Problems relating to Trade and Investment on Kuwait
17. Implementation of intellectual property rights ("IPRs") |
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| (1) Assumption of Cost Incurred for Disposal of Counterfeit Goods | - While GOK works for eradication of counterfeit goods, copy goods, etc., GOK compels authorized importers' assumption of the costs incurred for storage, transportation, and destruction. | - It is requested that GOK takes steps to strengthen: -- legislation for executing IPRs, -- clampdown at Customs, -- introduction of import injunction measures and their facilitation against counterfeit goods, and -- alleviation of the cost assumption on authorized importers relative to confiscated counterfeit goods. |
- ACTA-Anti-Counter-feiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) of October 2010 |
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