IN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS UNDER SPECIAL PROTECTION

One more loophole which could allow Russian knowledge, technologies and know-how flow abroad is filled. This is how experts in the field of intellectual property consider the contract signed by the Federal Agency for Management of Special Economic Zones and the National Scientific Research Institute of Intellectual Property. In this document it is specially stipulated, that its purpose is cooperation in the field of assignment, legal prevention and protection of intellectual property rights received in special economic zones. The parties have agreed not only on terms favorable for creation of objects of intellectual property and measures to increase the number of hi-tech residents companies in the territory of the zones, but also on increase of the level of knowledge and practice in the intellectual property field. For innovations assume implementing new technologies, which always calls for registration and protection of copyrights, first of all. It is evident that in special economic zones the risk to simply present the technologies and know-how to a foreign partner increases. Teamwork itself under special management conditions assumes it. However after signing the aforementioned contract this threat for enterprises and organizations – residents of special economic zones - reduces considerably. Even in case of joint developments of scientific, technological, or intellectual products copyright assignment and protection from now on are under special supervision of the Russian Federal Agency for Management of Special Economic Zones (RusSEZ) and NSRIIP. The cooperation agreement has been signed by RusSEZ Deputy Head T.N. Budarina and NSRIIP Director V.N. Lopatin.