The State Duma legalized parallel imports of Western goods
The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted today a bill on the legalization of parallel imports. The law makes it possible to protect persons importing goods into Russia without the consent of the copyright holders, that is, through parallel imports, from criminal and administrative liability, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the adopted document, the use of the results of intellectual activity expressed in goods indicated in the list of permitted parallel imports will not be considered a violation.…