OREANDA-NEWS.  May 22, 2014. JSC TATNEFT has been awarded a Diploma of Merit of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan for "The best arrangement of invention, rationalization and patent/licensing work among the enterprises, organizations and institutions of the Republic of Tatarstan".

The award was presented to the representatives of the Company at the VIIth Congress of the NGO "Society of Inventors and Innovators of the Republic of Tatarstan", held at the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan. It was attended by representatives of public organizations and enterprises of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Elections of the Society's governing bodies were held at the congress, as well as the ceremony of awarding enterprises and organizations of the Republic of Tatarstan demonstrating the best results in the invention and innovation by the results of 2013. In addition to JSC TATNEFT the recipients of awards for invention and innovation activities in 2013 included the following oil service companies of the Republic: "Tatburneft" Management Company, "Tatneft-Remservis" Management Company and TMS-Group".

The event also included seminars on licensing agreements execution and opening of support centers for technologies and innovations at the enterprises and organizations in the Republic of Tatarstan.