WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION (WCO) WILL HELP ARMENIA THWART IMPORTS OF FAKE PRODUCTS
ARKA
Oct 23, 2009
YEREVAN, October 23, /ARKA/. The World Customs Organization (WCO) will
help Armenia thwart imports of fake products, WCO Secretary General,
Kunio MikuriyaÑ~A, said today in the Armenian capital.
"Fake trademarks is a serous problem. In this sense the main focus
of our work should on protection of consumers from threats to their
health and safety. This is why the WCO helps customs services of member
countries to improve their relating legislation and strengthen their
capacities to foil import of fake goods,’ he said during a joint
news conference with chairman of Armenian State Revenue Committee
Gagik Khachatrian.
He said all of this will not only protect consumers’ interests but
in the long run also the interests of manufacturers and the economy
in general.
Gagik Khachatrian said for his part that the Armenian government
approved yesterday a bill on making changes to the Law on Trademarks
and to the Law on Geographic Marks, designed to raise the level of
defense of intellectual property. He said the changes will rule out
repetition of trademarks or their semblance to the degree of confusion.
The government-designed bill proposes to extend the trademark
registration period for two months. Under the current law the process
ends with official registration of a trademark. Under the bill, after
registration of a trademark, the Armenian Agency for Protection of
Intellectual Property will have to publicize information about the
newly registered trademark within two months.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
