Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Russian Jurisdiction Amid Legalization and Expansion of Parallel Imports: Trends and Prospects

In 2022, hostilities in Ukraine caused a massive exodus of foreign companies from the Russian market. Replenishing the deficit in Russia of goods labeled with foreign trademarks is carried out through the legalization of parallel imports. At the same time, the current parallel import scheme is not capable of ensuring the entry into Russian cinemas and online platforms of foreign films, the copyright holders of which do not provide consent to the use of their works in Russia, due to the fact that, by their legal nature, films and other content are objects of intellectual property, but not goods. This article analyzes trends in judicial practice and legislative activity in the field of intellectual property rights in Russian jurisdiction, taking into account the current geopolitical situation.