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Competition Law: The Patent Pendulum

Intepat

Interface of Competition Law and Patents Patent law particularly bears more relevance to antitrust jurisprudence. Patent law operates on two principles i.e. to encourage innovation and to promote the progress of science and technology. The Supreme Court in Eldred v. An example of this is the case of FTC v.

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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

The common denominator is the use of changes to the IP law as a political instrument towards states taking “unfriendly” actions against Russia. Article 1360 enumerates situations in which the Russian government can allow use of an invention, utility model, or industrial design without the patent owner’s authorization.

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