On April 24, 2025, as part of the World Intellectual Property Day under the auspices of the United Nations, the XVI International Forum "Innovative Development through the Intellectual Property Market" will take place. The Forum is organized with the support of WIPO (UN), SCO, CIS Executive Committee, EEC of the EAEU, EAPO, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rossotrudnichestvo, and consistently gathers delegations from the "Greater Eurasian Partnership" countries, including participants from the EAEU, CIS, SCO, and BRICS countries.
The Forum program includes a plenary session on "Intellectual Property Market and National Competitiveness in the Digital Economy," with the presentation of the annual analytical report by RNIIS "On the State of Legal Protection, Use, and Safeguarding of Intellectual Property in the EAEU, CIS, and BRICS in 2024," and five sessional discussions (5 sessions in Moscow at the O.E. Kutafin Moscow State Law University, 8 regional sessions in EAEU member states), covering the following topics:
№1. "Intellectual Property and Technological Sovereignty: Efficiency Indicators of R&D"
№2. "Intellectual Property Market and Eurasian Legal Protection: Practices of EAPO Member States"
№3. "Intellectual Property as a Financial Asset (Credit, Stock, Insurance)"
№4. "Intellectual Property and Legal Protection against Unfair Competition and Counterfeiting"
№5. "Artificial Intelligence and Human Resources for the Intellectual Property Market"
№6. "Innovation Infrastructure for the Development of the Intellectual Property Economy" (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic)
№7. "Eurasian Intellectual Property Market as a Resource for National Competitiveness" (Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan)
№8. "Role of Intellectual Property in the Development of the Innovation Economy and Digital Technologies" (Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan)
№9. "Intellectual Property Economy in the Innovative and Digital Development of the Ural Region" (based at Ural State Economic University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation)
№10. "Regional Intellectual Property Market in the Republic of Tatarstan: Problems and Prospects" (based at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, Russian Federation)
№11. "Intellectual Property Economy in the Transfer of Digital and Manufacturing Technologies" (based at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
№12. "Intellectual Property Management: Qualification Assessment, Program Design, and the Development of Scientific and Technological Projects" (based at Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation)
№13. "Intellectual Property and the Development of Technological Sovereignty: Issues and Practical Solutions in the Republic of Crimea" (based at Crimean Federal University named after V.I. Vernadsky, Simferopol, Russian Federation).
From the greetings of the organizers and participants of the Forum:
“I consider the topic of your meeting important and timely, as the formation of a modern, civilized intellectual property market and the provision of effective and reliable protection of the rights of all its participants are undoubtedly among the key conditions for the innovative development and comprehensive modernization of the economy of Russia and other CIS countries.”
President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin
“It is gratifying that the Forum has become a traditional platform for discussing the current issues of forming and developing the intellectual property market, increasing the investment attractiveness and competitiveness of the economies of the CIS member states... I am confident that the outcomes of the Forum will make a significant contribution to the further development of international cooperation in the field of intellectual property and will contribute to the creation and development of the innovation space of the Commonwealth of Independent States.”
Secretary General of the CIS S.N. Lebedev
“The proposed topics for the plenary sessions of the Forum reflect interest in intellectual property issues. This plays an important role in establishing a solid foundation for the economic, social, and cultural development of countries in the rapidly changing modern world. Currently, improving the legal standards on intellectual property is becoming increasingly important for enhancing the competitiveness of products from various countries. We see that it is now necessary to analyze and develop a set of rules for regulating and strengthening cooperation within the SCO in this area.”
Secretary General of the SCO Zhang Ming
“Traditionally, on this platform, representatives of government bodies, science, and business from Russia, the EAEU countries, and the CIS engage in constructive dialogue, exchanging experience, interesting ideas, and best practices. Intellectual activity is one of the key conditions for the innovative development of states worldwide. How to protect intellectual property from unfair competition in international cooperation, issues of standardization in regulating procedures in the transition to a digital economy – these and other topics will be at the center of the Forum’s attention. I am confident that the recommendations developed during your meeting will help find solutions to important issues and further mutual cooperation between our countries.”
Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation M.V. Mishustin
“The Forum has become an authoritative international platform for discussing pressing issues of developing the legal framework, improving and harmonizing legislation, commercialization, and ensuring the protection of intellectual property... The practical recommendations of the Forum will be taken into account in the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and its foreign institutions, including in contacts on this issue with partners from the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Eurasian Economic Union.”
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Lavrov
Chairman of the Forum Program Committee: Sergey Vadimovich Stepashin – Chairman of the Association of Lawyers of Russia, Doctor of Law.
Chairman of the Forum Organizing Committee: Sergey Mikhailovich Aldoshin – Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Head of the Forum Directorate: Vladimir Nikolaevich Lopatin – Scientific Director of RNIIS, Chairman of the Interstate Committee on Standardization "Intellectual Property" (MTC 550), Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation.
The Forum provides free in-person and online participation for representatives from education and science, government bodies, public organizations, and business at regional Forum platforms. The working languages of the Forum are Russian and English. A certificate will be issued to each participant. Following the Forum, a collection of reports and materials (in Russian and English) will be published, as well as a special issue of journals – information partners of the Forum (with the VAK stamp).
To register for participation in the XVI International Forum and to apply for additional services, please visit the Forum Directorate website (rniiis.ru).
Forum Directorate: Republican Scientific Research Institute of Intellectual Property (RNIIS), Tel./Fax: +7 (495) 369-40-08, Email: forum@rniiis.ru
We invite you to participate!
