XV anniversary International Forum "Innovative Development through the Intellectual Property Market"

On April 23, 2024, within the framework of International Intellectual Property Days, the XV anniversary International Forum "Innovative Development through the Intellectual Property Market" will be held under the auspices of the United Nations. The Forum is held with the support of WIPO (UN), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Rossotrudnichestvo and invariably gathers delegations from the countries of the "Great Eurasian Partnership", including the participants of the EAEU, CIS, SCO and BRICS.

 The program of the Forum includes a plenary session "The Eurasian Intellectual Property market and technological sovereignty in a multipolar world" with the presentation of the annual analytical report of the RNIIIS "On the state of legal protection, use and protection of intellectual property in the EAEU, CIS and BRICS in 2023" and session sessions (5 sessions in Moscow, 7 regional sessions in the member states The EAEU), which will address the following topics:

No.1 "Intellectual Property Market and national competitiveness in the digital economy: practices of the EAEU and BRICS countries"

No.2 "Intellectual Property and Technological Sovereignty: R&D Performance indicators" (national, sectoral and corporate levels)

No.3 "Intellectual Property in the EAEU Financial market (credit, stock, insurance)"

No. 4 "Intellectual Property and legal protection in the EAEU"

No.5 "Artificial intelligence and human resources for the intellectual property market"

No.6 "Harmonization of legislation of the EAEU Member States in the field of intellectual property as a condition for the formation of a single Eurasian market" (based on the National Center for Legislation and Legal Research of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk, Republic of Belarus)

 No. 7 "Increasing the potential of intellectual property as a resource of competitiveness" (based on the State Agency for Intellectual Property and Innovation under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent), Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic);

No.8 "Innovative Development of the Republic of Crimea through the Intellectual Property Market" (based on the V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russian Federation)

No.9 "Regional intellectual Property market: problems and solution practice on the example of the Republic of Tatarstan" (based on the Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education "Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University", Kazan, Russian Federation)

No.10 "Digitalization and intellectual property as priorities of competitiveness of the agricultural market of the South of Russia" (based on the Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education "Southern Federal University", Rostov – on–Don, Russian Federation);

No.11 "Economics of Intellectual Property in the innovative and digital development of the Urals" (based on the Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education "Ural State University of Economics", Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation);

No.12 "Transfer of Advanced Digital and Production Technologies: successful cases and key tools" (based on Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation).

From greetings to the organizers and participants of the Forum and reviews:

"I consider the topic of your meeting important and in demand, because the formation of a modern civilized intellectual property market, ensuring effective and reliable protection of the rights of all its participants is, without a doubt, one of the key conditions for innovative development and comprehensive modernization of the economy of Russia and other CIS countries."

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin

"Traditionally, representatives of government, science and business from Russia, the EAEU countries and the CIS conduct a constructive dialogue on this platform, exchange experiences, interesting ideas, and best practices. Intellectual activity is one of the key conditions for the innovative development of states all over the world. How to protect intellectual property from unfair competition in international cooperation, standardization issues in the regulation of procedures during the transition to the digital economy — these and other topics will be the focus of the Forum. I am sure that the recommendations developed during your meeting will help to find solutions to important problems and will serve further mutually beneficial cooperation between our countries."

Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation M.V. Mishustin

"It is gratifying that the Forum has become a traditional platform where topical issues of the formation and development of the intellectual property market, the problems of increasing the investment attractiveness and competitiveness of the economies of the CIS member states are discussed ... I am convinced that the results of the Forum will make a significant contribution to the further development of international cooperation in the field of intellectual property, will contribute to the construction and development of the innovation space of the Commonwealth of Independent States States".

Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee —

CIS Executive Secretary S.N. Lebedev

"The Eurasian Economic Commission notes the special practical importance of holding the Forum, within which international experts, government agencies and the business community can exchange views on such important issues as improving the processes of commercialization of intellectual property objects, developing mechanisms to ensure protection against violations of intellectual property rights and the spread of counterfeit products, increasing human resources within the framework of the introduction of artificial intelligence into the economy, as well as methods of protecting business entities from unfair competition.

I am sure that the recommendations developed at the Forum on these issues will acquire practical significance"

Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission

 M.V. Myasnikovich

"The proposed topics of the plenary sessions of the forum reflect the interest in intellectual property issues. This plays an important role in forming a solid foundation for the economic, social and cultural development of countries in today's rapidly changing world. Currently, the task of improving legal standards on intellectual property issues is becoming increasingly important in order to increase the competitiveness of products from different countries. We see that now it is necessary to analyze and develop a set of rules to regulate and strengthen cooperation within the SCO in this area."

SCO Secretary General Zhang Ming

"The Forum has become an authoritative international platform for discussing topical issues of developing the legal framework, improving and harmonizing legislation, commercialization and ensuring the protection of intellectual property. ...we will take into account the practical recommendations of the Forum in the work of the Russian Foreign Ministry and its foreign institutions, including in contacts on this issue with partners in the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Eurasian EconomicUnion."

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov

Chairman of the Program Committee of the Forum: Stepashin Sergey Vadimovich – Chairman of the Association of Lawyers of Russia

Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Forum: Aldoshin Sergey Mikhailovich – Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Head of the Forum Directorate: Lopatin Vladimir Nikolaevich – Scientific Director of the RNIIIS, Chairman of the Interstate Committee for Standardization "Intellectual Property" (MTK 550)

The forum provides for both face-to-face participation and participation in an online format on the webinar platform, as well as in the video conference mode of representatives of educational, scientific organizations, corporations and enterprises, authorities at the regional venues of the Forum.

Participation is free of charge. The working language is Russian, with simultaneous translation into English.

Following the results of the Forum, a collection of documents and materials is published, which is freely available on the website of the Forum Directorate, and a special issue of magazines — information partners of the Forum. You can register for participation in the XV International Forum and apply for a package of additional services on the website of the Forum Directorate (rniiis.ru).

Forum Directorate: Republican Research Institute of Intellectual Property (RNIIIS), tel./fax: +7 (495) 369-40-08, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  - Forum Programm