Background Since 2003, Article 1362 of the Russian Civil Code has provided patent holders the possibility of extending the term of a Russian patent for a drug, pesticide or agricultural chemical for a period of up to five years. A …
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Filing a Divisional Application in Russia – Part 11
This is the eleventh post in our 16-part series examining divisional practice in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam (in no particular order). Our first ten …
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Data and Marketing Exclusivity in Russia
Article 13 of the Law “On Circulation of Medicines” (the Law) in Russia provides a list of medicines that are subject to state registration (namely, the grant of marketing authorization (MA)) by the Ministry of Health (MoH)), namely: Medicines that …
USTR 2018 Special 301 Report: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Innovation and Market Access
Last month, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2018 Special 301 Report (the Report), identifying trading partners that do not adequately or effectively protect and enforce intellectual property (IP) rights or otherwise deny market access …