On May 22, The Logos IT College at the St. Paphnutius Monastery in Borovsk hosted an event titled Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment organized by the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ.
The event brought together around 90 students specializing in software engineering, cybersecurity, and network administration. Together with industry experts, the participants explored legal aspects of intellectual property protection, specifics of safeguarding trademarks online, and the complexities of domain regulation.
In his welcoming remarks, Andrey Vorobyev, Director of the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ, spoke about the Center’s activities and emphasized the importance of improving young people’s legal literacy in the context of a rapidly evolving digital economy.
“Intellectual property has long been an integral part of the digital environment – from software and content to brands and domain names. That is why it is especially important for future IT professionals to understand how online rights protection mechanisms work and what risks exist in the digital space,” Andrey Vorobyev emphasized.
As part of the lecture program, experts from the Coordination Center, SPLAT Global, and T-Bank shared practical insights into working with intellectual property.
Maria Olkhovskaya, Head of Patent and Invention Activities at SPLAT Global, delivered a lecture titled “Intellectual Property: When Ideas Gain Value,” focusing on key intellectual property assets and the specifics of their legal protection.
Anna Monakhova, a leading intellectual property expert at SPLAT Global, made a presentation “Protect and Defend Your Innovations,” discussing copyright and invention protection.
Yelizaveta Ignatovich, Chief Legal Counsel for Intellectual Property and Domains at T-Bank, addressed issues of trademark protection online, ranging from marketplaces and social media platforms to domain disputes and online advertising.
A separate section was devoted to domain names. Anna Sysoyenkova, Legal Counsel at the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ, delivered a lecture titled “Domains: Who Owns Internet Names?” She spoke about the legal status of domain names, risks for website owners, and mechanisms for protecting domains and brands online.
The lectures were followed by discussions in an open dialogue format, allowing the participants to ask experts questions about law, technology, and intellectual property. Students also tested their knowledge in the Explore the Internet & Govern It quiz, with the most active participants presented with souvenirs.
