Russia's IP court: Professional opinions
Russia’s Intellectual Property Court, the sole court in Russia dealing specifically with patent disputes, opened on July 3, 2013. Although the court has practised for less than two years, it has already considered and settled a considerable number of cases.
One of the major issues the court has faced is having to involve professionals as consultants to provide their professional opinion. Professional participation is required because of the nature of disputes considered by the court, where not only thorough knowledge of legal aspects, but also specific scientific and technical knowledge, is needed to objectively study and compare technical issues in a dispute.
In order to lend independent assistance to the court on understanding cases that require special theoretical and practical knowledge, the law stipulates the following options:
