On 20 May 2021, the next online meeting of the TCLA Working Group took place with participation of more than 30 company representatives. The meeting was focused on customs protection of intellectual property rights in Azerbaijan.

Opening the meeting, Tobias Baumann, Executive Board Member of AHK Azerbaijan thanked the State Customs Committee for their close cooperation with the Chamber and contributions to the activities of the Working Group and emphasized the importance of the topic, including distribution rights and fighting counterfeit products. The meeting was moderated by Nigar Bayramli, Deputy Executive Director of AHK Azerbaijan and we were joined by three guest speakers from the State Customs Committee - Samad Garalov, Head of the General Department for Customs Control and Trade Facilitation; Jeyhun Najafli, Head of the Trade Facilitation Department; Mahmud Nuriyev, Chief of the Office for Work with Foreign Trade Participants who shared their experiences in this particular field with the participants.

Corporate and Finance Department Manager at the BHM Law Firm, Turkan Hajiyeva then touched upon the current issues related to the protection of intellectual property rights in Azerbaijan at the meeting.

The online event was interactive and after the presentations, the guest speakers answered questions raised by the participants.