The event provided information on the regulatory mechanisms established under the Competition Code concerning the unlawful use of trademarks.

An online awareness-raising seminar entitled “Preventing Cases of Unfair Competition Resulting from the Unlawful Use of Trademarks” was jointly organized by the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Caspian Energy Club. More than 40 representatives of businesses operating in retail trade, manufacturing, export, logistics, transport, services and other sectors took part.

Presentations were delivered by Jafar Babayev, First Deputy Chairman of the State Agency, and Rovshan Rahimov, Head of Sector at the Unfair Competition and Advertising Legislation Supervision Division. The speakers provided information on the current state of trademark protection, the existing legal and regulatory mechanisms, and the provisions of the Competition Code concerning the unlawful use of trademarks and other forms of unfair competition.

Participants were also informed about the circumstances in which the unlawful use of a competitor’s trademark constitutes unfair competition, the rights and obligations of entrepreneurs in this regard, and the financial sanctions applicable for violations of legislative requirements.

The explanations were supported by practical examples, and participants’ questions were answered.