The Benefit Of Doubt

The last days or weeks have seen an unprecedented wave of articles bearing on the status of intellectual property in Russia.

• How to wind down patents in Russia over next 3 months (Mark Mathison)
• Russia permits patent misappropriation from unfriendly countries (Jeffrey Morton)
• Russia retaliates against sanctions by curtailing foreign owners' IP rights (Osborne Clarke)

These are only some of the catchy titles that appear in the media. Unfortunately, the Russian media are not far behind in this race for false information:

• The government nullified compensation to patent owners from unfriendly countries,
• Prime Minister Mishustin nullified compensation to patent owners from unfriendly countries