property

The seminar participants took an active part in the discussion of the above issues and shared their views on the fight against the phenomenon of the distribution of counterfeit goods.