The agreement on cooperation on suppression of offenses in the field of intellectual property

of March 6, 1998

The State Parties of this agreement on behalf of the governments which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

expressing deep concern in expansion of scales of offenses in the field of intellectual property,

being guided by the Interstate program of joint efforts of fight against the organized crime and other types of dangerous crimes in the territory of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States for the period till 2000 approved by the Decision of Council of heads of states of the Commonwealth of Independent States of May 17, 1996

wishing to create favorable conditions for harmonious development of mutual trade, economic, industrial and scientific cooperation,

based on provisions of the Convention on legal assistance and legal relations on civil, family and criminal cases of January 22, 1993,

understanding need of coordination of efforts of the Parties and acceptance of effective measures to suppression of offenses in the field of intellectual property,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

For the purposes of this agreement "intellectual property" it is understood in the value specified in article 2 of the Convention establishing World Intellectual Property Organization, signed in Stockholm on July 14, 1967.

Article 2

For the purpose of development of agreed forms and realization of methods of interaction in the field of protection and protection of intellectual property of the Party will perform cooperation in questions of the prevention, identification, suppression and investigation of offenses in this area on the basis of respect for the principles of equality and mutual advantage and according to international treaties and the national legal system.

Article 3

Each Party has the right to provide on the basis of reciprocity to physical persons and legal entities of other Parties the mode at least favorable, than to the physical persons and legal entities concerning protection of the intellectual property rights.

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