HISTORY

1            Establishment of the Intellectual Property Rights Center Foundation (IPRC)

1            Launched the First Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition (IP Moot Court) in Armenia

1            Provided pro-bono IP legal consultation for representatives of creative industries, scientific community, and institutions

1            Held a seminar on copyright issues in television and radio broadcasting 

1            Assisted with holding an IP Symposium for Armenian Judges, Prosecutors and Police Officers, organized by the RA Ministry of Justice and EU Advisory Group to the Republic of Armenia

1            Held a Round Table Discussion on protection of business methods in Armenia with the participation of IP experts and the representatives of the Armenian IP Office of the Ministry of Economy

1            Held a Seminar on Commercialization, Invention and Innovation

1            Took a part in DigiTech Expo

1           Held the Second Annual IP Moot Court Competition

1           Provided pro-bono IP legal consultation during the Open House of the Armenian Chamber of Advocates (Armenian Bar)

1           Took a part in 2012 DigiTec Expo 

1            Held an IP seminar for the participants of the CEED Top Class Program for Entrepreneurs and Managers, funded by the USAID and Enterprise Development and Market Competitiveness Project (EDMC)

1           Took a part in the U.S. Consultations on Innovation and Technology Transfer in Washington DC, Worcester, Massachusetts, and in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA 

1            Delivered a presentation for the Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America on Recent Developments in the field of IP and Technology Commercialization in Armenia (Glendale, California & Washington DC, USA)

1            Held an IP Seminar for the students of the College of Engineering, the American University of Armenia

1            Held a seminar on How to conduct patent (prior art) searches online 

1            Held a panel discussion on protection of IP rights in Armenia, hosted by the US Embassy

1            Held a one-day IP workshop for IT and HighTech Companies 

1            Delivered a presentation on the importance of IP protection for the members of the American Chamber of Commers in Armenia

1            Held the Third Annual IP Moot Court Competition

1            Participated in 2013 AUTM Annual Meeting, San Antonio, USA (with the support of the CLDP program of the US Department of Commerce) 

1            Held a two-day Workshop on IP as a Tool to Accelerate Knowledge-Based Economic Development, in collaboration with CLDP program of the US Department of Commerce, the US Embassy of Armenia, the International Research & Exchanges Board, the American University of Armenia, and the University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce School of Law 

1            Took a part in the UC Davis School of Law program on IP Licensing, organized by the UC Davis' International Law Programs and Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture (PIPRA) 

1            Held an IP Seminar for the participants of the CEED (Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development) Top Class Program for Entrepreneurs and Managers, funded by the USAID and Enterprise Development and Market Competitiveness Project (EDMC)

1            Held an IP Seminar for the litigators of Gyumri

1            Held an IP Seminar for the representatives of Creative and Cultural Industries of Gyumri 

1            Held an IP Seminar for the students of the Armenian School of Advocates 

1            Held a series of IP Seminars at Gyumri Technopark

1            Held a seminar on Customs Enforcement of IP rights

1            Signed an Agreement on Cooperation in the field of IP Education, with the Yerevan Management University (YMU)

1            Developed IP Casebook for Armenian Law Schools, based on the US IP Case Law, with the support of the CLDP program of the US Department of Commerce

1            Held the Fourth Annual IP Moot Court Competition

1            Implemented the First "I Create" business competition for young innovators with the support of the US Embassy, the American University of Armenia and Artavazd Mehrabyan, Co-founder & COO of PicsArt

1            Published the IP Hub Armenia Strategic Plan in collaboration with Stanley Kowalski, professor of the University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce School of Law 

1            Held an IP seminar for DigiCamp of the Union of Information Technology Enterprises of Armenia (UITE)

1            Held a Round Table Discussion on RA Civil Code, Chapter 10 (Intellectual Property) in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice

1            Held a seminar Ayb High School students on the importance of IP

1            Held the Fifth Annual IP Moot Court Competition

1            Held the Second "I Create" business competition for young innovators, with the support of the US Embassy and the American University of Armenia 

1            Implemented the First Regional Summer IP Academy project

1            Held an advanced course on Trademarks

1            Held a two-day IP training program in Gyumri Technopark

1            Held the Sixth Annual IP Moot Court Competition

1            Implemented the Second Regional Summer IP Academy projects

1            Held a two-day Workshop on Access to Technology for Innovation and Establishing a Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) Network in Armenia, in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the Armenian IP Office of the Ministry of Economy

1            Held an IP workshop for the legal department of the Central Bank of Armenia

1            Held the Seventh Annual IP Moot Court Competition

1            Held a three-day international workshop on “Commercialization and Technology Transfer Capacity Building”, in collaboration with the CLDP program of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Embassy Armenia and the American University of Armenia (AUA), with participation of speakers from the University of Maryland, the George Washington University, US Department of Agriculture 

1            Held a conference and a cultural event in celebration of the World IP Day

1            Held a IPRC's Annual Meeting and International Conference on IP, with participation of more than 40 foreign IP practitioners from Moldova, Latvia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus and Armenia

1            Held a policy dialogue on negative consequences of misconception of the concepts "Confusing Similarity of Trademarks" and "Likelihood of Consumer Confusion" with participation of the Armenian IP Office of the Ministry of Economy and IP practitioners 

1            Held a policy dialogue on upcoming changes in the Trademark Law of Armenia

1            Held the Eighth Annual IP Moot Court Competition

1            IPRC was designated as the national focal point for the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Technology & Innovation Support Center (TISC) project in Armenia

1            Held a conference and a cultural event in celebration of the World IP Day

1            Held a IPRC's Annual Meeting and International Conference on IP

1            Held a Policy Dialogue on the Draft Law on Copyright and Related Rights with participation of the Armenian IP Office of the Ministry of Economy

1            Held a presentation for the Armenian Leadership School on Protection of IP and Commercialization

1            Held a presentation on Geographical Indications at 22nd International Conference of the Federal Institute of Industrial Property of the Russian Federation

1            Held a round-table and policy dialogue on Customs recordals of trademarks and detention of counterfeit goods, with participation of the Armenian Customs Office 

1            Held a presentation on IP for Irava-Tech 2018 Conference

1            Held the Ninth Annual IP Moot Court Competition

1            Held a Policy Dialogue on the Draft Law on Industrial Designs and the Draft Law on Patents 

1            Held a Policy Dialogue on Trademarks and domain names disputes, with participation of the Armenian IP Office of the Ministry of Economy, and legal professionals

1            Held a Policy Dialogue on Well-known trademarks, with participation of the Government of Armenia, the Armenian IP Office of the Ministry of Economy and legal professionals

1            Organized and held the first general meeting of Armenian IP Attorneys and patent agents

1            Signed a Memorandum of Understanding on conducting research in various fields of Intellectual Property Rights with the American University of Armenia 

1            Signed an Agreement on establishment of a WIPO Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) at the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST)

1            Took a part in the 2019 Eurasian Anti-counterfeiting Forum

1            Hosted representatives of the Korea Invention Promotion Association

1            Held IPRC's Third Annual Meeting and International IP Conference with participation of IP practitioners from Latvia, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Armenia

1            Co-organized a concert with Armauthor collective management organization, devoted to the World IP Day, which was attended by Ms. Lynne Tracy, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Armenia, Mr. Jun Yamada, the Ambassador of Japan to Armenia, Justices of the Armenian Court of Cassation, members of the Armenian Parliament, high-ranking members of the Armenian Government, as well as IP practitioners and representatives of creative and cultural industries.

1            Developed and published IPRC's First Annual IP Report on the State of IP Protection and Enforcement in Armenia in collaboration with the British Embassy of Armenia

1            Developed and published IPRC's Second Annual IP Report on the State of IP Protection and Enforcement in Armenia in collaboration with the British Embassy of Armenia

1            Participated in development of Armenia's National Intellectual Property Strategy

1            Took a part in the round-table discussion on development of Armenia's Intellectual Property System, at the Ministry of Economy

1            Held a webinar on IP for the representatives of Creative Industries, within the framework of the "Acceleration of the catapult creator" program implemented by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU)

1            Held a three-day workshop on IP for lawyers, within the framework of the "Acceleration of the catapult creator" program implemented by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU)

1            Participated in 2023 AUTM Annual Meeting, Austin, USA (with the support of the CLDP program of the US Department of Commerce)