December 15, 2008

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

The practical and research conference "Issues of intellectual property use and protection in Ugra" is held in Khanty-Mansiysk on December 18-19.

In opinion of the event organizers - Government of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - the conference will promote to forming the market of intellectual property , creating mechanisms of the management, discussion and experience exchange, devoted for issues, connected with its protection.

Representatives of research institutes from Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen Region and Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug will participate in the event.

The program includes the plenary session, speeches of businessmen, legal and audit organizations. The training workshop, devoted to applied aspects of the work with intellectual property, is expected to be held. Its participants will get certificates of the Russian State Institute.

Intellectual property is protected by copyright, allied rights, patent law, non-traditional objects (topology of integral micro-schemes, selection achievements, know-how) and also means of individualization of goods, works, services and/or their producers. They are protected in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

December 15, 2008

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

On behalf of the Okrug people Governor of Ugra Alexander Filipenko congratulated the men’s and women’s combined biathlon teams of Russia with their victory in relay.

"It was really an impressive, spectacular and emotional event! You shocked your competitors, and presented a fantastic sports holiday to us. Ugra Fans were especially pleased with Khanty-Mansiysk biathletes - Nikolai Kruglov and Svetlana Sleptsova. I wish go forward to the sports glory! I wish the combined team of Russia good health, happiness, good luck, well-aimed shooting and quick skiing!", - was written by Governor in the telegram.

On December 14 at the second stage of the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen (Austria) the men’s combined team (Ivan Cherezov, Maxim Chudov, Maxim Maximov, Nikolai Kruglov) and women’s team (Svetlana Sleptsova, Albina Akhatova, Olga Medvedtseva, Ekaterina Yurieva) won gold medals in the relay.