Proceedings of 23rd International Business Research Conference
18 - 20 November, 2013, Marriott Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, ISBN: 978-1-922069-36-8
Integration Processes in the Post-Soviet Arena in the
Field of IP Protection: Challenges and Solutions
Marina Tsikun
In the information age, based on the knowledge economy or
intellectual economy, the competitiveness of any single business or
a whole country is determined by the advanced technologies (both
created or legally acquired). These technologies constitute
intellectual property (IP). After having appeared in early 1990-s the
CIS countries are actively integrating into world economy, putting
efforts to providing their adequate place in the international arena.
In the innovation economy the restoration of the lost and the
establishing of the new production and cooperation ties inside CIS
space as well as with the outside partners is impossible without
strengthening of the institute of intellectual property rights (IPRs). In
this article two main ways of the formation and development of IPRs
in the post-Soviet arena will be examined and analyzed:
1. Each CIS country individually develops national framework of
the protection of IP, unilaterally integrates into the international IPRs
system and establishes bilateral relations with other CIS countries
in the field of IP protection;
2. Establishment of the uniform system of IP protection in the
post-Soviet arena, jointly integrated under the international IP
protection umbrella. Creation of such national mechanisms of IPRs,
that would be concordantly shaped into this integrated system.
The main conclusion of the article is that the second way is more
suitable and efficient as it leads to the harmonization of IP
protection in the post-Soviet arena, and furthers economic
cooperation of the CIS countries with more developed world, though
this way is less flexible than the first one.
The main research methods are analysis and synthesis, empirical
analysis, comparison, deduction, induction, conclusion by analysis.
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The period of study mainly includes the first decade of the 21
century.
Keywords: knowledge economy, intellectual property rights, CIS countries,
integration
Track: International Development, Economic Development and Policy,
Emerging Economies, Globalization and Economic Growth
JEL Codes: F15, O30, O34, O57, F50, F53, F60, F68, K39, P26
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Ms. Marina Tsikun, Moscow State University of International Relations, Institute of
International
Economic
Relations,
aspirant,
E-mail:
marina0271@gmail.com,
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