Svetlana Koroliova and Darya Lando delivered a speech at the III International Research Conference "Intellectual Property at Present: Current Challenges and Development Prospects"

On 18-19 October 2023, Minsk hosted the III International Research Conference "Intellectual Property at Present: Current Challenges and Development Prospects". The conference was organised by the State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus, National Centre of Intellectual Property, and World Intellectual Property Organisation. Director of LEXPATENT LLC and Patent Attorney of the Republic of Belarus Svetlana Koroliova in her speech on "Means of individualisation as a way to secure a company’s financial stability" showcased the role of such means of individualisation as trademarks, trade names and geographical indications to combat the infringement of intellectual property rights.

Photo: Vladimir Volk, source – website of the National Centre of Intellectual Property

 Darya Lando, Head of Legal Department of LEXPATENT LLC, PhD in Law, participated in the panel session "IP, Software & GameDev" and delivered a speech on current issues in transferring property rights to software. The participants of the panel discussion addressed the issues arising from application of various forms of software protection, as well as assessed legal consequences of implementing special norms on protection of an individual's image in the rise of deepfakes.