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Armenia

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Armenia Twinning Project
AM11/ENP-PCA/TR/11  

Title
 		 Strengthening the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the Republic of Armenia 
 
Funding
 		 EU - Twinning
Implementation period
 		 2012 - 2014
Beneficiary country
 		 Republic of Armenia
Beneficiary institutions
 		 Intellectual Property Agency in the Republic of Armenia (IPA) (lead), Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Custom Service 
DKPTO role
 		 Project Leader, Junior Partner: European Public Law Center (Greece)  
Budget
 		 1,1 mio. €

 

Objective
The overall project purpose is to improve implementation and enforcement of intellectual property rights in the Republic of Armenia. The project will enforce the coordination mechanisms among the involved authorities and an IT based system facilitating exchange of information between the enforcement authorities dealing with IP will be put in place. Legal advice will be provided in relation to revision of  the crimial enforcement code with an aim of aligning it to international standards. Capacity building activities targeting the IP active authorities will be conducted and efforts will be put into  strengthening the IPA awareness raising activities.
 

Summary
The project includes the following components:

1.       Strengthening the IPR Enforcement infrastructure in Armenia 

2.       Strengthening the IPR enforcement capacity of public and private stakeholders

3.       Awareness raising on IPR Enforcement