The General Directorate of Industrial Property (GDIP) said Deputy Economy and Innovation Minister and Chapter 7 negotiator Martin Kajo took part in the meetings alongside EUIPO experts Ninoslav Babić and Silvie Froech, representatives of the EU Delegation in Tirana and officials from Albanian institutions responsible for administering and enforcing intellectual property rights.

Discussions focused on administrative capacity and human resources, technical systems and tools, enforcement results and statistics for 2023-2025, inter-institutional cooperation, and specific cases demonstrating the practical functioning of Albania’s intellectual property protection and enforcement system, the GDIP said.

The meetings were coordinated by the Chapter 7 Technical Secretariat at the GDIP, in cooperation with the institutions involved, as part of Albania’s efforts to close Chapter 7 in its EU accession negotiations.

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According to State Inspectorate of Market Surveillance, 6 inspections were conducted on the implementation of intellectual property rights, 14 inspections on the safety of elevators, 8 inspections on measuring instruments in use and 30 monitoring on the toys safety.

The focus of the work of the SSIMS is to ensure the safety of products for consumers and the protection of intellectual property, as well as to prevent the spread of COVID-19, thus it is important to implement the guidelines approved by the health authorities. //a.i/