Russian Government refined the special features of consolidation of the Russia’s rights to the results of science and technology activities

On December 8, 2011, the Russian Government took a Government Decree No. 1024 «On Introducing Changes in the Government Decree of the Russian Federation of April 22, 2009 No. 342 " (in force from December 27, 2011), which refined the special features of consolidation of the Russia’s rights to the results of science and technology activities.

In particular, there were specified cases, when the federal executive authorities and the organizations, which act on behalf of the Russian Government as public sector clients of research, research and development, design and experimental and technology for public works, have a responsibility for public use contracts the condition of setting the proper procedure for the Russian Federation exclusive rights to inventions, utility models, industrial designs, selection achievements, topology of integration circuits, programs for computers, data bases and secrets of production (know-how). Such a case is, for example, the case, when results of the scientific and technological activities have been established in the research, development and technical works performed in accordance with international obligations of the Russian Federation.