A counterfeit product is any new product that copies an existing product in violation of copyright

A counterfeit product is any new product that copies an existing product in violation of copyright. Counterfeiting is quite common. Unlike a specific fake of low quality - counterfeit - a counterfeit product is manufactured at a high level, otherwise it is very difficult to sell such a product under the brand name of a well-known brand.

Due to counterfeit products sold in the country's markets, the owners of the trademarks under which the products are sold do not receive benefits, but suffer serious losses, poor-quality and sometimes unsafe products harm health and threaten the lives of the population, cause enormous damage to the state economy and prestige. countries.

Responsibility for the use and distribution of counterfeit products in Kazakhstan is provided for by the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Article 198, violation of copyright and (or) related rights, Article 222, illegal use of a trademark, and also provides for administrative liability by the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Article 158, illegal use someone else's trademark, service mark, appellation of origin or trade name.

Protection against counterfeiting should be of a preventive nature, but if a forgery was discovered, the owners of property rights should contact law enforcement agencies, legal experts with sufficient experience in resolving disputes both in court and out of court.