AGEPI asked to immediately remove drawbacks in implementation of Moldova-EU action plan
The State Agency for Intellectual Property (AGEPI) has done a lot to adjust the Moldovan intellectual property system to the European standards. The government came to such a conclusion last Wednesday, after having been presented the AGEPI report on the implementation of the Moldova-EU Action Plan.
AGEPI director Dorian Chirosca said that the difference between the Moldovan legislation and the EU criteria in the sector of intellectual property compelled the agency into revising a string of laws, among which the law on the protection of industrial plans and samples, innovations, brands, geographical marks, names of origin and guaranteed traditional specialties and plants.
A series of other laws have been amended, particularly the law on sanctions applied for the violation of copyrights targeting their destruction.
Certain results have been achieved in the sector of ensuring an adequate activity of the judiciary system so as to guarantee access to justice to copyright owners. AGEPI has established a permanent dialogue with the Court of Appeal and the Superior Court of Justice in order to set up an information system concerning court decisions on cases related to intellectual property.
In 2006, the Appeal Commission of AGEPI considered 183 cases and pronounced decisions on 146 of them, while in January-August 2007, it examined 111 cases and solved 103.
AGEPI cooperates with similar foreign institutions on the basis of 17 agreements on bilateral cooperation in copyright protection.
At the same time, the government pointed to AGEPI's drawbacks in the implementation of the Moldova-EU Action Plan. Foreign and European Integration Minister Andrei Stratan pointed out that the adoption of the law on copyright is delayed.
"AGEPI has not handed over the registrar of intellectual property holders to the Customs Service as agreed," Stratan said.
Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev said that piracy of phonograms, video and audio tapes continues despite all undertaken efforts. Hence, the number of lawsuits launched by third people (from other countries) is high (97 in 2006 and 63 in 2006), and the procedure of considering the infringement of copyrights is very intricate and takes long.
Tarlev underlined that it is praiseworthy that AGEPI takes care of its employees but complaints submitted by third persons and Moldovan citizens concerning the violation of copyrights tarnish Moldova's image.
"AGEPI should pay more attention to promoting the country's image," Tarlev concluded. // Infotag
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