FOURTH MEETING OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
IP WORKING GROUP

CIPR Moscow Office

15 May 2003

Agenda | List of Participants

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	Officials from the RF government and law enforcement agencies, professional and business associations, brand and copyright owners and consumers advocates gathered for the fourth meeting of the Russian Federation IP Working Group on May 15, 2003.
	Working Group participants discuss the most vital IP issues. From left to right starting left side of table: Michael Fedotov, Chairman, UNESCO Section for Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Rights; Olga Barannikova, GR Expert, CIPR; Valentina Orlova, Head, Legal Department, Rospatent; Alexander Shelemekh, Senior Vice President, CIPR; Peter B. Necarsulmer, President, CIPR; Magdalena M.V. Sekula, Head of Moscow Representative Office, Gowlings; Stephen Chase, President Intel Russia; Sergey Kotov, Head, Department for Protection from Unfair Competition, RF Ministry of Anti-Trust Policy and Business Support; Victor Barilkin, Deputy Director for Economic and Finance, Goznak ; Evgeny Stoyakin, Chief Officer, RUOP Moscow Region; At the head of the table: Igor Morozov, Advisor, Expert Department, Office of the President of the Russian Federation From back to front — right side of the table: Vladimir Shipkov, Head, Pharmaceutical Inspection RF Ministry of Health; Oleg Gordiyko, Chairman, Committee for Intellectual Property, RF Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Oleg Ashoorkov, Deputy Chief, Department of Tariff and Non-Tariff Regulations, State Customs Committee; Robert Rosen, Executive Director, Association of International Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (AIPM)
	Svetlana Ovanesova, Legislative Advisor, American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, (at the front) emphased the necessity of information sharing between the members of the Russian Federation IP Working Group.
	Michael Fedotov, Chairman, UNESCO Section for Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Rights, briefs participants on the result of IP days in Russia held May 23-26, 2003. From left to right: Michael Fedotov, Olga Barannikova, CIPR; Valentina OrlovaRospatent; Alexander Shelemekh, CIPR.