CIPR Press Releases and Reports

• President Putin Signs Landmark IP Law: "Wake-Up Call for Trademark Owners and Infringers," Say Government and Duma Leaders
  December 16, 2002

• Trademark Law's Final Approval "Begins New Era for IP Rights in Russia"
  November 13, 2002

• CIPR Applauds State Duma Vote on IP Laws
  October 25, 2002

• Efforts to fight counterfeited medicine have mixed results

  Status Report:  Action Plan to Fight Anti-Counterfeiting in Russia (PDF file, 500kb)

  June 19, 2002

• Counterfeit Medicines Rise to 12 Percent of Total Russian Market; Cost to Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Totals $250 Million Annually

  Full Report: "Counterfeit Medicines in the Russian Federation: a Survey of Leading Pharmaceutical Producers" (PDF file, 4.8 Mb)

  April 25, 2002

• Roundtable Discussion on Public-Private Programs to Fight Counterfeit Drugs in Russia
  April 16, 2002

  Joint Resolution of AIPM October 2001 International Conference on the Fight Against Counterfeit Drugs in the Russia

  Russian Deputies To Meet With U.S. Officials In Washington On Intellectual Property Issues