There are many organizations involved in IPR in St. Petersburg and more generally in Russia. Also, there are some good sources for IPR information on the Internet. 

 Federal organizations

• Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) 
  • The most important actor in IPR in Russia
• Department of Federal Antimonopoly Service on Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad Region (only in Russian) 
  • FAS is responsible for preventing unfair competition for both Russian and foreign companies and for admission of normative legal instruments
• Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region (only in Russian)
  • Arbitration Courts in the Judicial System of the Russian Federation
• Federal Prosecutor of the Russian Federation (only Russian)
  • The department of St. Petersburg does not have its own web pages
• Federal Customs Service
  • The department in St. Petersburg does not have a website of its own - the link takes to the general website
  • Regulation on protection of intellectual property rights by customs authorities
    

 NGOs and other organizations

• Russian Phonographic Association (RPA)
  • A non-commercial organization with responsibility of looking after phonographic copyrights in Russia (only in Russian)
• Russian Author's Association (RAO) 
  • A non-commercial organization, with which it is possible to register copyright in Russia (only in Russian)
• The Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) 
  • A private-public partnership dedicated solely to advancing intellectual property rights protection, enforcement and reform in the CIS countries and the Baltic states
• Non-Commercial Partnership of Software Suppliers (NCP SS) 
  • The Russian version of the pages includes up-to-date news about IPR infringements, especially regarding software
• Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer Department, Saint-Petersburg State University 
  • The website is designed to promote co-operation and technology transfer and to help establish partnerships with scientific organizations and industrial enterprises in Russia and in other countries

International organizations

• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• European Patent Organization (EPO)
• The Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
• European Commission, Copyright and Neighbouring rights
  • Information about IPR issues from the EU's viewpoint
• International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property AIPPI
  • The World's leading non-government organisation for research into, and formulation of policy for, the law relating to the protection of intellectual property
•  International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI)
  • A non-profit, economic development organization and think tank, dedicated to promoting sustainable economic growth in all countries through the use of healthy intellectual property systems
• International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA)
  • A private sector coalition formed to represent the U.S. copyright-based industries in bilateral and multilateral efforts to improve international protection of copyrighted materials

Others

• IPR Helpdesk 
  • This project, funded by the European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, under the 6th RTD Framework Programme of the European Union, assists potential and current contractors taking part in Community funded research and technological development projects on intellectual property rights (IPR) issues.
• IP Menu
  • This service, maintained by an Australian patent agency Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick, is a new, worldwide Internet directory system aimed at users and researchers working in the intellectual property field. The system is designed in a hierarchical fashion with indexes by country or property type (eg patent, trade mark etc). 
• IP Newsflash
  •  A non-profit website, which is maintained by Rolf Claessen (holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the State University of New York).
• IPR University Center (Finland)
  • The center, combining 5 Finnish universities, coordinates and promotes education of and research into issues of intellectual and industrial property rights.
• The Copyright Information and Anti-piracy Centre (CIAPC)
  • Information about piratism and fight against piratism in Finland.

 Other sources of information

• NEW!: CIPR releases breakthrough survey showing rightsholders think of IPR in Russia (published May 24 2006)

  • The Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) releases the major findings of a new survey of Russian and international rights holders on IPR protection and enforcement in Russia.

• WIPO Guide to Intellectual Property Worldwide - Russian Federation (pdf, 104 kt)
  • WIPO produces country profiles with up-to-date basic information on their IP system. The profile on Russia is updated on 1 November 2005.
• IPR Toolkit
  • The toolkit, published and maintained by the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, provides the reader with basic information about the Russian IPR system. Contains many useful links. Compiled from the viewpoint of American companies.
• Guide to Intellectual Property in Russia (pdf, 366 kt)
  • The guide, produced by the Canadian law firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, gives an overview of the main types of IP currently protected in Russia and remedies available for their infringement. 
• International Intellectual Property Alliance 2005 Special 301 Report: Russian Federation (pdf, 118 kt)
  • A rather critical writing from IIPA about the challenges of Russia regarding IPR. Focuses on copyright issues.

 Articles on IPR in Russia

• Use your trade mark in Russia (21 December 2005)
  • European Trade Mark Attorney, LL.M. Riikka Palmos and European Trade Mark Attorney, LL.M. Heidi Mikkola from Papula-Nevinpat Ltd advise to use your trade mark in Russia.
• Russian IPR — Will Change Become a Priority? (in Russia Business Watch, January - March 2005)
  • In this article by Mr Peter Necarsulmer, CIPR Chairman and CEO, says that "While copyright piracy and product counterfeiting remains prevalent nationwide, Russia's legislative improvements and incremental steps toward more effective enforcement should be recognized and encouraged." The link takes to CIPR website.
    
• Tips on using Cyrillic trade marks (in Managing Intellectual Property, July/August 2004)
  • In this article, Mr Eugene Arievich (a partner of Baker & McKenzie in Moscow) explains why trade mark owners need to be wary when translating their western trade marks into Cyrillic script, and highlights some pitfalls to avoid. The link takes to CIPR website.
• MIP's International Briefings - Russia
  • Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) is one of the leading international magazines for IP owners, with over 10,000 readers across the globe. They publish international briefings covering IP related news in different countries. The link takes to the list of briefings covering Russia.
• Protecting immaterial property rights in Russia: Legislation in order, difficulties in practices  (in IPRinfo 2/2004)
  • In this article, Ms  Heidi Paalanen-Koev gives basic facts of how IPR can be protected in Russia. The article is in Finnish.