BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 12.
Azerbaijan has remarkable traditions in the fields of art, science,
and innovation, Deputy Secretary General of the Organization of
Turkic States (OTS), Ömer Kocaman, said at the Second Meeting of
Heads of Intellectual Property Agencies of the OTS Member States in
Baku on Monday, Trend's correspondent reports from the event.


He noted that today, as knowledge, technology, and intellectual
capital become the main source of economic power and
competitiveness, this responsibility becomes even more urgent.


"That's why intellectual property cooperation is not just a
technical matter, but important to our broader efforts to build a
more innovative and permanently competitive future.


"The first meeting of the heads of intellectual property
agencies held in Bishkek in August 2025 gave significant impetus to
our cooperation and laid the foundation for regular institutional
ties," he pointed out.


Kocaman added that an environment must be created where new
ideas emerge, researchers and entrepreneurs thrive, and bold
innovations are effectively protected and transformed into powerful
engines of economic and social well-being.







"The Turkic world possesses a remarkable intellectual heritage.
Today, our responsibility is to ensure that this legacy is carried
forward from generation to generation through the ideas,
technologies, and innovations of both our own and future
generations," he emphasized.


The second meeting of heads of intellectual property offices of
member states of the OTS is being held in Baku, organized by the
Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan.


Holding the second meeting in Azerbaijan during the country's
chairmanship of the OTS is expected to contribute to the
development of cooperation within the organization. It is also
important for promoting Azerbaijan's initiatives in intellectual
property, strengthening institutional ties with member states and
demonstrating the country's active role within the
organization.


Participants include OTS Deputy Secretary-General Merey
Mukazhan; Chair of the Intellectual Property Rights Committee of
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Justice Sholpan Abdreyeva; Kyrgyzstan's
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Maksat
Mamytkanov; Head of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office
(TÜRKPATENT) Muhammed Zeki Durak; and Deputy Minister of Justice of
Uzbekistan and Head of the Intellectual Property Department Muzraf
Ikramov.