The U. S. Trade Representative Office Holds a Two-day Session of the Russian-US Working Group on the Protection of Intellectual Property
The session will hear a report on the progress of the reform of RussiaÂ’s intellectual property rights legislation.
WASHINGTON (PRWEB) October 26, 2004
The United States Trade Representative Office opened a two-day session of the Russian-US working group on the protection of intellectual property.
The session will hear a report on the progress of the reform of RussiaÂ’s intellectual property rights legislation.
The participants in the meeting will discuss issues connected with the United StatesÂ’ Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) initiative, legal regulation of optical discs production, control of optical discs exports, the protection of confidential information in the field of medicines production and the improvement of RussiaÂ’s civil and criminal legislation.
The session will also focus on the establishment of a consultative council on intellectual property in Russia and more intensive training of customs officers, policemen, trade inspection officers and judges, whose work is connected with the protection of intellectual property rights.
The session is expected to wind up with the adoption of a decision on elaborating a single system of indices to be applied while evaluating measures to protect intellectual property right within the framework of Russia-US bilateral cooperation. Head of Russia' s Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks Boris Simonov was authorized by the Russian Education and Science Minister to act as the head of RussiaÂ’s delegation at the Russian-US working group.
The working group includes, on the Russian side, representatives of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, the Customs Service, the Foreign Ministry, the Federal Health Care and Social Development Service, the Prosecutor's Office, the Federal Service for Compliance with Law in the Sphere of Mass Media and Cultural Heritage Protection.
If you are interested in covering this event, Mr. Simonov will be available for interviews on Wednesday, October 27. To confirm time and place please contact:
Irina Khvorostyanaya, RIA “Novosti” Washington Deputy Bureau Chief, 202-489-3678, 202-328-3238.
Russnovo@erols. com
Khvorost1@yandex. ru
CONTACTS IN RUSSIA
The Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks of the Russian Federation
Tel. 7 (095) 240-5074, 7 (095) 240-4564, 7 (095) 140-5074
Fax: 7 (095) 956-4374
E-mail: press@rupto. ru
SIMONOV Boris
Born in August 1953.
In 1975 – graduated (with the equivalent of first-class degree) from the day department of the power plant engineering faculty of the Moscow power engineering institute (MEI) and became a post-graduate student of this institute.
In 1980 – defended his candidate’s, and in 2003 – his doctor’s, thesis.
Until 1991, worked at the MEI; rose in his career from an engineer at a research and development department to assistant professor at the faculty of dynamics and durability of machinery.
In 1991, was placed in charge of the ZAO ENTEK which developed and introduced technical solutions in modernising thermomechanical equipment at thermal power plants.
From 1998 to 2003 – held the post of general director of the Innovation Agency non-commercial partnership. The agency’s objective was to create conditions and render services for commercialising the results of intellectual and research activity of scientific organisations and innovation companies.
In 1998 – became Prize Winner of the Russian government’s prize for the introduction of new machinery and equipment.
From 2003 till his appointment as chief of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks, Boris Simonov held the post of chief of the innovation development department at the Russian FederationÂ’s ministry of industry, science and technologies
Awarded the Badge of Honour Order.
Married, with two sons born in 1976 and 1983.
###
