On April 24, 2015, the diplomas were presented to the winners of the annual contest “100 best inventions of Russia” at the meeting of scientific and technical councils of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) and the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (FIPS).
Just two inventions of VIAM employees were entered in the list of the best development. Thus, the works “A method of chemical nickel plating and a solution for its implementation” and “protective coating” were awarded.
At the event, Oleg I. Strelkov, director of FIPS, presented the diplomas to Elena A. Alyoshina, head of VIAM department "Scientific and educational activities".
In turn, the representative of VIAM noted, "These awards are the further evidence of the high engineering level of the applied researches carried out by the Institute."
FOR REFERENCE
Jointly with Rospatent, FIPS selects the top 100 inventions of the year in frame of the International Intellectual Property Day. The selection is aimed to promote invention activity, development of the market of intellectual activity results, attraction of investments in the innovative areas. Matching of the submitted developments with the priority areas of science and technology in the Russian Federation, the urgency of the problem, usability in the industry are taken into account at selecting the top 100 inventions.
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