Patent Law

The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education are sponsoring the above titled teleconference on October 1, 2008.

Intellectual property rights and technology transfers are a part of many business investments and transactions in Russia. The rules in these areas changed significantly on January 1, 2008 when the existing IP laws were repealed and the new and controversial Part IV of the Civil Code came into force. This program will discuss how those changes came about, review Russia?s trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret laws, and discuss practical issues in licensing and commercialization. There will also be a discussion of the enforcement of IP rights by the Russian courts with examples from actual cases. Investment in Russia has been increasing based on improvements in economic and political stability. Join the program and learn how the IP sector is doing.

Faculty

• Vladimir Biriulin, Partner, Gorodissky & Partners

• Paul Jones, Jones & Co., Toronto, Canada

• Peter B. Maggs, Law Professor, College of Law of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Vladislav Zabrodin, Managing Partner, Capital Legal Services, International, L.L.C.

Read here to learn more and register.