IP Academy

On September 20, 2019, IP Academy was held at Technopark, part of the Skolkovo Innovation Center. This is a new form of educational event in the intellectual property field, organized by Skolkovo Patent School, a leading educational conference. IP Academy employed its best practices and traditions, significantly expanding its agenda. IP Academy has become the largest educational event in Russia and the CIS countries for experts in intellectual property and other creative and science-driven areas of the economy who create and work directly with intellectual products. During the three-day conference, leaders of government departments and state agencies, heads of international and professional communities, and experts at leading companies in these industries shared their practical experiences and case studies on the protection, defense, and monetization of intellectual property. Experts discussed a wide range of activities covering the full range of IP rights management, as well as the specific rights regarding trademarks and other types of individualization of goods and services. Experts particularly focused on digital markets and technological solutions that make intellectual property management efficient and low-cost. Attendees studied in detail the most interesting and complex practices in the field of litigation and pre-trial dispute resolution, as well as new approaches to training and expanding employees’ skill sets in the intellectual property field. The conference included breakout sessions, workshops, and discussions where attendees had the chance to talk and exchange their views with top Russian and foreign intellectual property experts, discuss practical issues of patent protection, the leading educational trends in IP, the impact of new technologies on intellectual property assets, and other relevant issues. In addition to business sessions, the conference provided conditions for productive networking, including a rich cultural program.