IP Conference: Complex Objects

11 february 2025

Maxim Labzin, INTELLECT, will speak in Moscow at a conference dedicated to the protection of intellectual property rights.

Complex Objects: Should the Legal List Be Expanded? A conference for practitioners.

February 11, 2025, from 09:00 to 13:00
Moscow, Lesnaya Street 7, Belye Sady Business Center, ALRUD Office Conference Hall

Organized by: IP CLUB educational project with the support of ALRUD Law Firm

The Civil Code contains a closed list of complex objects consisting of several protected intellectual property results. The law explicitly names such objects as: films and other audiovisual works, theatrical performances, multimedia products, and databases (Article 1240 of the Civil Code).

However, many questions arise among legal professionals:

Is a website a complex object?Can a television program be classified as an audiovisual work?
Is it permissible to consider a social media account as a complex object?
What constitutes a multimedia product?
How appropriate is it to maintain a closed list of complex objects given today's technological advancements?

Conference Program

First Session

What is meant by a complex object and what are its characteristics?
What is a website, and can it be considered a complex object?
Are all databases characterized as complex objects?What objects are implied by audiovisual works, and do they include television and radio programs?
Can video courses, video trainings, etc., be classified as complex objects?

Second Session

What objects fall under the concept of "multimedia product"?
Are video games considered multimedia products?
What is an account, and does it belong to complex objects?
Is a "complex object" a separate result of intellectual activity or a special legal regime for such objects?

Official conference website >>>

Event guest — Maxim Labzin