At a Bishkek forum on intellectual property and business growth in the EAEU, an EEC representative outlined current Union measures to protect rights and counter counterfeit goods. Source: Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).
Ernar Bakenov, who heads the EEC entrepreneurial development department, said that between 2014 and 2024 authorities seized about 140 million counterfeit units across member states. LES Russia, with more than 60 members from Russia, the CIS and the Baltics, hosted the event.
He cited treaties on coordinated protection, collective management of copyright and related rights, and the emerging shared system for trademarks and geographical indications.
Two new draft agreements are ready — on online infringements and on a search tool for industrial property. Under the "Eurasian Economic Path" declaration, work continues on filing activity and legal protection of AI-related IP, while members track enforcement trends.
