IPR Youth Seminar (Cahul)

2019-2020-years

On October 16, 2020, starting with 9.30 am, the Association of Legal Culture Henri Capitant Moldova organized the seminar “European Union and Intellectual Property Protection” for young people in Cahul.
This event was organized within the Jean Monnet Support to Associations project in European Integration and Intellectual Property Protection Studies / EUPROIN, no. ref. 611344-EPP-1-2019-1-MD-EPPJMO-SUPPA, implemented with the support of the Erasmus + program of the European Union.
The event was opened by the new rector of the State University “B.P.Hașdeu” from Cahul, Mr. dr. hab., prof.univ. Sergiu Cornea, who was also the host of this event.

During the seminar, Dr. Rodica Crudu, EUPROIN project coordinator and Dr. Hab. Olesea Plotnic, a member of the project, addressed such topics as: European integration, European Union: from creation to the present, the EU institutions; relations between the EU and the Republic of Moldova, the provisions of the Association Agreement on intellectual property; EU regulations in the field of protection of intellectual property rights, as well as the role of the EU in the protection of intellectual property rights in the Republic of Moldova.

The information presented during this seminar made it possible to achieve the objectives set, namely:
1) Increasing the level of information of young people in the Republic of Moldova on European integration, EU policy in the field of intellectual property protection, the purposes of protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) and their awareness of the need to combat unfair competition and counterfeit products;
2) Increasing the capacity of young people to make the right choice and to raise their knowledge in the field of IPR
3) Inspiring young people to be innovative and generate ideas on IPR-protected business plans
4) Creating a platform for discussion and exchange of views on the main challenges of European integration and identifying ways to promote the Europeanization of the Republic of Moldova, etc.

The seminar was organized online, on the Zoom platform, and involved over 40 young people, especially students from the law and public administration faculty or master students from the “B.P. Hașdeu” State University from Cahul, but also representatives of the general public from the southern region of Moldova.

– Photos and screenshots from the event can be seen here – https://photos.app.goo.gl/e7KcKhsy6gamM1n29
– The video recording of the training can be seen here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1FPHIcReK0