Suchergebnisse

In order the subjects of intellectual property could participate actively in the international trade, and seeking to avoid unfair competence, their rights must be protected. To this purpose international organizations have been established and a number of international conventions have been signed. Customs plays a very important role while protecting the property that participates in the international trade. The topic of the final master's thesis is "Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights". The problem raised in the thesis is the increment in number of violation of intellectual property right. It should be noted that in the presence of depressed economic situation the violators of intellectual property rights started falsifying not only luxury goods. Falsified goods, which enter the market, may make harm to the consumers. However, in the presence of depressed economic situation and when national authorities receive lower financing than usually, there may arise a problem of intellectual property rights protection. The thesis has raised hypothesis: While the activity effectiveness of Lithuanian customs is increasing, having protection the rights of intellectual ownership and strengthening the high against falsification and piracy, the expected economic effect is not achieved. The aim of the thesis is to reveal how effectively and economically the Customs of the Republic of Lithuania protects intellectual property rights. The objectives of the thesis are as follows: to describe the importance of intellectual property in the international trade, to mark the main international organizations and national institutions which are of highest importance while protecting intellectual property rights; to specify the role of trademarks in the international trade; to carry out the analysis of customs protection of intellectual property rights in Lithuania; to analyze the perspectives of customs protection of intellectual property rights. Master's thesis consists of four parts, which are as follows: Intellectual Property in the International Trade; International and National Legislations Regulating the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights; Analysis of Statistical Data relating to Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Lithuania; Future perspectives of Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights.

In order the subjects of intellectual property could participate actively in the international trade, and seeking to avoid unfair competence, their rights must be protected. To this purpose international organizations have been established and a number of international conventions have been signed. Customs plays a very important role while protecting the property that participates in the international trade. The topic of the final master's thesis is "Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights". The problem raised in the thesis is the increment in number of violation of intellectual property right. It should be noted that in the presence of depressed economic situation the violators of intellectual property rights started falsifying not only luxury goods. Falsified goods, which enter the market, may make harm to the consumers. However, in the presence of depressed economic situation and when national authorities receive lower financing than usually, there may arise a problem of intellectual property rights protection. The thesis has raised hypothesis: While the activity effectiveness of Lithuanian customs is increasing, having protection the rights of intellectual ownership and strengthening the high against falsification and piracy, the expected economic effect is not achieved. The aim of the thesis is to reveal how effectively and economically the Customs of the Republic of Lithuania protects intellectual property rights. The objectives of the thesis are as follows: to describe the importance of intellectual property in the international trade, to mark the main international organizations and national institutions which are of highest importance while protecting intellectual property rights; to specify the role of trademarks in the international trade; to carry out the analysis of customs protection of intellectual property rights in Lithuania; to analyze the perspectives of customs protection of intellectual property rights. Master's thesis consists of four parts, which are as follows: Intellectual Property in the International Trade; International and National Legislations Regulating the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights; Analysis of Statistical Data relating to Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Lithuania; Future perspectives of Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights.