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ARMENIAN ENGINEERS & SCIENTISTS OF AMERICA
Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America
417 W Arden Avenue, Suite 112C
Glendale, CA 91203
Contact: Areg Gharabegian
Tel: (626) 440-6047
Fax: (626) 440-6200
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.aesa.org
Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America
Presents
Recent Developments in the Field of Intellectual Property Rights
Protection and Technology Commercialization in Armenia
By: Sarkis Knyazyan
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Intellectual Property Rights Center
Tuesday July 24, 2012, 7:30 pm
The Armenian Society of Los Angeles
117 S. Louise Street
Glendale, CA 91205
Abstract
The presentation aims to give a short introduction to the most recent
developments in the field of Intellectual Property Rights and
Technology Commercialization in Armenia. In particular, Mr. Knyazyan
will talk about the current, upcoming and implemented projects of the
Intellectual Property Rights Center Foundation (IPRC -
www.ipr-center.org). The IPRC is an
Armenian non-governmental, non-profit organization with a mission to
promote, support and facilitate Armenia's shift to a knowledge-based
economy for the benefit of Armenia's economy and its society as a
whole. One of the most important goals of IPRC is to support, organize
and hold various projects and activities stimulating science and
creativity in Armenia. IPRC also aims to support Intellectual Property
Rights (IPR) awareness rising in Armenia, inform the public about the
importance of IPR protection to Armenia, and to support IPR reforms
and small technology companies, local authors and inventors with their
IP matters.
About the Speaker
Mr. Sarkis Knyazyan is an attorney from Armenian who majored in
Intellectual Property and Business Law. He worked for Arlex
International Law Office and the American University of Armenia as a
legal counsel. He clerked for the United States District Court,
Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, IL, and served as the
Intellectual Property Rights Advisor to the Ministry of Economy of
Armenia. He is Managing Partner of Knyazyan & Partners IP Law Firm and
is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Intellectual Property
Rights Center (IPRC) and a member of the Armenian Observatory on
Counterfeiting and Piracy in Armenia. Sarkis Knyazyan received his
Master's Degree in Intellectual Property Law from the University of
New Hampshire, School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law School),
Concord, NH, USA and graduated from the WIPO-sponsored Haifa
University's program on European Patent Law, Haifa, Israel. He teaches
Intellectual Property Law at the American University of Armenia (AUA),
in Yerevan, Armenia.
AESA Lecture Series
The lecture series presented by the Armenian Engineers and Scientists
of America are open to the public and free of admission charge. The
lectures are related to scientific and/or engineering topics.
Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America
417 W Arden Avenue, Suite 112C
Glendale, CA 91203
Contact: Areg Gharabegian
Tel: (626) 440-6047
Fax: (626) 440-6200
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.aesa.org
Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America
Presents
Recent Developments in the Field of Intellectual Property Rights
Protection and Technology Commercialization in Armenia
By: Sarkis Knyazyan
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Intellectual Property Rights Center
Tuesday July 24, 2012, 7:30 pm
The Armenian Society of Los Angeles
117 S. Louise Street
Glendale, CA 91205
Abstract
The presentation aims to give a short introduction to the most recent
developments in the field of Intellectual Property Rights and
Technology Commercialization in Armenia. In particular, Mr. Knyazyan
will talk about the current, upcoming and implemented projects of the
Intellectual Property Rights Center Foundation (IPRC -
www.ipr-center.org). The IPRC is an
Armenian non-governmental, non-profit organization with a mission to
promote, support and facilitate Armenia's shift to a knowledge-based
economy for the benefit of Armenia's economy and its society as a
whole. One of the most important goals of IPRC is to support, organize
and hold various projects and activities stimulating science and
creativity in Armenia. IPRC also aims to support Intellectual Property
Rights (IPR) awareness rising in Armenia, inform the public about the
importance of IPR protection to Armenia, and to support IPR reforms
and small technology companies, local authors and inventors with their
IP matters.
About the Speaker
Mr. Sarkis Knyazyan is an attorney from Armenian who majored in
Intellectual Property and Business Law. He worked for Arlex
International Law Office and the American University of Armenia as a
legal counsel. He clerked for the United States District Court,
Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, IL, and served as the
Intellectual Property Rights Advisor to the Ministry of Economy of
Armenia. He is Managing Partner of Knyazyan & Partners IP Law Firm and
is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Intellectual Property
Rights Center (IPRC) and a member of the Armenian Observatory on
Counterfeiting and Piracy in Armenia. Sarkis Knyazyan received his
Master's Degree in Intellectual Property Law from the University of
New Hampshire, School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law School),
Concord, NH, USA and graduated from the WIPO-sponsored Haifa
University's program on European Patent Law, Haifa, Israel. He teaches
Intellectual Property Law at the American University of Armenia (AUA),
in Yerevan, Armenia.
AESA Lecture Series
The lecture series presented by the Armenian Engineers and Scientists
of America are open to the public and free of admission charge. The
lectures are related to scientific and/or engineering topics.