10 March 2022PatentsAgnieszka Sztoldman

Russia’s IP threat: what might happen next?

On March 6 the Russian Federation issued Decree No. 299, under which owners of patents, utility models, and industrial designs related to foreign states that commit hostile acts against Russian companies and individuals would not be entitled to compensation for infringement of these rights.

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