Review of the Results of Scientific Activities: Protecting Intellectual Property in Russian and American Legal Practice

Abstract

In this article, the authors analyze the legal regulation of the protection of the results of scientific and technical activities in Russia and the United States. As part of the study, considerable attention is paid to the review of key regulatory acts of both states operating in the designated area, as well as international treaties affecting aspects of the protection of intellectual rights in the field of science and technology. The authors consider the main ways of protecting the results of scientific and technical activities, the system of competent authorities in the field of intellectual rights, including the judiciary. Special attention is focused on the analysis of the judicial practice of both states, which plays a significant role in shaping approaches to the legal regulation of the results of scientific and technical activities. The authors attempt to answer the question: what the similarity and difference between the Russian and American systems of protection of the results of scientific and technical activities is, in particular, the role of the judiciary in the functioning of such systems. In the end the conclusion is made about the prospects for harmonization of the Russian and American approaches to the legal regulation of the results of scientific and technical activities. The article will be relevant to practicing lawyers, researchers, students and everyone who is interested in IP law.