Article by Sojuzpatent’s Senior Lawyer Mikhail Nepomnyashchikh Published by Japanese National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training (INPIT)

An article by Sojuzpatent’s Senior lawyer Mikhail Nepomnyashchikh entitled «Joint ownership of patent applications and patents in Russia» was published by the Japanese National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training (INPIT) in the framework of a joint strategic project with the Japan Patent Office (JPO) "Data Bank for Intellectual Property Information from Emerging Nations" (GLOBAL IPDB).

The GLOBAL IPDB aims to compile and provide information about various intellectual property systems of East Asian, East European, Latin American, African, ASEAN and BRICs countries. The information in GLOBAL IPDB includes basic system on IP protection, how to access information of statistics, measures against counterfeits, litigation and license related information. The goal is to provide helpful information for Japanese enterprises (especially small and medium enterprises) when they try to enter a market in the subject countries.