Within the TAIEX, instrument to support the European Comission, in cooperation with Macedonian Patent Office on 30 and 31 May 2013 in Skopje was organized the regional TAIEX workshop on „ Crime in the area of intellectual property“
The workshop was attended by 111 representatives of regional institutions which are involved in the system of protection of intellectual property, of which 75 representatives of the Republic of Macedonia and 36 representatives from abroad.
The workshop engaged eminet experts from INTERPOL, EUROPOL, Patent Office of Denmark, Institute of trade of Great Britain, the Italian Police and Customs administration of Netherlands.
The purpose of the workshop was to discuss the problem of organized crime in intellectual property in the international context and encouraging cooperation between relevant institutions in the region and beyond. Special emphasis was placed on monitoring channels counterfeiting and piracy, dealing with the “pyramid of forging” trade in counterfeit drugs over the Internet, international cooperation and raising consumer awareness of health risks and threats to their safety.
Conducting the workshop will enhance institutional cooperation in the region and will help to increase the level of protection of intellectual property rights in accordance with European and International standards.
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Autor: Christina Traychevska
