They want to reduce the blocking of fakes on marketplaces from a month to three days

Copyright holders will be able to quickly (within up to three days) block the sale of fakes of their goods on marketplaces. To do this, they will simply need to contact the operator through their personal account on the site. The RATEK Association of Electronics Sellers and Manufacturers has proposed to introduce such a provision in the draft law "On the Platform Economy" that is currently being prepared for the government. Izvestia got acquainted with its materials.

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Market participants said that now the procedure for blocking fakes often takes more than 40 days.

A special insurance should be a guarantee that brand owners will not abuse the right to blitz, and that law-abiding sellers will not suffer due to an error or slip of the tongue, according to RATEK materials. Copyright holders will have to insure their liability to sellers and the marketplace.

The problem of counterfeiting on digital platforms is becoming more and more acute, said Kristina Mkrtchyan, Advisor to the Intellectual Property Practice at EBR Law Firm.

"According to IQ Technology research, the share of counterfeits in some categories of electronics has increased to 69%. The Russian Rights Turnover Center confirms that about 30% of counterfeit products are sold through marketplaces. At the same time, copyright holders today do not have effective tools to promptly block fakes, they are forced to go to court, which takes months, and counterfeit goods continue to be sold," she explained.

Wildberries also added that additional tools are already being used to control the quality and safety of products.

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