Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko proposed to allow the use of inventions without the consent of foreign copyright holders, “if the issue concerns the security of our state or the health of the population.” It is reported by RBC with reference to the broadcast of the meeting of the Council on Intellectual Property.
“It was not we who took tough economic measures in violation of the WTO rules, the norms and rules of international trade,” Matviyenko said.
She urged “to exclude cases of unreasonable prosecution of Russian companies using the results of intellectual property of foreign copyright holders.”
In particular, Matvienko mentioned innovations in the field of medicines. According to the chairman of the Federation Council, the forced transfer of a license for the production of foreign medicines in this case will be “justified.” “We must act in the legal field, but when it comes to such sensitive areas, we must do everything to preserve the health of people and provide them with the necessary medicines,” Matvienko said.
Source: Rosbalt
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