IP: we all have that problem

[Dave Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>]

SCIENCE MINISTER BEMOANS LOSS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Russia is losing
millions of dollars in intellectual property to foreign countries,
Science Minister Boris Saltykov told a meeting of the State Commission
on Science and Technical Policy on 28 May. The loss to the U.S. alone is
estimated at $600 million to $700 million, ITAR-TASS reported. About
8,000 Russian scientists are said to be participating in U.S. government
programs. Saltykov attributed Russia's poor record in protecting its
intellectual property rights to a lack of experience and legislative
shortcomings. He added that presidential decrees have been drafted on
licensing consulting services and introducing a system of state
registration for agreements envisaging international cooperation. The
government has also drafted a resolution on state ownership rights over
the results of all work carried out with federal budget money. -- Penny
Morvant