[b][i]When the independent television outlet Stan TV was raided by Kyrgyz financial police on April 1, authorities claimed they were investigating the use of unlicensed software. The timing of the raid implied a different motivation. As CPJ reported at the time, the day before, the Kyrgyz courts had shut down the pro-opposition newspaper Forum. In the previous month, two other newspapers, Achyk Sayasat (Open Politics) and Nazar (Viewpoint), were suspended for allegedly insulting the now-ousted president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

The Bishkek District Court sustained a claim of Kyrgyzpatent to levy royalty from the National Russian Drama Theater named after Ch. Aitmatov in the amount 63 063 soms. Thus the suit came to the end that was continuing more then one year.

A letter requesting assistance was submitted to Kyrgyzpatent by Mrs. Asel Otorbaeva, the chief editor of “SK plus” newspaper.

[The kind of new fraud has appeared in Kyrgyzstan. In many countries it would be nonsense, but here nobody wonders.

To steal and to swindle

According to the State Intellectual Property Service, some enterprising people have invented an original way to become rich just in 2004. It is linked with legislative nuances in the field of trademarks protection. As is well-known a registered trademark under its designation should not be duplicated and products under this trademark would be protected.

Deficiency of law and defects of enforcement policy create a serious barrier for intellectual property effective protection. These issues were discussed by participants of the Round Table on the National Strategy development in the field of IP, which was held in the Conference hall of the State Customs Service on March 2, 2010.

Los Angeles — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials seized 252,968 DVDs with counterfeit trademarks. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the shipment was estimated to be more than $7.1 million and the domestic value was $204,904.

In 2009 the State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic has continued to interact actively with law-enforcement and juridical authorities for combating against infringements in the field of Intellectual Property. In particular, the examination of production containing Intellectual Property subject matters was realized upon request of the Office of Public Prosecutor and Financial Police.

Since the year beginning Kyrgyzpatent’s officials have checked for about 100 thousand items of audiovisual production, imported to the Republic from foreign countries. None licensed. It means that our Republic is a kind of free economic zone for counterfeit production. Mr. Timur Adilov, Head of the Department for Research and Examination of Products and Goods containing IP, told about changes in this field and how copyright must be protected.

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Kabar, 12 November 2009. Seminar on protection of intellectual property rights took place in “Jannat” on Wednesday, 12 November, 2009. The press office of the State Service of Intellectual Property of the Kyrgyz Republic reported on this to the Kabar news agency.

The event was organized by the State Service of Intellectual Property of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzpatent) together with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe of and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

On October 30, 2009 workers of law enforcement and control authorities were awarded with certificates after the completion of short courses «Protection of Intellectual Property Rights»

This group attended the course from October 27 to October 30 2009. The course was organized by the State Service of Intellectual Property of the Kyrgyz Republic in pursuance of the Interdepartmental Commission on Counteraction against Violation of Intellectual Property Rights under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The courses has been held on a monthly basis from March 2009.