COORDINATIVE BODY FOR INTELLECTUAL COORDINATIVE BODY FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYPROPERTY

COORDINATIVE BODY FOR INTELLECTUAL COORDINATIVE BODY FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYPROPERTY

- Establishing – 24.04.2007

- composed of the representatives from Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Culture, State Market Inspectorate, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Information Society, Customs Administration, Ministry of Justice, State Office of Industrial Property, Public Revenue Office and the Secretariat for European Integrations.

COPMETENCIES-CBIPCOPMETENCIES-CBIP

coordinated approach in the protection of the rights in the market

undertakes activities directed to creation of appropriate intellectual property rights protection policy

propose measures for the further improvement of the system of enforcement of the IP rights

ACTIVITIES OF CBIPACTIVITIES OF CBIP

– continually reports to the Government– results presented through public media and at

the SOIP web- site www.ippo.gov.mk

STATISTICSSTATISTICS

until 26.04.07 to 31.10.08- realized actions under 240 subjects- seized 134664 pirated and 68.837 counterfeited items

- seized 16 cd/dvd burners and 42 machines - submitted 157 applications for initiating misdemeanour

procedure, 57 criminal procedures and 33 stores are closed.

CBIP Software

CBIP SoftwareCBIP Software

PHOTOS FROM ACTIONSPHOTOS FROM ACTIONS

DESTROINGDESTROING

On 12.12.2007 were destroyed confiscated pirated and counterfeited goods seizured in 2007 based on a court decision by coordinative actions of CBIP (53.105 pirated and counterfeited goods were destroyed (10.000 boxes of cigarettes, 500 l of alcohol, 15 kg of tobacco, 10.000 tablets and creams, 60 cigars est.)

On 23.04.2008 were destroyed 33.000 pirated and counterfeited goods, 160.000 boxes of cigarettes and 10.000 l of alcohol.

FUTURE PLANSFUTURE PLANS

Destruction of seized items – two times in year (26.04 and 12.12)

Conditions, locations and unification of the procedure for destruction of the seized items.

Extension of the activities against software piracy Project for raising public awareness

THANK YOU !THANK YOU !

COORDINATIVE BODY FOR INTELECTUAL COORDINATIVE BODY FOR INTELECTUAL PROPERTYPROPERTY

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