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WIPO Director General Welcomes Re-Instatement of Russian Agency for Patents&Trademarks (Rospatent)

Geneva, March 22, 2000
Press Releases PR/2000/210

The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) welcomed on Wednesday the re-instatement of the Russian Agency for Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT) as a federal executive authority of the Russian Federation. Dr. Idris was informed of this important new development at a meeting in Geneva by Dr. Alexander D. Korchagin, Director General of Rospatent who was accompanied by Mr. Alexander Bavykin, Deputy Director, Legal Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

"We are delighted with this development which signals a new era for intellectual property protection within the Russian Federation" Dr. Idris said. The legal status of Rospatent was restored by decree of Acting President Vladimir Putin on February 29, 2000. Under the terms of the decree, the Russian Agency will be responsible for all aspects of intellectual property protection, including copyright and related rights. "These measures, including the formalization of copyright arrangements, are a clear and important reflection of the Russian Government's commitment to enhancing, upgrading and strengthening its intellectual property infrastructure" the Director General said.

In the course of their meeting, the Directors General discussed a number of bilateral matters, including the provision of legal and technical assistance within the framework of a program of cooperation between the Russian Federation and WIPO. Practical arrangements for the organization of the Moscow Forum in June 2000 were also discussed. This forum will provide training in intellectual property for developing countries and countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

The Russian Federation is party to 14 WIPO-administered international treaties and has been a member state of WIPO since April 1970.

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