National Institute of Intellectual Property (Qazpatent)

QAZPATENT AND WIPO JOINTLY HELD THE WIPO-KAZAKHSTAN SUMMER SCHOOL ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The National Institute of Intellectual Property (Qazpatent) partnered with the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO to host the third iteration of the WIPO-Kazakhstan Summer School on Intellectual Property. This exclusive, two-week summer course was held from June 18 to June 28, 2024, in Astana in a hybrid format to accommodate participants from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Russia. The representatives of WIPO, the Eurasian Patent Organization - EAPO, Qazpatent, patent attorneys, scientists, and practicing lawyers provided trainees with a complete immersion in intellectual property law. The program covered 32 topics, including patenting in Kazakhstan and abroad, the international patent landscape, the clash of trademarks with domain names and trade names, the protection of geographical indications, and other topics. As part of the WIPO-Kazakhstan Summer School, participants studied basics of patent search, commercial databases (ASPI) and their analytics tools, as well as case studies on franchise packaging and protection of intellectual property rights. Special attention was paid to the protection of industrial designs, trade secrets, licensing and technology transfer issues. Along with mastering theoretical material, the WIPO-Kazakhstan Summer School trainees visited Astana Hub - the largest international technology park of IT startups in Central Asia, which is the locomotive for the development of the innovation ecosystem in Kazakhstan and an internationally recognized hub for the development of technology business. Also, the master's program “Intellectual Property and Business Law” was presented to the participants of the WIPO Summer School. This is the first and only LL.M. program in intellectual property law in the Eurasian space, organized in 2024 by WIPO in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Maqsut Narikbayev University. At the end of the Summer School, a workshop was held with the consideration of real cases on trademarks, as well as a presentation by the participants of their own positions on the completed homework, where the high results of the completed training were demonstrated and final group works on three topics were presented: copyright, commercialization of industrial property objects, inventions. At the end of the Summer School, trainees were awarded certificates from the WIPO Academy. For reference: In 2024, the WIPO Summer Schools are being held in seventeen countries, including China, Korea, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA. The WIPO-Kazakhstan Summer School is the only event of this format in Central Asia.

June 18, 2024, the opening of the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO Summer School took place at QAZPATENT. The WIPO Summer School is a two-week intensive interdisciplinary program in intellectual property law organized by WIPO in collaboration with QAZPATENT for university students and young professionals. At the opening ceremony, the Vice Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan Botagoz ZHAKSELEKOVA delivered a welcoming speech, noting the high significance of the event. She emphasized that the WIPO Summer School is being held in the Republic of Kazakhstan for the third time, which indicates the development of intellectual property educational initiatives in the Republic of Kazakhstan. On behalf of the WIPO, the participants were greeted Ilya Gribkov head, Section for Caucasian, Central Asian and Eastern European Countries, Division for Transition and Developed Countries, WIPO. He emphasized that the Summer School is one of the forms of the WIPO’s assistance in developing human resources in the field of intellectual property, which allows to gain knowledge about the use of IP as a tool for economic, social, cultural and technological development, as well as the role of WIPO in the global intellectual property system. QAZPATENT Director Yerbol OSPANOV represented the National Institute of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan noting that the program of the WIPO-Kazakhstan Summer School includes group discussions, workshops and case studies based on the real practice of the Kazakh IP office. The WIPO-Kazakhstan Summer School will be held in Astana from June 18 to 28, 2024. The program covers all the main aspects of intellectual property law, including the protection of copyright and related rights, trademarks, inventions, management of intangible assets, licensing, technology transfer, protection of violated rights. In addition, the program includes such current issues as patenting medicines, innovations for green technologies, franchising trends, abuse of exclusive rights, generative artificial intelligence and intellectual property. The WIPO-Kazakhstan Summer School is taught by IP experts from WIPO, QAZPATENT, the Eurasian Patent Office, IP professors, and professionals in the field from the public and private sectors. A certificate of participation in the @WIPO Academy Summer School will be received to students who successfully completed the summer school's program requirements. It should be noted that the Republic of Kazakhstan is the only country in Central Asia that hosts the WIPO Summer School. In 2024, WIPO Summer Schools are delivered in seventeen countries, including China, Korea, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and USA. A total of 100 students are trained in the framework of the WIPO-Kazakhstan Summer School in 2022 and 2023. In 2024, 50 participants are registered, including trainees from foreign countries.

We thank Japan Patent Office for the opportunity to collaborate together and share experiences with each other! The IP Joint Seminar was held at the National Institute of Intellectual Property (Qazpatent) site!

On behalf of the team of the National Institute of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Kazakhstan, we congratulate you on the World Intellectual Property Day! The theme of IP Day 2024, «IP and the SDGs: Building Our Common Future with Innovation and Creativity», embodies the harmony between cutting-edge information systems and resource management, constructing sustainable and efficient pathways to collective prosperity. We sincerely wish you creative inspiration, success and victories! #WorldIPday #IP #trademark #patent #copyright #qazpatent #wipo

28 февраля 2024 года на площадке National Institute of Intellectual Property (Qazpatent) состоялся круглый стол на тему «Франчайзинг - как инструмент развития малого и среднего бизнеса», организованный Qazpatent совместно с компанией по упаковке франшиз "FRANCHDAY.COM". В мероприятии приняли участие представители Qaztrade Center for Trade Policy Development , АО «Фонд Даму», ассоциации «Central Asia Association of Franchise» (CAAF), AIFC (Astana International Financial Centre), а также патентные поверенные Республики Казахстан и представители отечественного бизнеса. В ходе круглого стола обсуждались вопросы, касающиеся законодательства и инструментов развития франшизы, регистрации договора франшизы в Государственных реестрах объектов промышленной собственности в Qazpatent, а также создания национального реестра казахстанских франшиз и аккредитации международных франшиз. Были также рассмотрены инвестиционные преференции для казахстанских франчайзеров и франчайзи. Особое внимание было уделено теме «Регистрация договора франчайзинга в Казахстане» с которой выступила Асемгуль Казиева – руководитель департамента государственных реестров, публикации и регистрации договоров о распоряжении прав на объекты промышленной собственности в Qazpatent. Представители отечественных компаний КДЛ «ОЛИМП», «GLOBAL COFFEE», «ZEBRA COFFEE», «INVICTUS» внедривших модель франчайзинга, поделились практическим опытом франшизы. Завершив мероприятие, модератор круглого стола, заместитель директора Qazpatent Aisha Zhumabekova, подвела итоги и выразила благодарность спикерам и слушателям за активное участие. Участники круглого стола выразили благодарность Qazpatent за предоставленную площадку и выразили пожелание о дальнейшем развитии диалога в этом направлении. https://lnkd.in/dUMftPbM