Patent 2017 (Chapter Russia)

PATENT ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS

1 Lawsuits and courts

What legal or administrative proceedings are available for enforcing patent rights against an infringer? Are there specialised courts in which a patent infringement lawsuit can or must be brought?

When infringement of patent rights occurs it is possible to initiate administrative, civil or criminal proceedings. In the case of administrative proceedings the patent holder shall lodge a complaint with the police. The police officers shall draw up an infringement report and initiate an administrative court action. The police may also initiate an administrative court action on their own initiative if they find infringement. The plaintiff in the administrative court action will be the police.