Legalmax representatives held a series of training seminars in the customs authorities of Kazakhstan.
On November 24, 2021, at the invitation of the Customs Administration Office of the State Revenue Department in Almaty of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Senior Associate, Eurasian Patent Attorney Janna Abilkhanova made a presentation to customs officers on the topic "Distinctive features of counterfeit products from original products".
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The seminars were held at the customs posts "Zhetysu" and "Almaty-CCO" in Almaty.
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The main task of the ongoing explanatory work is to deepen cooperation with the customs authorities and practical explanation of the distinctive features of counterfeit products and the inadmissibility of parallel imports of products of a number of foreign right holders.
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Having extensive experience in including a trademark in the Customs intellectual property register (CIPR) of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Legalmax lawyers also shared their positive experience of cooperation with the customs authorities of Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Mongolia.
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Over the past few years, about 100 trademarks have been included in CIPR RK on our part, including products from JCB, CUMMINS, LEGO, SNICKERS, MARS, BOUNTY, MILKY WAY, HENKEL, PIT BULL, AGIP, HARMAN KARDON, JBL, MCM, WRIGLEY, ORBIT, HOLSET, PANASONIC and many others..
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Suspension and suppression of the import of counterfeit products imported from neighboring republics, China, the UAE and other countries is carried out almost weekly.
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Identified counterfeit goods are confiscated, destroyed, and the offender is subject to administrative or criminal liability.