April 23 CCI of Russia discussed topical issues of turnover of intellectual property in the WTO and Customs Union

Within the framework of the VII International Forum on "Intellectual Property-XXI Century" at the Congress Center of CCI of Russia held a conference on the theme: "Actual problems of turnover of intellectual property in the WTO and the Customs Union."

It was organized by the CCI of Russia and the international partner network of law firms Customs & Corporate Lawyers. Moderator of the conference was a member of the Expert Council of the Committee on Budget and Taxes of the Russian State Duma, the head of Bar association Customs & Corporate Lawyers Konstantin Kurochkin. The event was carried out in the WEB-broadcast territorial CCI.

On behalf of the Federal Chamber of conference participants welcomed the Vice President CCI of Russia Vadim Chubarov. He introduced the agenda, emphasizing the relevance of the fact reflected in it. According to him, in the domestic market of industrial intellectual property in a situation where it is mainly represented by foreign intellectual property. Domestic companies interested in protecting their intellectual property represented much less.

After Russia's WTO accession Russian business new opportunities to promote their products and services outside the Russian Federation, as well as new tools to protect their rights and interests, the vice-president of the Chamber. The Customs Union of Russia - Belarus - Kazakhstan and the formation of the Common Economic Space (CES) has led to supplement national legislation in the field of defense and protection of intellectual property. As suggested by Vadim Chubarov, primarily affected by changes in the legal regulation of such an object of intellectual property as a trademark. Trademark, according to him, can play a role in this case the brake or accelerator process of deep integration producers of the three countries. Currently, there are two procedures for registration of trademark rights - national and international (Madrid system of trademark registration), and developed a new system of registration of the trademark CES.

In addition, the formation of the Common Economic Space with further integration of all processes, of course, allows you to reach a new level to combat the import of counterfeit and fake products. Still relevant topic of the so-called "parallel" imports. There is an active discussion between the owners and importers on the validity of the application of the national principle of exhaustion of trademark rights and the possibility of transition to the international principle. The business community, experts and lawyers interested in discussing this issue, including aspects of competition protection, consumer rights, as well as copyright holders, to locate production in Russia, stressed Vadim Chubarov.

Equally important is the theme of a single customs registry of intellectual property of the Customs Union. Agreement on the formation of the registry was made in 2010, but to date none of the trademark in the register is not included. Also, according to Vadim Chubarov problem deserves attention and royalties. Questions the need to include royalties for use of intellectual property in the customs value of imported goods is constantly faced by companies engaged in foreign trade. All of these questions are relevant to the business community and require appropriate solutions, concluded Vice President CCI of Russia.

Then, at a conference held discussion on unification and harmonization of legislation in the field of protection and intellectual property protection.

During the event were discussed the role of customs and protection of intellectual property; questions of royalties for the use of intellectual property; Analysis of different approaches in the judicial practice of States - members of the Customs Union to the protection of intellectual property. The conference keynote speakers answered numerous questions from the audience.
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