Protection of Intellectual Property at the Border
Protection of Intellectual Property at the Border
Surely,
many of you have been faced with a situation where instead of being
presented with an original product, you have been offered a fake
product. Indeed, such cases are not uncommon, not only in our country
but also worldwide. In this situation, it is not only consumers who
suffer, but also the original producer of the product (the IP owner),
which incurs huge losses in connection with the ‘enterprising’ of
individual ‘entrepreneurs’.
We
therefore believe that this proposal will be especially interesting to
IP holders, regardless of the type of activity, whether it is in
services or the manufacturing business.
In accordance with the
laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in order to protect IP rights, in
addition to administrative, civil and criminal remedies, customs
measures to protect IP rights may be applied as preventive measures.
Such measures prevent the cross-border movement of counterfeit goods,
as well as original goods being transferred without the consent of the
owner (parallel import).
GRATA Law Firm would be happy to assist
your company in the implementation of customs measures in respect of
your intellectual property.
We hope that this information will
be useful to you. If you have any questions or require further
information, please contact us. We would be pleased to offer our
assistance in this regard and in other matters as well.
Our services:
- preparation of documents for entering information into the Register of IP Objects;
- keeping records for applications;
- obtaining a decision from an authorised body.
Recent Experience:
- a legal opinion for a client of a foreign law firm on protective measures for intellectual property at the border;
- a legal opinion for a foreign producer of machines on grey import issues;
- a legal opinion for a global manufacturer of chocolate and coffee products on the legality of banning the import of goods.
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