02.03.2016

On 2 March 2016, the AEB Intellectual Property and IT & Telecom Committees jointly held a Round Table “IT within the aspect of intellectual property rights”. The event was co-chaired by Eugene Arievich, Chairman of the AEB Intellectual Property Committee, Partner, Baker & McKenzie CIS – Russia, and Edgars Puzo, Chairman of the AEB IT & Telecom Committee, CEO, Atos IT Solutions and Services.

The event was organised to inform AEB members of the latest legislative changes in the spheres of IT and Intellectual Property Rights as well as current law enforcement practices. Topics included the use of trade marks in keyword advertising; the draft law on Internet aggregators for goods and its impact on businesses and consumers; legislative pros and cons relating to the use of social networks; an update on import substitution of PO and data localisation requirements as well as current practice and anticipated changes regarding contractual models for software distribution over the Internet.