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06 Oct 2025 Combating counterfeit goods: how EAEU protects intellectual property More than 80,000 violations in the field of intellectual property have been prevented in the Eurasian Economic Union countries over the last ten years. The total amount of confiscated counterfeit goods reached almost 140 million items. These figures were announced by Ernar Bakenov, Director of the Business Development Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission, at the expert session “Intellectual Order: Practice of Protecting Rightholders in the EAEU.” During his speech, he gave particular attention to the 2024 results. After a three-year slowdown, largely due to pandemic restrictions, the counterfeit market showed alarming growth rates. “In 2024, the volume of counterfeit goods detected in the EAEU amounted to about 6.6 million items, which is 14% more than a year earlier,” Ernar Bakenov noted. “The main increase was due to Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia.” The EEC representative said that the EAEU works in a systematic manner to counter such trends. For this purpose, the Union States improve their regulatory framework on an ongoing basis. “For example, the Kyrgyz Republic has tightened criminal liability for trademark infringement. Russia has optimized the procedure for blocking scraper sites, which is extremely important in the digital age,” Ernar Bakenov said. According to the Director of the EEC Department, the Commission continues to work on implementing the Strategic Directions for Developing the Eurasian Economic Integration until 2025 in the field of intellectual property, as well as finalizes the draft plan for implementing the Declaration on Further Development of Economic Processes within the EAEU until 2030, which includes a number of measures in the field of intellectual property. During the session, experts discussed the protection of rightholders' rights when trading goods on marketplaces, customs regulation, as well as the use of digital technologies to protect intellectual property rights.  