Türkiye and the United States will cooperate to halt the circulation of counterfeit items and piracy, a U.S. official stated Tuesday at an occasion organized by the Trade Ministry in Istanbul.
The occasion on defending mental property (IP) rights was held in collaboration with the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
U.S. Deputy Consul General in Istanbul Fleur Cowan stated the fitting of mental property encourages innovation and creativity, which is a key drive for financial development for each Türkiye and the U.S.
Cowan added that counterfeiting and piracy trigger reliable companies to undergo and financial development to sluggish.
She famous that Istanbul is a key metropolis for stopping the transportation of unlawful items and that the cooperation between Türkiye and the U.S. on this subject is important to the bilateral relationship between the 2 international locations.
Cowan highlighted the risk that counterfeit alcohol and prescription drugs pose to well being, underlining that the U.S. is dedicated to working with Türkiye and the personal sector to develop methods for resolving this subject.
The head of the Import and Origin Department on the Trade Ministry, Cenk Burak Altay, stated the occasion would offer alternative to enhance cooperation amongst all stakeholders in defending mental property rights comparable to patents, emblems and copyrights.
Altay confused that these rights have turn out to be essential lately, saying, “The safety of IP is a vital subject for the economic system, public well being and security.”
“We see an elevated variety of functions for customs safety on IP rights by proper holders, and this shut cooperation between Turkish customs and proper holders has had an awesome influence on the rise, as after we have a look at the variety of interceptions at customs, we are able to see that the quantity will increase yearly,” he added.
Source: www.dailysabah.com