Balance of Interests of the State and the Copyright Holder in the Field of Intellectual Property for the Purposes of Competition Protection

Abstract

The paper analyzes the balance of interests of the state and the copyright holder in the field of intellectual property for the purposes of competition protection. Having analyzed various measures of legal support by the state aimed at stable economic development through the prism of trust in the state and law, the author draws attention to «parallel imports.” The author also focuses on the possibility of limiting the protection of rights to intellectual property objects at the contract level due to the negotiating power of counterparties on whose sites production is located, which is similar to some Asian states. In the paper, the author analyzes the practice that took place before 2022 and compares it with the current state of ensuring the rights and legitimate interests of copyright holders. Summing up the study, the author believes that investment opportunities and trust for the state from both the society, representing the state, and national business and for foreign participants to international trade may be created through a solution that will allow the latter to fully realize their rights to intellectual property rights protection when resuming activities in the country.