MERCURY Thematic Dissemination Workshop "University Knowledge Protection and Management”, 26. April 2011, Moscow, Russia
On April 26, 2011 the project partner “Republican Research Institute for Intellectual Property” organised an International Forum “Innovative Development through Intellectual Property Market”
More than 200 participants from Russia, GUS states and Europe attended this event, which was opened by the President of Russia.
During the coordination meeting in Chisinau, Prof. Lopatin from “Republican Research Institute for Intellectual Property” advanced the initiative to conduct a MERCURY Regional Dissemination Workshop in the framework of the Forum. One of the working sections of the Forum was devoted to protection and management of intellectual property at universities (European and GUS experience).
The representatives of four MERCURY project partners took part in the workshop. Prof. Aydarkin, the First vice Rector of the Southern Federal University (SFU), made a presentation about SFU and its participation in the MERCURY project.