Topical Aspects Of Protection Of International Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Intellectual Property Rights Practical Conference ran at Kiev Hotel’s conference room on 11 June 2008. Legal Alliance Law Firm was the Conference’s general partner. Official partner of the event was European Business Association. Conference media partners included Morion publishers and Pharmaceutic Practic Review. The First Independent Pharmaceutical Portal provided internet support to the Conference.

The event was attended by over twenty representatives of foreign manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy chains, and medical clinics.

The Conference opened with a report on impact of Ukraine’s WTO accession on protection of intellectual property rights of foreign pharmaceutical producers, presented by Ilya Kostin, senior partner of Legal Allaince Law Firm.

Andrei Zelinsky, lawyer for Legal Alliance, presented information on particularities of pharmaceutical products advertising. Natalia Blazhivskaya, judge of Kiev District Administrative Court, reported on the existing practice of Ukrainian courts and the European Court of Justice in cases of protection of intellectual property rights. Andrei Gorbatenko, lawyer for Legal Alliance, drew attention of the attendees to aspects of legal governance of intellectual property rights turnover on the Internet.

Another presenter was Tatyana Serzhanova, forensic expert and partner for Meshcheriakova, Doroshenko & Serzhanova Expert Bureau who spoke on forensic examinations of names, composition and production techniques of pharmaceutical products.

This practical conference was held by initiative of Legal Alliance Law Firm as one of the series of conferences the company has been holding since the last year.

The participants acknowledged topicality of the Conference subject marking that pharmaceutical market is among the most exposed ones to abuse of intellectual property rights.

For many attendees the participation in practical conferences of the series has become a tradition, which reflects their interest to the subjects offered, as well as to the level of presentation and excellent organization groundwork.

According to Legal Alliance senior partner Ilya Kostin, this conference, as well as its narrow subject were in fact a response to requests of clients. Urgent matters discussed at the Conference relate primarily to large manufacturers of pharmaceutical products. At the same time, interest to the conference of pharmaceutical manufacturers generating original medicines shows their understanding of the need to adjust to WTO regulations.