• Setting up an interministerial body to coordinate activities to combat infringement and piracy; • Setting up a forum for linking with the private sector and civil society, one that will act as a platform for drawing up and harmonizing the policies, legislation and concrete actions needed to combat infringement and piracy; • Training and awareness-raising on infringement and piracy, aimed at the entrepreneurial sector; • Carrying out an in-depth study of the incidence of infringement and piracy in the domestic economy and effective mechanisms for combating them; • Training staff involved in combating infringement and piracy, in particular technical staff in customs, the police and financial inspections; and • Stimulating collaboration between the private sector and bodies specialized in combating infringement and piracy. 6.7.4. Stepping up the safeguarding of intellectual property rights Safeguarding intellectual property rights calls for the full operation of the judicial system to settle disputes in this area. For this purpose, it is not enough to set up units specializing in intellectual property – there is also a need to raise the level of awareness in the judicial system both of the issue itself and of the damage it can represent for the Mozambican economy. This must be done at all levels, but prioritizing the specialization of several judges in intellectual property matters. The enforcement of intellectual property rights also requires constant inspection and monitoring, together with the identification and elimination of instances of the infringement of these rights. The bodies with authority in this sphere are the police, customs and the General Inspectorate of Finance. These bodies must also have the benefit of awarenessraising and training so that they are well informed when working in this field. Mechanisms must be introduced to enable them to act quickly whenever they detect an anomaly in the operation of the system. Strengthening the system for safeguarding intellectual property rights therefore requires the setting up of specialized bodies, the clear allocation of authority, the training of specialized

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