Despite turbulent times in politics the AIPPI Russian National
Group is pursuing its goals, i.e. proliferation of knowledge on
intellectual property and assistance in understanding the
intricacies of patent protection and commercialization.
The 2nd Patent Congress achieved more than a thousand
registrations. It was held on and offline with about 350 personal
attendees at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and more
than 2,000 participants online. There was an impressive assortment
of speakers: representatives of the Russian patent office and the
Eurasian patent office, The Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
lawyers from the leading law firms in Russia and in-house lawyers.
The Congress included a plenary session and four round tables. The
topics discussed were Unitary Eurasian Patents and Trends, Court
Practice in Infringement Cases, Administrative and Civil Regulation
in Patent Disputes, Patenting in Pharma and IT Field, Compulsory
Licensing, Protection of
