An International Forum on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy under the patronage of the Government of Ukraine will be held in Kyiv on April 24, 2015 at Ramada Encore Kyiv Hotel (103, Stolychne Shosse, Kyiv). The event is dedicated to the World Intellectual Property Day.

The Forum is organized by the International Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (ICC Ukraine), the Ukraine Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, the State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine, the State Enterprise "Ukrainian Institute of Industrial Property."

The agenda can be found at www.iiiconference.org.ua.

The aim of the Forum is searching for ways to improve strategies for combating counterfeiting and piracy, being among prominent problems worldwide, as well as implementation of further reforms in the IPR protection and enforcement systems in Ukraine aimed at the development of civilised market and favourable investment climate within the state.

It is planned to establish a platform for discussion with the involvement of top governmental officials, national and foreign IPR holders, CEOs of multinational corporations and leading international experts in the field of IPR enforcement.

To ensure the best coverage of worldwide experiences in fighting counterfeiting and piracy, the organisers of the Forum have invited representatives of the World customs organization (WCO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the ІСС Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), EUROPOL, the French Union des Fabricants (UNIFAB), the Global Anti-Counterfeit Group (GACG), the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (NIPRCC) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Danish Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM), the International Association of Breeders of Vegetatively Reproduced Ornamental and Fruit Varieties (CIOPORA), the Ukraine Alliance Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (UAACP) and other international and organisations.

Furthermore, officials of the Ukrainian governmental agencies have also been invited, particularly representatives of the Ukraine Ministry of Interior, the State Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, the State Property Fund of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Agricultural Policy of Ukraine, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the State Administration of Ukraine on Medicinal Products, the State Inspection of Ukraine on Consumer Rights Protection, the General Prosecutor Office of Ukraine and the courts.

The Forum will also involve representatives of the business community, particularly national and foreign rights holders, law firms, scientists and other stakeholders.

The speakers will render short 10-minute presentation on the proposed topic related to the relevant session, which will be followed by a joint moderated discussion of the issues raised in the presentations, as well as questions and answers to Forum attendees.

To register please visit the website www.iiiconference.org.ua

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE FORUM please register online at www.iiiconference.org.ua or send a filled-in registration form to the Organizing Committee by 22 April 2015 and pay registration fee to the account of the Organizing Committee.

The contact person is Veronika Berezanska: (tel. +38(044) 451 4034, e-mail: [email protected]).

For the participants of the Forum the special discounted booking rates are offered at Ramada Encore Kyiv Hotel. For reservation of a room at the special rate the participants may contact the hotel's reservation team at [email protected] or call+38(044) 205 1515 and mention the key word: International Forum on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy.