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    WORLD BRANDS DO NOT RESPOND TO OFFERS TO CONTROL THE SALES OF FORGERY OF THEIR PRODUCTS IN ARMENIA

    ArmInfo
    2010-04-15 16:51:00

    ArmInfo. The well-known brands do not respond to the offers to control
    the sales of forgery of their products in Armenia, Armen Azizyan,
    Director of the Intellectual Property Agency under the Armenian Economy
    Ministry, said at today's press conference dedicated to enhancement of
    awareness of copyright protection. The conference started in Yerevan
    on Thursday.

    "We have repeatedly offered the well-known brand owners to control
    the sales of their products in Armenia, but received no response. The
    only exception is the Microsoft Armenia Office. As regards the rest,
    as a rule, they explain to us that Armenia is a too small market,
    and it is more profitable to direct the control efforts to larger
    markets",- said Azizyan. He pointed out that several laws on copyright
    protection have been adopted in Armenia, however, the law-enforcement
    practice leaves much to be desired.

    "In 2005 a special department for combating copyright violations
    was set up in the Armenian Police, however, one should confess that
    over 5 years of its operation this structure has not achieved the
    desired efficiency. Piracy in the republic has not declined and may
    have even increased",- said Azizyan. He recalled that since 2009 an
    interdepartmental group for copyright protection headed by Economy
    Minister Nerses Yeritsyan has been operating in Armenia. "I hope this
    group's steps will lead to certain progress",- he added.

    To recall, the sphere of intellectual rights protection in Armenia
    is represented by the following laws: "On trademarks, service marks,
    names of places of origin of the commodities", "On inventions, useful
    models and production samples", "On legal protection of topologies of
    integral microchips", "On copyright and allied rights", "On company
    names". The intellectual rights are also protected by Section 14 of the
    Armenian Customs Code, Section 10 of Civil Code, Law "On protection of
    economic competition", as well as by several provisions of the Armenian
    Law "On state dues" and Articles 158, 159 and 197 of the Criminal Code.
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