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PCBI Russia: Regional Innovation & Motivation for Businesses

9 Oct, 2014 Mekhala Chaubal Featured, Global Innovation Series, Incubator, Innovation, Intellectual Property Rights, IP education, Russia 0

We caught up with Rinat Shamsiev, Director at the Perm City Business Incubator (PCBI Russia), an innovation hub geared towards inspiring local entrepreneurs in Russia’s Perm region. Rinat provided us with insights on innovation, …

So, Russia Joins the WTO. But Is It Ready To Fall in Line with TRIPS?

23 Aug, 2012 Mekhala Chaubal Corruption, Featured, Global Trade and IP, IPR enforcement, Russia, TRIPs, WTO 0

There was much hullaballoo on international media outlets today, with the formal accession of Russia into the World Trade Organization (WTO). It was the end of a 19-year long negotiation and wrangling process, and by joining …

Freedom of Expression in the Pussy Riot Age

21 Aug, 2012 Mekhala Chaubal Art and Activism, Featured, Freedom of expression, Russia, Technology 0

By now, readers will perhaps be familiar with the verdict of two years of imprisonment and “corrective labour” that has been handed down by Russian courts to members of the feminist punk collective, Pussy …

Russia Amends IP Legislation Prior to Signing WTO Accession Protocol

31 Jul, 2012 Tracy Ayodele Accession Protocol, Copyrights, Global Trade and IP, Intellectual Property Rights, International Treaties and Obligations, Internet Provider, IPR enforcement, Russia, Technology, WTO 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently signed the Accession Protocol, ratifying the agreement, thus making Russia the 154th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Prior to the accession, Russian intellectual property (IP) legislation was …

Lucky Number 17?: Russia’s 16th Consecutive Year on the U.S Copyright “Watch List”

12 Jul, 2012 Tracy Ayodele Brazil, China, Copyrights, India, IPR enforcement, Piracy, Russia 1

For its 16th consecutive year, Russia was named in the U.S copyright top priority “watch list”, according to a record kept by the International Intellectual Property Alliance. India, China, Argentina, Indonesia, Thailand and Canada …