Organization of the World Intellectual Property took place in the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijan Republic

On April, 16 2010 a meeting with the experts of the Organization of the World Intellectual Property took place in the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijan Republic.

Welcoming visitors, the Chairman of Board on civil cases of the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijan Republic Mrs. Shalala Mamedova, said that judges of the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijan Republic were ready to give the advice concerning working out and preparation of the strategy in sphere of protection and defence of the intellectual property in Azerbaijan. For this purpose they periodically act with actual offers. The chairman of board also noted that more than 20 laws and valid legislative statutory acts had been accepted in connection with issues on intellectual property. 

During the meeting the jurist of the department on European countries and the CIS of the organization of the World Intellectual property Mr. Sergey Zotin and the expert on intellectual property Mr. Ron Marchent noted that they had come to Azerbaijan for the purpose of carrying out of the spadework related with the working out and preparation of national strategy in sphere of intellectual property co-operating with the State Committee of the Azerbaijan Republic on Standardization, Metrology and the Patent.

Issues on protection of the rights in sphere of intellectual property and struggle against the counterfeit goods were also discussed during the meeting.

Judges of the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijan Republic – Mr. Bagir Asadov and Mr. Asad Mirzaliyev spoke about the importance and necessity of improvement of the legislative base related with the intellectual property, and also answered questions which interested experts.