Activities of The Customs Administration For Protecting The Intellectual Property Rights

In conditions when the development of global, national economies and the growth and development of businesses have become largely determined by the intellectual property protection, efficiency of protection of violated rights are becoming increasingly important. It is known that the market economy can hardly develop without the protection of intellectual property and invention. By modernizing the society, digitalization, as well as globalization, the number of violated intellectual property rights also increases. To justify investing in science and innovation, creativity must be protected against unauthorized usage. Research and development create new products, new inventions, achievements, hence the economic progress of every country depends on technology condition, as well as the offered protection. Accordingly, modern society countries are facing a very important obligation: how to provide an efficient and adequate intellectual property rights protection, how to provide measures and actions for protecting them and at the same time not impeding the smooth international trade progress. According to the commitments from the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), the Republic of Macedonia took responsibility to stipulate efficient and effective legal measures and legal remedies to prevent intellectual property rights violations and legal remedies that deter further violations. One of the protection mechanisms is the administrative-legal protection and measurements taken by the Customs Administration. The paper will present certain measures taken by the Customs Administration, the effects of their application and certain directions for improving the intellectual property rights protection.