Based on the results of 2024, territorial bodies of the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan conducted 338 inspections and identified 297 violations under the article “illegal use of a trademark”.
283 cases were initiated, 267 persons were brought to administrative responsibility. The total amount of fines amounted to more than 22 million tenge (45 thousand US dollars). About 400 thousand units of counterfeit products were seized from illegal circulation in 2024 for a total of 150 million tenge (45 thousand US dollars).
Already in 2025, during an inspection in Shymkent and Almaty, employees of the Department of Justice seized 200 boxes of counterfeit goods, including 98 boxes of “Zaychik, wafers milk” and 102 boxes of Ness wafers, the appearance of which is similar to the trademark “Nestle” to the point of confusion. All illegal products were seized and placed in storage in the warehouse of the Department of Justice.