On 22 April, the Department of Customs Administration at RANEPA St. Petersburg, organized the section “Protection of intellectual property: defining solutions” and the round table “Current practices in the legal protection of intellectual property”.

Representatives of regional customs authorities, textile, tobacco, footwear, pharmaceutical and defense industries, experts from public entities focused on licensing and combating trafficking in illegal products, lawyers, attorneys and patent experts made presentations in the RANEPA St. Petersburg Scientific Library.

Our students shared:

«I was my first time to participate in such an amazing event. I had only positive emotions. We had an excellent chance to listen to representatives from different industries, discover new provisions in the field of intellectual property and gain new knowledge which will be definitely useful to us as future customs professionals.»

Vasily Gelev, fourth-year student in Customs

«The International Forum as a high-level event attracted professionals from various industries. Participants received up-to-date information about the latest trends and changes in legislation related to the protection of intellectual property, shared experiences and discussed current issues. We gained the new knowledge and practical skills.»

  Valeria Semenova, fourth-year student in Customs