Topic: International Intellectual Property Protection
Country: Kazakhstan
Delegate Name: Ryan Peplinski
School: Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Kazakhstan position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
Intellectual property rights are the rights of an owner to their idea. Intellectual rights are an important topic for Kazakhstan because as a developing nation starting new businesses is essential for the growth of our nation. It is also important for developed nations as well, because of the increase in technology and ideas of new business. The country of Kazakhstan believes that intellectual property rights need to be strengthened for the continuously growing economy.
Currently we are working to improve the property rights for our nation. We have done much with IP rights enacting many laws from our legislature. We are also apart of an IP related treaty with Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Belarus called Agreement on the Establishment of the Common Economic Zone. We believe that IP rights are an important step for entering the market and protecting a company’s assets. Since our nation is in fact a CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) nation, the first person to file their property is the one with ownership. The Commonwealth of Independent States is a group of nations that coordinate trade, lawmaking, security, and finance. At the moment our nation is going through conflict in the our market with counterfeit goods. Law enforcement has numerously found products that are copies violating an owner's in rights. However the a bigger problem is the copies that may endanger a consumer's health. Kazakhstan would like to work with other nations on improving Intellectual Property rights. Our nation intends to work with all nations wanting to strengthen IP rights in hope for a better global economy.
