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| Issue Overview and
additional references. Biotech
in China and Taiwan by William T. H.
Chang, President, China League Biotechnology Association
Best International Business
links on the Web, Cay Villars, President, Market Value Concepts
Technology Transfer Opportunies in
Russia, Tom Ruddy, President, Trykor.
Protect Your Corporate IP Position,
by Charles S. Sara, Practice Group
Chair, DeWitt, Ross & Stevens.
US Govt. Resources for Intl. Bus. on
the Net, Sharon Locken, President, Locken
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Technology Transfer and
Business Development in Russia: A Review and Status Report, p 4. |
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Some additional tips to
bear in mind:
- Search thoroughly for invisible parties with potential claims to patents/inventions.
- Be prepared to go over the basics of business practice and patent law.
- Have your own interpreter, not one supplied by the other side.
- Clearly understand the prior patent filings and disclosures.
- Make sure that all documents are translated into both Russian and English.
- Speed is not as much of a priority as relationship building with Russian technology
owners.
- Know priorities and expectations of the technology owner at each stage of discussions.
- Don't assume that technology assignment guarantees technology transfer!
Other References
Summary of useful WWW sites for those interested in exploring Russia market
opportunities include:
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Mr. Ruddy is president of Trykor, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based firm specializing in
technology transfer and business activities with Russia. Mr. Ruddy lived in Moscow for
nearly two years managing biomedical R&D projects. He started a company based on
Russian medical technologies which went public last year. He is also president of the
Lopukhin Foundation for Non-Invasive Diagnostics, a new non-profit foundation promoting
technical conferences in Russia and collaborations between Russian and American scientific
communities. Mr. Ruddy can be reached via
email at Tom_Ruddy@compuserve.com
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