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The independent company HLB PAKK-Audit conducted an audit of the annual financial statements for 2017 of the Russian Union of Rightholders (RUR) and the Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS). The package of documents includes the balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, a report on financial results, a target use report, as well as…

Elena Yampolskaya became the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture. The corresponding decision was made by deputies at a plenary meeting on Wednesday July 25, according to the website of the State Duma. According to Elena Yampolskaya, in the near future the main task will be joint work with all relevant departments and…

Such a network will make it possible to track the movement of intellectual property not only in the country of its production, but also abroad, said Artem Tovbin, Director of Digital Technologies of the Association IPChain Association (National Coordination Centre for Processing Transactions with Intellectual Property Rights and Items) begins cooperation with partners in Azerbaijan,…

The IPChain Association and the Russian Intellectual Property Court have signed a partnership agreement. The two organisations are developing the first intellectual blockchain in Russia. The IPChain Association was established in September 2017 and the main goal of the Association is to implement the IPChain project focused on shaping the national network of transactions of rights…

Russia, Saint Petersburg. In the framework of the business program of the VI St. Petersburg international cultural forum, 18 November 2017 a panel discussion “Creation in Russia of world applicable best practices of blockchain technology for managing intellectual property rights: from patents and inventions to books, paintings, photographs, music and films” was held. Leading Russian…

The largest Russian audiobroadcasting company “FormMax” is launching a large-scale federal program of social responsibility “FONMIX. Legal music is played here”. Within the program, business owners, the institutions of which pay legal music content, will receive special FONMIX labelling (for restaurants, shopping centers, gas stations, banks and other facilities). FONMIX label indicates the concluded agreement…

VOIS is a partner of the V International Forum “Anti-Counterfeit-2017”, which will be held on September 14-16, 2017 in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic). Organizers of the forum are the Government of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, the Eurasian Economic Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia and the International Anti-Counterfeit Association. The International Forum “Anti-Counterfeit”…

VOIS has concluded a bilateral agreement concerning the rights of performers with the State Service of Intellectual Property and Innovation under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent). According to the agreement performers of both countries will be protected equally within the contracting territories. Cooperation of VOIS and the Kyrgyz colleagues will provide strengthening the…

VOIS concluded bilateral agreement concerning the rights of performers with the Armenian public organization on collective management of copyright and related rights Armauthor. According to the agreement performers of both countries will be protected equally within the contracting territories. Cooperation of VOIS and the Armenian colleagues will allow Russian performers get remuneration for the use…

VOIS concluded a bilateral agreement concerning the rights of phonogram producers with the Latvian collecting society on neighboring rights – Latvian Performers’ and Producers’ Association (LaIPA). According to the agreement the producers of phonograms of both countries will be protected equally within the contracting territories. Cooperation of VOIS and the Latvian colleagues will allow Russian…