IBC Meetup discussed current copyright issues in the IT sector

On March 11, 2024, the International Business Council held its next informal meeting in the IBC Meetup format together with the IBC members - Representative office of the IPCHAIN Association in the Kyrgyz Republic and the ARTE legal company with the assistance of the High Technology Park (HTP).

IBC Executive Director Askar Sydykov, Head of the HTP Directorate Azis Abakirov and Director of the Representative Office of the IPCHAIN Association in the Kyrgyz Republic Yrys Tursunalieva welcomed the meeting participants.

Director of the ARTE law firm Saodat Shakirova spoke about current issues of copyright in the IT sector. Shakirova has extensive experience working with international IT companies, is a patent attorney, and she also heads the IBC Committee on Intellectual Property and Information Technologies.

The meeting participants were interested in the topic of utility software, which expands the capabilities of the basic software and creates a more convenient working environment for users. The meeting participants received answers to questions regarding the terms of transfer of property rights to software.

An expert in innovative technologies, the NRIS project Development Director Viktor Bunyak spoke about digital ways of recording authorship of software, and also explained how to use deposition in the NRIS project. kg to ensure reliable data protection and protection and obtain a certificate confirming the rights to the software.

During informal communication, meeting participants had the opportunity to exchange contacts, opinions and establish new business connections.