The Ministry of Economic Development announced the compulsory licensing of technologies from departing companies.

The Russian Ministry of Economic Development, together with the government, has developed a compulsory licensing mechanism to allow the use in the country of technologies and products created using the intellectual property of companies that have exited the Russian market, said Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov.

The Minister explained that the use of such technologies and products was discussed at a strategic session on the development of intellectual property through 2036.

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"First and foremost, of course, are medications. We understand that a number of medications have stopped being supplied to the country. But to address this, at the president's direction, we have developed a new compulsory licensing mechanism," he said.

The Ministry of Economic Development is currently reviewing this issue. The government will issue compulsory licenses to Russian companies willing to manufacture the products proposed by the ministry.

"Thanks to this, a fairly large flow and a wide range of drugs are now being produced in the country," Reshetnikov emphasized.

The decision to import sought-after foreign-made goods into the country without the consent of copyright holders was made in March 2022. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustil clarified at the time that the purpose of this mechanism was to meet demand for goods containing intellectual property.

Previously, it was impossible to sell such goods in Russia without the permission of the copyright holder.

At that time, a law was also passed that gives the government the right to determine a list of products in respect of which “the international principle of exhaustion of trademark rights is effectively established when they are sold by the owner in any part of the world.”

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