Bolotov & Partners LLP

Our firm invites you to join as a participant in the round table «Anti-counterfeiting and unfair competition in Kazakhstan and the countries of Central Asia», the event dedicated to anti-counterfeiting actions in Kazakhstan and to the 30^th anniversary of Bolotov and Partners.

The event will be held on September 24, 2024. Round table format is hybrid – online (via ZOOM) and offline.

The main goal of the round table is to discuss issues of combating illegal circulation of industrial products, protecting the market from counterfeits and fake products, and protection of the rights of right owners commercializing intellectual property objects.

This event will be attended by executives, corporate lawyers, representatives of state bodies, patent attorneys and lawyers practicing in Kazakhstan, Central Asia and some other countries. Among the speakers of the round table are expected representatives of INTA, the Union of Patent Attorneys of Kazakhstan, state officers (Ministry of Justice, State Revenue Committee, Justice Academy of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan), right owners (Lego, Procter & Gamble, Toyota and others).

The round table will be held as an open discussion (round table) by our firm Bolotov and Partners with the support of INTA (International Trademark Association) – a worldwide association of right holders and trademark professionals. One of the main goals of the association is to support trademark holders, protect consumers and promote fair and efficient business activities. About 30,000 trademark professionals from almost all counties of the World are members of INTA, including IP specialists of large corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, law firms and non-profit organizations.

Participation is free. Please send a notice to mail@BolotovIP.com.

To watch online you can go: https://www.youtube.com/live/5PSXro4DmfU

Program of the round table
Panel discussion: Introduction and Unfair Competition
	Moderator: Yuri Bolotov (Bolotov&Partners, Kazakhstan)
09:00 – 09:15	Registration and Welcome Speech by Yuri Bolotov (Bolotov&Partners, Kazakhstan)
09:15 – 09:20	Welcome Speech by Renat Kapyshev (Chief expert of the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan)
09:20 – 09:25	Welcome Speech by Zaure Orynbekova (Director of Almaty branch of the Institute of Intellectual Property)
09:25 – 9:40	Renat Kapyshev (Ministry of Justice, Kazakhstan), Law enforcement practice in the field of protection of intellectual property rights
09:40 – 9:55	Zaure Orynbekova (National Institute of Intellectual Property, Kazakhstan), Establishing Identity or similarity to the point of confusion
09:55 – 10:05	Yuri Bolotov (Bolotov&Partners, Kazakhstan), Trademark: languages and alphabets
10:05 – 10:20	Saule Kulzhambekova (Bolotov&Partners, Kazakhstan),Features of protection against unfair competition using examples of disputes in Kazakhstan
10:20 – 10:35	Andrey Reznikov (British American Tobacco, Kazakhstan), Unfair competition and the fight against illegal products in the tobacco industry
10:35 – 10:50	Anton Bankovsky (Gorodissky and Partners, Kazakhstan), Combating counterfeiting and unfair competition in Kazakhstan and Central Asia
10:50 – 11:00	Q&A
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee Break
Panel discussion: Protection of Brands on Internet and Marketplaces
	Moderator: Zhanat Nurmagambetov (Bolotov&Partners, Kazakhstan)
11:30 – 11:45	Michael Quiring (Rödl & Partner, Kazakhstan) International practice: Legal liability of marketplaces for placement and distribution of counterfeit goods. Analysis of decisions of the Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Germany in civil cases
11:45 – 12:15	Lyubov Alimova (Nestle, Russia) Fair practices of protecting interests of right owners from counterfeiting on marketplaces. Nestle’s experience
12:15 – 12:30	Dmitry Russakov (Gorodissky & Partners, Kazakhstan), Brand Protection on Internet
12:30 – 12:45	Ilya Khodakov (ALRUD Law Firm, Russia) Search for Effective Tools of Protection and Algorithms of Work against Counterfeits on Internet THIS SPEAKER IS CONFIRMED
12:45 – 12:55	Aliya Adylzhanova (Jusan Mart, Kazakhstan), Current issues at marketplaces: counterfeited goods, fakes and fraud
12:55 – 13:10	Q&A
13:10 – 14:30	Lunch
Panel discussion: Issues of Protecting Trademarks
	Moderator: Ivan Matic (MSA IP, Serbia) – TBC
14:30 – 14:45	Ivan Matic (INTA), Introduction and Updates from the INTA Anticounterfeiting Committee
14:45 – 15:00	Elena Bychkova (Digital Kazakhstan Association), Measures of marketplaces of protection of intellectual property
15:00 – 15:15	Alessandro Bura (Metroconsult S.r.l, Italy), Anti-counterfeiting measures – focus on the italian territory
15:15 – 15:30	Zhanat Nurmagambetov (Bolotov&Partners, Kazakhstan), The Dark Side of the Moon: tricks of violators
15:30 – 15:45	Xavier Vermandele (WIPO, Switzerland), WIPO’s Recent Trends and Initiatives
15:45 – 16:00	Rumi Hashimoto (WCO, Belgium), Cross-Border Enforcement at the International Level
16:00 – 16:10	Timur Berikmoinov (Union of Patent Attorneys, Kazakhstan), Practice of combating counterfeiting and parallel imports in the Republic of Kazakhstan
16:10 – 16:20	Q&A
16:20 – 16:35	Coffee break
Panel discussion: Cases, Problems of Rightholders
	Moderator:Valentina Salmoiraghi (INTA,Belgium)
16:35 – 16:50	Anastasia Kuznetsova (Lego, Russia), Destruction of counterfeit goods
16:50 – 17:05	Dmitry Bereznev (Syngenta, Russia) Fighting with illegal products in agrochemical sector
17:05 – 17:20	Juliana Fuchs (Puma, Germany), Challenges in the enforcement of IPRS
17:20 – 17:35	Meriem Bourhala-Loudiyi (Servier, France), Challenges of illicit sales of pharmaceutical products
17:35 – 17:55	Q&A
17:55 – 18:00	Closing of the Round Table Yuri Bolotov (Bolotov&Partners, Kazakhstan)

Program of the round table

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