ASTANA. March 11. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ Issues of further modernization of the Kazakh legislation in the field of intellectual property were discussed at the meeting of members of the Committee on legislation and legal reform of the Majilis of the Kazakh Parliament with a delegation of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Kazinform refers to the press service of the House.

The Organization was represented by Director of the Department for certain countries in Europe and Asia Michael Svantner (Slovakia) and independent European expert on intellectual property Ron Marchant (Great Britain).

Deputy of the Majilis Svetlana Bychkova, members of the Majilis Committee Zhakip Assanov, Nikolai Turetskiy, Irak Yelekeyev and Serik Temirbulatov took part in the meeting.

Kazakhstan joined the WIPO Copyright Treaty signed in Geneva on December 20, 1996 in April, 2004.