Russian Patent Office Joins The Discussion

The last couple of months have seen a number of publications alleging that protection of intellectual property in Russia does not exist any longer. This is not true and interested persons may be referred to several of our publications describing the real run of things at:

• A Call For Truth
• The Benefit Of Doubt
• Software Is Not To Be Pirated in Russia
• Russia Does Not Abolish Intellectual Property Rights

There is yet another category of doubtful information spread in the media. After some western companies left Russia in accordance with sanction-wise policy, publications appeared telling that Russian applicants filed applications for the known brands, such as McDonald, IKEA, etc. This is true. But, conclusions made because of such information are wrong. The publications that may be seen on the Internet assert that above applications are "approved" by the patent office. The number and scope of publications prompted Rospatent to join the discussion and