23d Annual Seminar "Intellectual Property Protection Strategies for Successful Company Development"

The 23nd annual seminar ‘Intellectual Property Protection Strategies for Successful Company Development’ was successfully completed in Moscow. During two days more than 150 IP specialists participated in the seminar.

The seminar was opened by Valery Medvedev, Managing Partner of Gorodissky & Partners with presentation “Innovation and Import substitution”.

Reports were presented by 24 specialists from Gorodissky & Partners and guest speakers from Russia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

The first day of the seminar featured thematic sessions on inventions, patenting of medicinal products, examination of computer-implemented inventions, features of the Eurasian design patenting system and combating patent infringement.

The second day of the seminar was devoted to trademarks and geographical indications, the protection of exclusive rights on the Internet, and the legal aspects of software development, personal data, current issues of legal protection of violated rights and compensation claims.

Two round tables were held during the seminar:

• ‘What you need to know when entering Middle Eastern markets’

• ‘Strategies for protecting a company's corporate identity: the views of a marketer, lawyer and patent attorney’

Based on the results of a survey of seminar attendees, recordings of the best presentations will be published in our official Rutube and Dzen channels.

Feedback from seminar participants

• I really liked the program, the information was relevant and useful, the speakers were professionals, and it was pleasant and interesting to listen to everyone - A.F. Varenina, External Communications Specialist, Camelot Publishing LLC

• The program was very interesting and rich. The speakers were amazing, with in-depth and informative presentations. - L.A. Subbotina, IP Specialist, LLK-International LLC
• Real-life examples, connection to reality and expert knowledge are very valuable. Thank you for the great atmosphere! – L. Shuleshko
• This is my first time at the seminar. The materials presented at the seminar are all interesting and very in-depth, encouraging us to learn about intellectual property rights protection. Thank you for your work and high standards – Y.B. Ponomareva, Yekaterinburg