Living In Parallel Reality

We are living in turbulent days. Almost every day one may witness interpretation by IP practitioners of several decrees issued by the Russian government. The decrees are:

• No 3718-p of Dec.31,2020. The government allowed the use of several patents for one year without permission of the patent owners because of dramatic situation with Covid-19.
• No 3915-p of Dec.28,2021. The government extended permission for one more year because of continued pandemic.
• No 1767 of Oct.18,2021 The government ordered compensation for the use of the above patents – 0.5% of the proceeds of the Russian producer of the drug.
• No 299 of March 06,2021 The government ordered "0" compensation for the use of the above patents because the owners are residents of an "unfriendly country".