Some Russian and foreign media have made posts stating that the
Russian Government has issued a decision abolishing a remuneration
for the infringement of the patents owned by patent holders from
some countries.
This information is not true to the fact.
Actually, on 6 March 2022, the Government issued Decree No. 299,
which amended the Methods for Determining a Remuneration
to Be Paid to a Patent Holder When the Government Decides on the
Use of an Invention, a Utility Model, or an Industrial Design
without the Patent Holder's Consent (the
"Methods").
In this case, it should be realised that this is about those
cases only where the Government of Russia has issued an
authorisation to use the inventions provided for in Article 1360 of
the Civil Code of Russia, i. e., in extreme urgency related to the
defence and security of the state and to the protection of the
population's life and health. This Article stipulates that,
when issuing such an authorisation, a
