Modernization of Civil Legislation in the Field of Intellectual Property
The article discusses challenges and opportunities related to the adaptation of intellectual property rights to current changes in public and political realities in the Russian Federation. The study aims at identifying general patterns in the concerned civil law subsector. The article highlights major recent and planned developments in intellectual property law. The author uses historical and critical-legal methods, as well as general scientific methods, such as analysis, synthesis, induction, and deduction. The outcomes presented in a chronological order highlight the main developments in intellectual property law and justifications for amendments in national and international regulations. Studied amendments illustrate the main trends setting directions for the future of intellectual property law. This case is especially important for Russia to integrate into international systems of registration and strengthen its role in digital technologies, including changes in terms of three-dimensional models and electronic documents of a title. Further development of legislation in the sphere of intellectual property is covered from the view point of the action plan (“road map”) on changes in implementation management system of the legal regulation of business - “Transformation of the business climate” and “Intellectual property”. It sets out the subsequent changes to the legislation in the sphere of intellectual property. In particular, the issues relates to determination of the ownership of exclusive rights to the results of intellectual activity. It is created during the performance of research, development and technological work under state contracts. It also fixes the possibility of registering trademarks in the name of citizens, including the self-employed and improves the system of providing public services by Rospatent with the involvement of the subordinate Federal Institute of industrial property. Finally, it analyzes the key innovations of the draft law aimed at improving the system of providing services to patent attorneys.