Customs Regulation of Cross-Border Movement of Goods Containing Intellectual Property Objects in the Context of Eurasian Integration

Abstract

A condition for the effective integration of Eurasian Economic Union member states economies is creating a set of mechanisms for the use of intellectual property objects in modern circumstances. With significant intellectual potential existing in the EAEU countries, the process of commercialization and use of intellectual property objects is not carried out sufficiently. Considering the main purpose of the Union's functioning, this problem has to be solved comprehensively and consistently. The article presents the main results of study of customs regulation system of goods containing intellectual property objects crossborder movement in the context of Eurasian integration. It is noted that the violation of intellectual property rights occurs not only among competing companies as a plagiarism or industrial espionage, but also within framework of agreements concluded between copyright holders and users of intellectual property rights. The EAEU countries cooperate and organize interaction of authorized bodies also to form a unified system of intellectual property rights protection within the EAEU, SCO, BRICS, as well as the WTO. In order to improve the system of customs control of goods containing intellectual property objects, constant adjustments and modernization of methods for controlling the intellectual property objects movement across the customs border of the EAEU are required to ensure the maximum possible protection of intellectual property holders from illegal actions of third parties. The publication was made within the framework of the state assignment for 2021 No. 0851-2020-0034