15.03.2007 Russian and German national groups of the AIPPI together with Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) organized a seminar “Practice of legal protection of inventions in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceutics in Germany and the EPO”. The following speakers were participating in the seminar: President of German National AIPPI Group Professor Mes, Chairman of Appeal Chamber of the EPO in the field of chemistry Dr. Teschemacher; Patentanwalt Dr. Bublak and President of the Russian National Group Vladimir V. Kuryshev. The assistance in organization of the seminar was provided by the Sojuzpatent.