Author: To‘rayev, Furqat Xolmatovich

Annotation: Currently, while the processes of Uzbekistan's accession to the World Trade Organization are in full swing, the issue of legal regulation of geographical indications (hereinafter referred to as GIs) and providing them with an effective protection system is becoming urgent. The establishment of administrative liability in the system of legal protection of GIs in our country and the establishment of criminal liability measures to strengthen protection have become an important step towards effective protection of the right to GIs. However, along with these methods, it is observed that the full potential of civil legal protection mechanisms is not being used by the right holders of GIs. The main purpose of this scientific article is to deeply study the issues of increasing the role of administrative, criminal and civil legal instruments in further strengthening the legal protection of GIs. The research uses methods of comparative and normative legal analysis. The main result shows that, in order to effectively combat violations of rights related to GIs, along with administrative and criminal measures, there is a need to increase the role of specific civil legal protection aimed at restoring the property and non-property rights of owners of geographical indications. The article provides recommendations for strengthening the legal protection of GIs.

Keywords: Geographical indications, protection of rights to geographical indications, infringement of rights to geographical indications, liability for infringement of rights to geographical indications.

Pages in journal: 470 - 476